The view as we are leaving El Chalten

Day 152 - The wheels on the bus go round and round

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December 1st 2006
We woke up to clear sky and the sun streaming through the window - not what we had hoped for as today we were going to spend 14 hours on a bus. You would never have thought we had experienced a huge storm just 6 hours previously. As we were leaving El Chalten the bus driver was kind enough to stop at an opportune moment for everyone to pile out and take some photos of Fitz Roy standing proud. H ... 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