It has a height of more than 60 meters above water level and a front of 5 km wide. We are renowned for their breakup process. The Perito Moreno glacier is one of the wonders of nature that leave a deep impression of who you know. A unique and unforgettable.
Located in Los Glaciares National Park, a protected area which has a total of 356 glaciers. In 1981 he was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. The peculiarity of the Perito Moreno is that when the front reaches the coast shuts off the waters of Brazo Rico and produces a kind of reservoir with a drop of water between an arm and a lake of more than 20 meters. That's when the leak originates culminating with the expected rupture.
Able to observe up close the detachment of ice blocks of different sizes, hear the noise they produce, and then watch turned into wonderful floating icebergs. It is an experience hard to describe.
Services in Calafate Patagonia Argentina
But before reaching the park, must necessarily pass through El Calafate, the last inhabited place in the area, and has been transformed in recent years a center of international tourism. Its infrastructure is dedicated exclusively to providing travel services with a wide range of hotels, transport and excursions, local cuisine and sale of local products and handicrafts from all over the country.
Previously, El Calafate Patagonia Argentina was a hostel for carts and is named after the typical local bush, a plant characteristic of the steppe, which in spring is covered with showy yellow flowers. Today, visitors can meet through handmade sweets and liquors. Tehuelche An old legend holds that "proving the caulk around comes around".
The visit to the glaciers is just one of the activities available in El Calafate Patagonia Argentina. Many rooms in the place have been converted into hotels and excursions to different areas. There are also restaurants offering typical local cuisine: grilled lamb and dishes prepared on the basis of ostrich or guanaco.
Tours to El Calafate
