Elephant seals on the Valdes Peninsula

Final blog: Whale watching in Puerto Madryn, South America’s largest penguin colony and returning to Buenos Aires

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November 23rd 2010
Before returning to Buenos Aires, I had time for one more stop after Bariloche and the Lake District. Puerto Madryn, 13 hours east of Bariloche, sits on the Atlantic coast close to the Peninsula Valdes, which is one of the most important marine wildlife reserves in South America. Puerto Madryn, as well as the nearby cities of Trelew (pronounced Trelee-oo) and Rawson were all founded by Welsh s ... read more

South America » Argentina » Chubut » Puerto Madryn

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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