Valley 16 of October: the plebiscite of the schoolhouse

Valley 16 of October: the plebiscite of the schoolhouse

We were walking up and down the dirt road between tall grass. In theory, thereabouts was the "Stone Holdich". But he did not find.
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The stone which averted a war

For: Gerardo Bartolomé
The stone which averted a war
What border dispute between Argentina and Chile helped solve this stone next to the Andes? A track: bears the name of a British colonel sent by Queen Victoria to arbitrate the dispute and avoid a war between the two countries. Behind this story there is an interesting story that will within a week the writer and traveler VaP. Gerardo Bartolomé.
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The stone sentinel of the Patagonian steppe

For: Gerardo Bartolomé (text and photos)
The stone sentinel of the Patagonian steppe
An epic journey across the plains to meet the Patagonian Andes. What do you call this huge stone? On the verge of what river is located? What group of settlers was a reference point on their long journey? The details of history is the writer and traveler Gerardo Bartolomé. The next weekend, and VAP.
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Bahia Manzano: prisoner of Chief Sayhueque

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Bahia Manzano: prisoner of Chief 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.
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Monte Darwin: El Desquite Shipton
For: Gerardo Bartolomé (text and photos)

Monte Darwin: El Desquite Shipton
Shipton fell into a deep depression over losing the mountain to which he had prepared all his life: el Everest. He decided to be the person who had conquered mountains, the largest number 1 history. There were many virgin peaks in the northern hemisphere, so we laid eyes on the ice fields between Argentina and Chile. There were dozens of unexplored mountains.
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The Everest climber overcome by
For: Gerardo Bartolomé

The Everest climber overcome by
He dreamed, like so many other climbers of the time, to become the first man to tread the summit of Everest, but the glory was elusive. Sorry, heart rumbo a la Patagonia. Other peaks waiting to be conquered virgin. What is the name of the British explorer and mountaineer image? What feats he starred in southern lands? The travel writer Gerardo Bartolome will tell the story in next week VaP..
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