El Calafate, in Argentine Patagonia, is the gateway to Los Glaciares National Park, home to the famous Perito Moreno Glacier and more than 300 ancient glaciers.
The Perito Moreno Glacier
Los Glaciares National Park, in the southwest of Argentine Patagonia, is famous for the Perito Moreno Glacier and its spectacular ice calving. In its northern area, Mount Fitz Roy, El Chaltén, and Lake Viedma stand out, along with rich wildlife that includes birds such as condors and black-chested buzzard-eagles.
The Perito Moreno Glacier, originating in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, is one of the greatest natural icons of Argentine Patagonia. Surrounded by forests of lenga and ñire trees, it stands out for its impressive size and for the famous rupture phenomenon, a unique natural spectacle in the world.