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Lake Viedma from the glacier  
   

Lake Viedma from the glacier

Would you like ice with that..?

November 27th 2010
We arrived in El Chalten and decided to christen our stay with some traditional Argentinian steak and vino tinto before setting out the next day on our designated “extreme activity” for the town – trekking on the Viedma glacier!! We took a boat ride out in front of the glacier, in howling winds, and took a few snaps before disembarking, strapping on the crampons and hitting the glacier. A li ... read more
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Argentine Flag 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
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