first hike in Los Alerces

Our first hike in Los Alerces took us up to a tiny refugio in a valley called "el cocinero".

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February 25th 2007
Continuing farther south from El Bolsón, David and I spent the next few nights in Parque Nacional Los Alerces near the town of Esquél. The park was created to protect the coniferous Fitzroya cupresoides, a gigantic redwood like tree found in the temperate rainforests of this region of the patagonia. Although we were car camping, we lucked out with a beautiful spot on a winding river that ... read more

South America » Argentina » Chubut » Esquel

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

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