El Calafate, Argentina

Travel Blogs from El Calafate (778)

Cool Calafate, El Calafate, Argentina travel blog
Cool Calafate
Mar 11, 1992

We stopped at Calafate to view the Perito Moreno glacier, which is absolutely stunning.  We witnessed falling ice (made global warming a bit more realistic), blocks of several sizes, and heard the huge crushes they made falling in the lake. This was ...

A travel blog entry by laorfamily
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Parking the bikes in El Calafate., El Calafate, Argentina travel blog
Parking the bikes in El Calafate.
Mar 26, 2005

... of course couldn't do this as his Spanish-speaking skills would be needed to explain to the driver the urgent need for a lift to El Calafate with the bikes. Apparently, in a team, each member has a role to which he is best suited. But we digress, the ...

A travel blog entry by patagonia2peru
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Glaciar Moreno, El Calafate, Argentina travel blog
Glaciar Moreno
Feb 22, 2006

... economy in tatters. I later suspect that the number of foreign visitors has not been affected by the country´s economic problems and El Calafate has received a huge cash injection from the tourists that come to visit. Over the next days we set up our ...

A travel blog entry by rachel_john
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On the rocks, with ice., El Calafate and Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina travel blog
On the rocks, with ice.
Apr 19, 2005

... a perspective on the size of the glacier, it's enough to say that it can contain the entire area of Buenos Aires". I'm in El Calafate, the gateway town to the Perito Moreno Glacier. A very touristy town, with tons of hotels, hostels and restaurants. I ...

A travel blog entry by stevefn
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Attractions in El Calafate (8)

Perito Moreno Glacier
Perito Moreno Glacier

Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, El Calafate, Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina

4.50

A trip to this imposing glacier gives you a chance to walk on the ice wearing cleats and to see and hear a truly astounding spectacle: blocks of ice rupturing and floating away as icebergs.
Estancia Cristina
Estancia Cristina

El Calafate, Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina

4.00

This historical sheep ranch provides the best land access to the Upsala Glacier, and offers an ideal view of the glacier from its Upsala Lookout.
Upsala Glacier
Upsala Glacier

El Calafate, Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina

4.00

At 37 miles long, this glacier is considered one of the longest in South America.
Cerro Fitz Roy
Cerro Fitz Roy

El Chalten, El Calafate, Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina

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Forum Discussions on El Calafate (36)

Punte del Este Travel- please help
Posted on Oct 16, 2009, 00:49:47
... There's also a very cool beach town not far from Mar Del Plata called Pinamar that is very nice to visit too. El Calafate is very cool. I would highly recommend the glacier hiking tour where you actually get to hike out on the Perito Moreno glacier ...
Bus from Bariloche to Perito Moreno Glacier
Posted on Aug 5, 2009, 22:28:02
Indeed you will have to go via El Calafate. It's not easy to get from Bariloche to El Calafate. It's at least 16 hours of travel time. You should be able to catch a bus that has decent sleeper seats and do the trip overnight. I'm guessing most ...
Hitchiking in Patagonia?
Posted on Dec 29, 2008, 15:53:55
We will be travelling around Patagonia for 3 weeks in January and February. We will fly from Buenos Aires to El Calafate at the beginning of the trip and fly from Bariloche back to Buenos Aires at the end of the trip. We want to go from El Calafate down to ...
Calafate
Posted on Feb 15, 2008, 09:05:26
I visited El Calafate for 2 days last year and absolutely loved it. The glaciers are well worth it. I agree regarding the chocolate stores - especially "La Ovejita"...YUMDepending on how much time you're spending in the Patagonia, you might ...

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