Trekking on the glacier

El Calafate

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January 28th 2010
Hello again, As mentioned in the last post our next stop was El Calafate. People come here for the most part for one reason and that´s Perito Moreno Glacier. It´s considered to be the main attraction of Parque Nacional Los Glaciers, and our sole reason for stopping here. Basically, this glacier is unique for a few reasons, 1) it´s huge (not the biggest in the world, but huge nonetheless) mea ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate

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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