Wonderful rivers

We saw so many wild and inspiring rivers and streams in Argentina and Chile (Northern Patagonia).I thought we lived in the land of waterfalls, mountain streams and wonderful rivers, but these were remarkab...

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More waterfalls

 Waterfalls are on my mind; not only did we see a lot of them over winter break, but my gardening companion is currently sending off his talk descriptions for scheduled programs about waterfalls and wildflowers (hmm, I always get to "review" them before they go).Here's the same amazing waterfall...

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More along the Ruta de Siete Lagos

views along the road - amazingkite-surfing in the brisk Patagonian windDigitalis (a European species) --self-seeding, but lovelySan Martin de los Andes (from an overlook above the town)The Ruta de Siete Lagos (Route of the Seven Lakes) was a great circuit to start our exploration of the Argentinian...

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Ruta de Siete Lagos

All of the seven lakes were perfectly blue.After flying to Bariloche, we headed north on the Ruta de Siete Lagos, a truly breathtaking circuit.Argentina is a (VERY) large country -- it was a two hour flight to Bariloche from Buenos Aires.The first lake was amazing. My companion had to take a swim (in...

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