El Calafate, Argentina -- this is the windy city!!! It feels like you are on top of a mesa when in fact we are only a few hundred feet above sea level. El Calafate is named for a little berry (looks like blueberry) that grows wild here. This town lies on the banks of Lago Argentina, the second largest lake in South America. The countryside surrounding the lake and the town of El Calafate is barren and scrubby, a bit like New Mexico. The winds just howl! We got up early to catch the bus to catch the boat to tour the glaciers of Los Glaciares National Park. The glaciers all “spew” (for the most part) into various arms of Lago Argentina, the largest lake in Argentina. As a result the lake has this beautiful baby
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