Our first glimpse

El Chalten

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January 28th 2010
Hi everyone! We survived our 33 hour bus ride from El Bolson with swollen feet (Dale: Laura needs ted stockings!), sore/cramped legs and serious bed head. Our next stop after our marathon bus ride was the small town of El Chalten. El Chalten is known for one thing, and one thing only, trekking! It´s considered the trekking capital of Argentina, and people come here mainly for 2 big attraction ... 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