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Exploring Patagonia
Posted on Sep 26, 2009, 20:26:37 by echterling
For me, 5 weeks isn't enough. I could spend 5 weeks in El Chalten alone. If you don't climb, then you can get by with a lot less time. If you get a good weather window, you can see most of Los Glaciares near El Chalten in three or four days. ...
 
Argentina with Two-Year Old
Posted on Aug 30, 2009, 19:07:29 by jeandawga
... many things that we'd like to do. We'd like to visit Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, and Patagonia - El Chalten/Fitzroy, El Calafate/Perito Moreno, and possibly Ushuaia and Torres del Paine (Chile). I'm particularly concerned about Patagonia. We ...
 
Exploring Patagonia
Posted on Dec 4, 2009, 18:33:05 by brendanjr
... new and is very very clean, plus its on a wee hill and has these massive windows from the common room facing the Lago Argentino) *El Chalten(Fitzroy is one of the most amazing things Ive ever seen *Torres del Paine *Esquel(try to take the bus that goes up ...
 
Torres del Paine and the monero glacier
Posted on Dec 21, 2008, 15:43:36 by bearshapedspher
... /no roads in parts). On the way back, the Ruta 40 bus is becoming quite the hit, takes a couple of days from El Chaltén in Argentina (Fitzroy access) up to points north, including Puerto Madryn. is the name of the company. Careful here, there's a town ...
 
Do I need a sleeping bag?
Posted on Mar 28, 2007, 18:41:15 by peacefrog
... water is potable, as is the river water in the national parks. Sleeping Bags: in Puerto Natales/Torres del Paine NP, and in El Calafate/El Chalten/Los Glaciares NP, they can be rented, and are suited for the place (-10 to -20 degC rating). In Ushuaia you ...
 
I have a question about arriving in Chile
Posted on Dec 17, 2008, 08:41:49 by bearshapedspher
... Patagonia last southern summer (to tierra del fuego you have to cross from Arg. to Chile to Arg again, between Puerto Natales and El Chaltén, and I never saw anyone have to pay the reciprocity fee. I don't think anyone is outfitted to take the fee with ...
 
The best attraction in Patagonia
Posted on Oct 24, 2006, 16:11:50 by carlaperu
... and the food, hiking with the expert guidance of our trekking/mountain guides and a cook that serve excellent meals. Trekking in El Chalten, the base of Mount Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre, Piedras Blancas Glacier, and visiting the Perito Moreno Glacier in ...