Road to the mountains

First week in Argentina

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March 13th 2010
I'm in El Calafate now, apparently it's named after some sort of local berry (the "El" is the Spanish equivalent of "The", not anything Arabic). The scenery is very different from anything I've ever seen. Coming in on the airplane everything looked like a desert. From that altitude it's hard to see the low scrub that covers the surface. After landing I got a first look at what it looks like from g ... 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