Patagonian Dispatches

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About this blog

Thanks to my understanding and open-minded bosses, I have two months off from work to trapse through South America. Accompanied by my fiancée, Monique - who has a few months free before starting her residency in internal medicine - our travels begin at the southernmost tip of South America in Tierra del Fuego.

The name "Patagonian Dispatches" is a bit of a misnomer. We plan to work our way north along the Andes until we reach the Bolivian border (more or less), and then take in a few days in Buenos Aires and Uruguay, before returning to the United States.

The purpose of this blog is two-fold. First, to update and inform friends and family about our travels. Second, to provide potentially useful information for others traveling or planning to travel to this part of the world.

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  Arrival to "El Fin del Mundo"   Ushuaia, Argentina on Mar 30, 2010 3 pictures 4 comments
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  Hiking Cerro Martial   Ushuaia, Argentina on Mar 31, 2010 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Tierra del Fuego National Park   Ushuaia, Argentina on Apr 1, 2010 7 pictures 2 comments
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  Road to Puerto Natales   Puerto Natales, Chile on Apr 2, 2010 5 pictures 5 comments
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  Puerto Natales or Hotel California?   Puerto Natales, Chile on Apr 6, 2010 5 pictures 3 comments
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  "W"   Torres del Paine, Chile on Apr 8, 2010 6 pictures 4 comments
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  Torres del Paine, Days 1 and 2 - Glacier Grey   Torres del Paine, Chile on Apr 9, 2010 12 pictures 3 comments
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  Torres del Paine - Day 3, The French Valley   Torres del Paine, Chile on Apr 10, 2010 12 pictures 4 comments
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  Torres del Paine, Days 4 and 5 - Las Torres   Torres del Paine, Chile on Apr 11, 2010 19 pictures 4 comments
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  Perito Moreno Glacier   El Calafate, Argentina on Apr 15, 2010 25 pictures 1 comment
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  Waiting in El Chalten   El Chalten, Argentina on Apr 19, 2010 10 pictures 2 comments
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  Funky Mate   El Calafate, Argentina on Apr 20, 2010 6 pictures 4 comments
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  Bariloche or Bust   Bariloche, Argentina on Apr 24, 2010 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Puerto Varas & Volcan de Osorno   Puerto Varas, Chile on Apr 26, 2010 13 pictures 3 comments
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  Chiloe – Conquistadors, Palafitos, & Curanto   Castro, Chile on Apr 28, 2010 20 pictures 1 comment
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  Chiloe - The Quest for (Liquor of) Gold   Cucao, Chile on Apr 30, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The Wines of Mendoza   Mendoza, Argentina on May 4, 2010 11 pictures 1 comment
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  Salta and Peña   Salta, Argentina on May 7, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Wining in Cafayate   Cafayate, Argentina on May 10, 2010 23 pictures 0 comments
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  The Hills of Purmamarca   Purmamarca, Argentina on May 14, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Tilcara   Tilcara, Argentina on May 15, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Humahuaca High   Humahuaca, Argentina on May 16, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Big Salt in Salinas Grande   Salinas Grande, Argentina on May 17, 2010 11 pictures 4 comments