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Bariloche

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October 16th 2006
We arrived in Puerto Montt with the hope of getting straight on a bus to Bariloche but no such luck. The next one was 8.30 am the next morning so we checked into a hostel near the bus station. The hostel was horrendous from my point of view, but Mike thought it was fine and the owner was stood right next to us as we looked at grotty room after grotty room. There were flies circling in each one and ... read more

South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche

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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