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Los Glacieres National Park (Parque Nacional Los Glaciares), which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located southwest of Santa Cruz Province in the southern part of Argentina. It is about 80 km from El Calafate.
More than 300 glaciers, with heights of from 60 to 80 m, exist in this area of 14,000 m². Thirteen glaciers flow into Lake Viedma (Lago Viedma) and Lake Argentino (Lago Argentino) 末 Marconi, Viedma, Moyano, Upsala, Agassiz, Bolado, Onelli, Peineta, Spegazzini, Mayo, Ameghino, Moreno and Frias.
You can view most of these glaciers if you join a package tour. The most famous one is Perito Moreno Glacier (el Glaciar Perito Moreno). |
Los Glaciares National Park
(PARQUE NACIONAL LOS GLACIARES)
It is located at the southern end of the Andes. It is the third biggest glacier zone in the world after Antarctica and Greenland. North of the park is the impressive Mt. Fitz Roy at 3,405 m above sea level a beautiful and majestic peak.
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Perito Moreno Glacier (EL GLACIAR PERITO MORENO)
Perito Moreno Glacier is a huge lump of ice, about 4 km wide at the tip and about 60 m high.
There is a package tour that takes you on a ship that sails between blue and white pieces of drifting ice in the Lake Argentino. Aboard these ships, you can see the glacier up close.
Activities
In general, mountain-climbing, trekking while enjoying the view of Cerro Torre and Mt. Fitz Roy, glacier-climbing, rafting, kayak, and horseback riding, etc.
Sport fishing, such as trout fishing, is also possible on lakes and rivers.
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| Province: |
Santa Cruz |
| Nearest airport: |
In El Calafate
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| Tourist base: |
El Calafate |
| Access: |
By plane:
3-4 flights a week from Buenos Aires City to El Calafate in summer; 1-2 flights in winter
By bus:
There is no direct bus service to El Calafate. From Buenos Aires City to Rio Gallegos (about 36 hours), and then to El Calafate (about four hours)
Retiro Bus Terminal in Buenos Aires
http://www.tebasa.com.ar/
The buses are available from here to all provinces. When you enter a city name, the name and the telephone number of the relevant bus company will be displayed. |
| Climate: |
Humidity in the region is high, and the average annual temperature is 7.5 degrees.
The most suitable time for sightseeing is summer from December to March. During this period, the highest temperature is 19 degrees and the lowest is -1.8 degrees. |
Every category is available: hotels, Hosteria (pension style), Cabana (lodge style), and Albergues (inexpensive accommodations), etc.
Santa. Cruz Province Tourism Bureau
Suipacha 1120,Capital Federal Buenos Aires.
Tel: 4325-3098 info@epatagonia.gov.ar
Monday-Friday 09:00-18:00
Secretaria de turismo de El Calafate
Only in Spanish, but information on El Calafate, including the hotel list, is available.
http://www.turismo.elcalafate.gov.ar/ |
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