South of El Chalten by about four hours is the town of El Calafate, which is the base for a visit to Glaciar Perito Moreno. More about that in a moment, first the town. While pleasant enough, it's not the kind of place that you want to spend more time than necessary: get in, make a trip out to see the glacier, get out again. You certainly wouldn't want to get stuck there for days as our good friends Annah and Andy did because they missed a 3:00am bus departure - we felt your pain guys! We did find a quaint place to stay - Hostel de las Manos. Interestingly, the town is named after the Calafate berry. It is red in colour and once eaten, guarantees a return to Patagonia. I guess that we haven't
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