... the story goes that ... back in 1985 ... only 21 years ago ... Argentina didn't feel that its west border was really well defined around the big glaciers area ... which is actually yet not really well defined ... too many discussion with the Chilean neighbours ... so the government have decided to do something ... to be sure that this was recognized by everybody, especially the Chilean, like Argentinian land ... not a war like in the Falklands ... fortunately ... but it did put its flag very high in this location where I am now ...
... and around it ... it did build something like ... an outspost ... a settlement ... a ciudad ... a village ... and they called it EL CHANTEN ... and this is where I am exactly now ... the result 21 years after is pretty funny ... a dusty citty ... very dusty and windy ... and a little bit dirty ... but not too much ...
... that gets completely overwhelmed by the tourists from all over the world ... because of its vicinity to EL FITZY ROY RANGE ... really nice ...
... and finally after 1 week my ankle sprain ... I finally went back to some hiking ... on the bus to here I met also Jeff and Laura who I didn't see since we left them a LA TORRES DEL PAINE ... so we went the 3 of us ... to take some hike ... really a nice day ...
... but I guess the really nice feeling here ... is to be really like in a FAR WEST town ... and this is really the FAR WEST of the ARGENTINIAN country ... west of these mountains there is CHILE ... I don't like if I would like to live in this city ... probably no ... but it is nice to visit ... certain corners of the town are really classics ... I enjoyed look around ... this is the town how it looks from the mountain ... really like an outspost ... with corrugated steel walls in the houses ...
... and these are random pics I took ... old cars ... public phone office ... laundry ... and of course even if it is an outpost in the middle of nowhere there are internet cafe ... using satellite internet ...
... mmm ... almost forgot ... this is my hostel ...
... $7 per nite ... probably the cheapest in town ... I picked it up because was the closest to where tomorrow morning 6AM I will have to take the bus ... but definitely ... it is not the nicest I have seen around ... kind of run down ... have to go now ... tomorrow a new loooong trip ... more than 20 hours to Pensinsula Valdez where I hope to see some whales ... :D
... and around it ... it did build something like ... an outspost ... a settlement ... a ciudad ... a village ... and they called it EL CHANTEN ... and this is where I am exactly now ... the result 21 years after is pretty funny ... a dusty citty ... very dusty and windy ... and a little bit dirty ... but not too much ...
... that gets completely overwhelmed by the tourists from all over the world ... because of its vicinity to EL FITZY ROY RANGE ... really nice ...
... and finally after 1 week my ankle sprain ... I finally went back to some hiking ... on the bus to here I met also Jeff and Laura who I didn't see since we left them a LA TORRES DEL PAINE ... so we went the 3 of us ... to take some hike ... really a nice day ...
... but I guess the really nice feeling here ... is to be really like in a FAR WEST town ... and this is really the FAR WEST of the ARGENTINIAN country ... west of these mountains there is CHILE ... I don't like if I would like to live in this city ... probably no ... but it is nice to visit ... certain corners of the town are really classics ... I enjoyed look around ... this is the town how it looks from the mountain ... really like an outspost ... with corrugated steel walls in the houses ...
... and these are random pics I took ... old cars ... public phone office ... laundry ... and of course even if it is an outpost in the middle of nowhere there are internet cafe ... using satellite internet ...
... mmm ... almost forgot ... this is my hostel ...
... $7 per nite ... probably the cheapest in town ... I picked it up because was the closest to where tomorrow morning 6AM I will have to take the bus ... but definitely ... it is not the nicest I have seen around ... kind of run down ... have to go now ... tomorrow a new loooong trip ... more than 20 hours to Pensinsula Valdez where I hope to see some whales ... :D
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nelle mie foto il cerro Torre e` molto piu` bello. e c'e` un cielo blu che piu` piu` non si puo`. Dovevi venire con noi!!!! baci.
lara
... mmm ... hai stroncato i miei sogni di fotoreporter ... mmm ... OK ... tornero' a fare finta di fare l'ingegnere ... ciao bella. Salutami CM e la Simo ... XA
Considerali salutati! Il CM ha una mano rotta causa incidente in moto. Solo che... ci hanno messo un messe a decidere che era rotta e adesso gli metteranno un chiodo. Ma solo un giorno a El Chalten? peccato! La Laguna de Los tres sotto il Fitz Roy e` bellissima, dovevi vederla. pigrone!!!!
Mi spiace per CM ... e ... veramente solo 1/2 giornata a El Chanten ... da mezzogiorno alle 6AM del giorno dopo ... senza avere dormito ne´la notte a El Calafate ne´ quella a El Chanten ... la laguna era un po' troppo per me ... :D XA
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