The View from the Mirador

In El Chalten & the Fitzroy Massif

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February 15th 2007
El Chalten and the Fitz Roy Massif - 15th to 19th February We get an early morning bus from Puerto Natales to El Calafate - within the hour we cross the border from Chile to Argentina. We feel sad to leave Chile after so much time here. We arrive at El Calafate and immediately book a bus ticket to El Chalten, to leave in a couple of hours, but then I see a sign saying that there isn´ ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

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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