Rio Azul, just outside of El Bolson

Esquel, El Bolsón, Bariloche and the Argentinean Lake District.

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November 15th 2010
After a mammoth 24 hour bus journey north from El Chaltén, I arrived in the city of Esquel. The bus journey itself was quite an experience – Ruta 40 is supposedly one of the most beautiful roads in the world. With only one large town between El Chaltén and Esquel, the majority of the landscape was simply mountainous wilderness. The city of Esquel itself has two main attractions – the fi ... 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