St Bernards at Bariloche

Ruta 40 to Bariloche

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November 28th 2011
Day 46 - Friday 25th November Today was the start of a trip we had both been dreading, an agonising two day bus journey up the “legendary ruta 40” in Argentina. As I may have explained before, there isn’t a lot to see as a tourist through a large swathe across South America. The huge Patagonian ice sheet that covers much of lower Chile has few access points other than the lower portions whi ... 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