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Mt. Fitz Roy

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February 23rd 2011
El Chalten is located at the northern endo of Los Glaciares National Park. It was founded in 1985 due to border problems with Chile. Since then it has become the trekking capital of Argentina because it’s the starting point of trails that leads to views of Fitz Roy (3405 m), Pincenot (3002 m), Cerro Torre (3102 m) and many others. Our guide set our expectation of seeing Mt. Fitz Roy and every ... 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