Parque Nacional Los Glaciares

The Perito Moreno glacier is 5 kilometres wide at its face, with an average height of 60 m above the surface of the water, with a total ice depth of 170 metres and a length of 30 km.

Lulu and William go adventuring in EL CALAFATE, ARGENTINA!

March 13th 2009
11 - 13 Marzo 2009 In a taco shell... El Calafate (or farties as we fondly refer to it) is an oasis town in a barren Patagonian landscape and access point to the spectacular Perito Moreno glacier in Parque Nacional los Glaciares. In transit... A 5am bus from Ushuaia to Rio Gallegos (12 hours) where we stayed overnight to avoid arriving in El Calafate at 1am (far f ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate

Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more

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