From San Martin Island

In the jungle

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January 17th 2007
Generally, the thought of a 17 hour journey to anywhere would fill my mind with images of cramped tedium; hundreds of kilometres being pounded out while I shifted uncomfortably, trying to ignore the other 40 passangers squashed in around me (plus the obligatory screaming baby) and flicking through my music collection for the twentieth time. However, I was in Argentina and had discovered the wonde ... read more

South America » Argentina » Misiones » Iguazú National Park

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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