Magellanic Penguin

Puerto Madryn

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April 5th 2013
1st April 2013, we are now in Puerto Madryn, coastal Patagonia. It took 9 hours by bus from Bahia Blanca passing nothing but endless flat grazing land, this country truly is vast. We checked into a wonderful hostel here where the owner greeted us by name and immediately made us a cup of coffee, just the welcome we needed. We spent the first couple of days orientating ourselves walking all along th ... read more

South America » Argentina » Chubut

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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