Lake

Day 19

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February 5th 2011
El Chalten is expensive. There is no other way to put it. If you want a private room, for example, in a hotel, or even in a hostel, expect to pay for it. We couldn’t so we decided to get a shared room in a hostel. As it turned out they were extremely nice and clean. One thing about El Chalten it that it is new, most of the town is still being constructed, so everything has a nice new clean feel ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

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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