Flowers in Pucon

Adventures in Chile and Christmas in Argentina

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December 19th 2012
Leaving the estancia we headed across the border into Chile and onto the city of Santiago. It rained in Santiago, a lot, unexpectedly – earlier in the month we’d been told by the locals in Salta that it’d be hot, very hot, uncomfortably hot - so much so that the rain made the front page of the local newspaper…..all the rain put a dampener on the proceedings a little - and yes I know being ... 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