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Jan 18 2012 Top 7 / Cold Beauty

For: Daniel Landa

The cold I've always elegant result, without the birdsong and the murmur of the rain. The cold does not usually say anything. It has something hypnotic that blue ice, the mist at dawn, snow. I have chosen seven white landscapes, seven secluded corners where at least I felt so marginalized that I thought I was going to map.

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December 25 2011 The top three “classical” of Patagonia

For: Gerardo Bartolomé (text and photos)

Los tres mejores “clásicos” de la Patagonia

Perito Moreno, Bariloche Torres del Paine, three places in Patagonia that no one travel to this beautiful southern region may be lost. By Gerardo Bartolomé

Al Sur de America, America, Blogs VaP, From Patagonia

nov 12 2011 Nahuel Huapi: the last trip of the Perito Moreno

For: Gerardo Bartolomé

Nahuel Huapi: el último viaje del Perito Moreno

In 2003, along with my wife, stopped three days at the Inn Puerto Blest, an arm of Lake Nahuel Huapi, which flows into the mountains almost to the border with Chile. The boat passed us along to an island which is buried a beloved character for Argentina: Perito Moreno. Even today it is the custom of the boats to sound the horn three times in salute.

Al Sur de America, America, Blogs VaP, From Patagonia

oct 15 2011 Valley 16 of October: the plebiscite of the schoolhouse

For: Gerardo Bartolomé (text and photos)

Valle 16 de Octubre: el plebiscito de la escuelita

On the morning of 30 April 1902 Holdich convinced Moreno to go to school in the valley. When the Argentine and English arrived, the boys sang the anthem of Argentina. Holdich, between intrigued and excited, wondered aloud whether they preferred to be from Argentina or Chile. All responded in unison "Argentina!”, although with a foreign accent.

Al Sur de America, Blogs VaP, From Patagonia

sep 10 2011 Bahia Manzano: prisoner of Chief Sayhueque
For: Gerardo Bartolomé (text and photos)

Bahía Manzano: prisionero del cacique Sayhueque

Wanted to spend a winter holiday of tranquility and comfort and for this we chose a small hotel with all amenities in a very special, Bahia Manzano. (...) That this experience different from all that lived when the Perito Moreno, exploring the area, became apparent to the Chief guest Sayhueque, about 130 years back.

America, Blogs VaP, From Patagonia

jul 06 2011 “Patagonia a sanfre Fria”, Gerardo Bartolomé
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“Patagonia a sanfre fría”, Gerardo Bartolomé

Sentence: "Patagonia can surprise you at any time"

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jun 11 2011 On the trail of the last mylodon
For: Gerardo Bartolomé (text and photos)

The naturalist and his assistant kept digging, looking to find what they believed. The cave was large and had spent several days digging in various places. When they were about to give up the shovel dug up a hide with fur intact. "It's the skin of a milodon!”, exclaimed the enthusiastic naturalist to examine.