El Calafate El Calafate is a small village (population 6,000) in Patagonia. Its economy is almost solely driven by tourism, as it lies on the borders of the Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the second largest park in Argentina. An aside, this park contains a giant ice cap in the Andes range that feeds 47 large glaciers. This is the largest ice cap outside of Antarctica and Greenland and is the world's third largest reserve of fresh water. El Calafate´s streets are lined with many trees and wooden buildings, making it quite a quaint place. There are many, many restaurants, hotels, curio and sports gear shops, all focused on the masses of tourists that flock to Patagonia in the summer months. We only stayed for three nights, as our aim was
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