Once I thought Alaska was (my) the last frontier. Then I discovered Patagonia, the true last frontier; at least to me it is. Patagonia represents the last more pristine territory one can traverse to. This vast 400K sq. mi. wildland covers both our destinations, Chile (about 1/4) and Argentina (the rest). Our 18-day sojourn late spring (November 2009) to the southern continent definitely I can say "barely" scratched the surface, and hence the pictures presented here. Patagonia MUST be a destination for anyone who likes to
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First Impression - Buenos Aires Our entry point was Buenos Aires, a mega metropolis of 12 million....
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Plaza de Mayo Subway Station On our 1st full day of activity started here. Plaza de Mayo certainly is the...
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Subway Ride Taste of the antique subway train, just for kicks, what a tourist do best to...
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Plaza de Mayo South American countries tend to have these obelisk type of monuments...
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Plaza de Mayo Earning an honest living.
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Guard Change at the Pink Palace The Pink Palace bldg., south on Plaza de Mayo, was where Evita once...
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One of the Oldest Coffee Parlor Buenos Aires has many old "historic" lounges. Tour guide Carla is...
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La Boca Another hangout of many artists, and hence the colorful buildings...
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Another Sidewalk Vendor
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Evita and Maradonna on the Balcony Both are La Boca inhabitants?
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The Obelisk Symbol of Buenos Aires? This tower stands smack in the middle of 9...
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Teatro Colon Teatro Colon is one of the world's greatest performace venue. Its...
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Entrance area at the Recoleta Recoletta is THE elite resting place for a handful of Buenos Airens....
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Evita's Hiding Place! Evita was also tied to the Duarte family, which is why she's...
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Don't Cry For Me, Argentina!
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Another Fabled Internee! I didn't take notes of why this woman is so prominently displayed here.
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Bariloche Town square of the gateway town to the Patagonian Lake District, by...
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Guarding the Municipal Building
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Statue of an Unpopular Leader Again, didn't take notes of this guy after snapping him.
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Chocolate Factory Store Bariloche is known as the world's chocolate place. Naturally, we saw all...
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Iglesia Catedral One pretty much cannot escape from seeing religious structures in each town...
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Iglesia Catedral Picture #2
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Iglesia Catedral, #3 Inside. Not much in terms of fancy decorations.
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Yummmmmmmm!
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Yummmmmmmm!
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