Perito Moreno

The last part - Patagonia to Buenos Aires

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February 10th 2010
I was glad to leave Ushuaia, where the highest temperture during summer is only 10°C! But it was not yet time to leave the south, my next stop was in Patagonia, El Calafate and El Chalten. It took a while to get there as I had to take a bus to Rio Gallegos on the east coast crossing through Chile again before heading west to Calafate. I finally arrived at 2 am in a really nice hostel and going st ... 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