Perito Moreno Glacier

Day 19 - Perito Moreno Glacier

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April 10th 2010
The Perito Moreno Glacier was not actually discovered by the man it was named after but by an Englishman named Thomas Rocher in 1879. The English settled in this area during the Industrial revolution when they had run out of land for sheep farming (for wool) in Europe. The farms (estancias) are huge due to the poor quality of land - 2 to 4 acres is needed per sheep. Farms can reach over 600,000 a ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Los Glaciares National Park

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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