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Glacier Perito Moreno | |
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Glacier Perito Moreno is considered the eighth wonder of the world. People the world over come to visit it. |
Lake Argentino is the largest lake in Argentina and the third in South America. |
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Map of El Calafate |
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The legend of El Calafate | |
Mount Fitz Roy |
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The ñire, lenga and coihue forests start changing to a characteristic tone, announcing the arrival of autumn and giving the trees a multicolored appearance. |
Its peaks like stone needles distinguish it in any picture or postcard with mountains. Precisely because of its fanciful shape, more than a few mountain climbers get to the base each year with the objective of reaching the summit. |
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Trekking over the ice | |
El Calafate | |||
Fascinating opportunity to walk over glacier ice. Suitable for everyone, as it does not require great efforts. |
The glacier Perito Moreno, the eighth wonder of the world, is near the town of El Calafate. This town acts as the gateway to all glaciers in the region. El Calafate takes it name from the fruit of a local plant. |
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National Park Los Glaciares | |
The Breaking of the Ice | |||
| Created in 1937 trying to preserve the continental ice, protecting these thirteen glaciers. A unique place, a one in a life time opportunity to see the majesty of this magnifique view. | The Perito Moreno is an active glacier. It is one of the few in the world, and the only one in Patagonia, that moves forward causing this natural breakings. | |||||
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