Louise at Laguna Torre

El Chalten and Fitz Roy Massif

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December 1st 2009
El Chalten a tiny little town on the edge of the Glacial National Park set up for trekking. You can walk out of the town and into the mountains in little or no time. We did 2 treks, to Fitz Roy and to Laguna Torre, both about 25km. The landscape is awesome but the town itself is not much to write home about. Still the views more than make up for this. We stayed in Rancho Grande and then Patagonia ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more