Getting close to the Jungle

Rain Forsets and Mountain Passes

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April 12th 2013
More Mountain Passes and Rain Forests. After a late morning departure from Cafayate, we made a run for the Taffe de Valle, where we had a great lunch in super fine weather. Leaving our lunch stop, there was low cloud in the direction we were going, this turned into a wet and cold decent through the rain forest of the Taffe de Valle. Once we had descended below the cloud, it warmed up again a ... read more

South America » Argentina » La Rioja » La Rioja

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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