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The lows of Ushuaia, the highs of Buenos Aires

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December 17th 2010
So having been blown about the Torres de Paine National Park, we continued south by south-east for a couple of very long, dreary drive days, which involved more wind, roadside camping, and you guessed it, cheese and ham rolls!! We also appeared to cross the border between Chile and Argentina and back again at least 3 times, not ideal but we got there in the end - as if a big yellow truck full of ... read more

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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