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Perfect Perito Moreno

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February 20th 2007
From Puerto Natales (Chilean Patagonia), we did a day trip across the Argentinian border to Glaciares National Park, containing 350 glaciers including the most famous, Perito Moreno. It is one of the only glaciers in the world that is not receding. For the last few years, it´s been in equilibrium - growing 2 metres a day but also receding 2 metres a day. The border crossing - our first of many ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Perito Moreno Glacier

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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