Now that we were at the end of the world.. we had to go north, So with a short flight, we arrived in the Argentinian town of El Calafate. This is the heart of prime cattle and sheep grazing land, and was the scene of violent labour uprising in the 20s.. Nowadays, it is a pleasant, touristy little town that attracts visitors primarily because of the Los Glacieres national park nearby, and in particular, the Perito Moreno Glacier. As we headed West, the arid, barren plains gave way to pine forest, then to the mountains. Then, nestled at the bottom of a huge glacier that decends from the Ice Shelf up in the Andes Plateau, the Moreno Glacier.. it is a stunning sight.. 25 miles long, and 3 miles wide, and as it suddenly ends into
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