lago argentina

El Calafate

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December 22nd 2006
El Calafate, Argentina -- this is the windy city!!! It feels like you are on top of a mesa when in fact we are only a few hundred feet above sea level. El Calafate is named for a little berry (looks like blueberry) that grows wild here. This town lies on the banks of Lago Argentina, the second largest lake in South America. The countryside surrounding the lake and the town of El Calafate is ba ... 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