Patagonia Park Plaza

... in and were soon on our way south, more than 3,000km (Argetina is damn long) to El Calafate, via Ushuaia.  Patagonia has long been a fascination of mine.  The name evokes images of massive Andean mountains, glaciers, crazy winds, snow, ...

... could change at a moments notice and reignite the fire.  And I didnt want to see charred landscapes the first time I saw Patagonia.  I knew I could see it another time, since I will soon be living in Puerta Varas for a while, a town north of ...

... not the normal monument to "The Liberator" , but rather a rusty old train ... this is becoming a bit of a thing for Chilean Patagonia - Puerto Montt , Chiloe and now here aswell. The hostel I´m staying in down here , "Erratic Rock" , is a very friendly ...

It was with a little trepidation that we boarded the bus heading down Ruta 40 into Patagonia as there had been mixed reports about the condition of the roads and the quality of the transport.  We'd decided to break up the 36 hour slog by spending a ...

... be our base for the next four nights. During our visit we took in a city tour with all the main sights including the plaza de mayo where the presidential offices, cathedral and old town hall are located. We visited the Boca district with lots of shops ...

... at the glacier, so she was happy to tell him all about the presents Santa had brought.  We then walked back up to the park lodge and had a few bites to eat then boarded the bus again for the drive back to El Calafate.  We got the driver to ...

... Patagonia, in the very south of Chile (near Antartica!). One of my friends had been planning a trip to Torres del Paine national park in Patagonia since she decided to study in Chile. After I did a little research on my own, I decided I could not miss ...

... friendly. We did stop at the Cueva del Milodon - for two reasons Sid the Sloth in Ice Age and Bruce Chatwin's In Patagonia. Despite my mood being dampened I really enjoyed this. We were particularly taken with the 6 foot plastic milodon guarding the ...

... picture of El Morro, a Pliocene back-arc volcanic plug. I drove the remaining hour and a half back to Punta Arenas. When we got to the Plaza Hotel, the vehicle owner was waiting for us. He took me over to a bank and I took out U$S 300 to pay for the ...

... people have been all along the way.   Two full auxiliary gas cans the next morning as we headed further south into Patagonia and gas stations stretched out. The winds were high, lowering our mileage even more, and we were thankful for every ...

... (they have information in English).  We also received accurate information from the hostel/travel agency "Patagonia Adventures" located on the main town plaza.  We also heard that the information talks provided by the hostel/travel agency ...

... , a Brit and a Canadian, plus us. A very international group! Our guide is Taddeo, a local from Puerto Natales, Chile (in Patagonia). We left 9am Tuesday morning from Buenos Aires and arrived in El Chalten at 8pm, after a long flight and bus ride. The ...

... and giving the city some natural boundaries. Located near the river front on the east side is the city's heart, the Plaza de Armas, a large, one-block park with fountains, benches, and tree-lined avenues. On the park's east side is La Catedral of Saint ...

... and I were toying with the idea of spending the next few months, or at least a few weeks, camping and trekking in Patagonia, I had bought myself a tent and warm sleeping bag in preparation. After my cold sleep in the mountains it was time for an upgrade. ...

... So we arrived in Puerto Madryn, in the Welsh part of Patagonia. Yep, honestly, heres the proof: PM was pretty cool too, we went out on an excursion to see soem of the local wildlife, though to be honest once youve been to the Galapagos and actually had to ...

...  a couple of Irish people we met and could barely understand), we decided to splurge money on a flight back down to Patagonia from Buenos Aires. We headed to Puerto Madryn, one time state-sponsored Welsh colony and home of hundreds of Southern Right ...

... making everyone sleepy. Dianne takes a sleeping pill, and we both manage to get four or five hours sleep. Saturday 22nd Nov Patagonia pampas - Puerto Madryn Woke when it got light, to find ourselves in the pampas, with nothing to see but saltbush for ...

... park so we were checked into a pension and walked around the town. It was a small town with not much going on so we just sat in the Plaza de Armas (a big plaza in the center of every city) and chatted. The next morning we took the 7 am bus towards the ...

... of Barloche which opened in 1940. The Civic Center's tuff stone, slate and fitzroya structures include the Domingo Sarmiento Library, the Francisco Moreno Museum of Patagonia, a Museum, the City Hall, the Post Office, the Police Station and the ...

... the bus with a bouquet perfume of which I have only smelt in a home for mature people! Looking through the window to Patagonia a wild windy expanse, brown and barren but strangely full of life; everything seemed to be the same colour of the landscape ...