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El Chalten...and little trekking around...

December 19th 2012
El Chalten is a mere two hours drive north of El Calafate. It’s a 220km away on a nice paved road as we have to go around Lago Argentino. El Chalten is a new town, dating back to 1985 and erected by the Argentinian for a sole border claim with Chile. If you didn’t know, border issues in the region are still pretty hot, let it be with Chile, Bolivia, Argentina and even Peru…pretty often, for ... read more
South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

Argentine Flag 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
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