Sun over the mountains and lake

Bariloche - glacial lake swimming, alpine scenery, meat & potatoes

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February 1st 2007
First day in the "Lake district", San Carlos de Bariloche. Beautiful scenery of aqua blue lakes surrounded by the Andes. The lake water was cold, clean, and refreshing (we were fortunate to be in the area during an abnormally hot streak, which made swimming more bearable). Also, the town has some great parillas / restaurants. ... read more

South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche

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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