My trusty horse!

Patagonia on horseback

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December 12th 2008
I go to bed a little apprehensive about a full day of horse riding. After all, I haven’t ridden a horse in....well ever, and with my co-ordination who knows what could happen. We get picked up at 8:30am and it is just us and a French dude, Stefan on the tour. Stefan lives in Washington DC so speaks English well and can also speak good Spanish and French. Smartarse. We ask him how his riding expe ... 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