On the road to San Martin

Bariloche, the Seven Lakes and San Martin de los Andes

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March 24th 2010
Bariloche is the tourist capital of Argentina. It sits close to the Chilean border on the edge of a large lake. The surrounding area is known as the Seven Lakes, although there are many more. We stayed briefly in Bariloche to do some rafting and horse riding and then rented a car and drove north. The sky was a steel ceiling above our heads, the clouds like a huge demonstration occupying the heaven ... read more

South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche

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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