Puerto Madryn (15)

Patagonia - Welsh, wildlife and wind

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February 11th 2010
After leaving Puerto Iguazu, I picked up Mercedes in Buenos Aires and we travelled another 20 hours down south to Puerto Madryn on the Atlantic coast. Puerto Mádryn was blessedly cool compared with BA and Puerto Iguazu. It actually was not that cool (I got burnt the first day. And the second day) but it was not humid and there was a nice sea breeze. We discovered later that this calm breeze was ... read more

South America » Argentina » Chubut » Puerto Madryn

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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