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South America Day 20: Perito Moreno Glacier

15 December 2012 183 km / 114 mi (map)

  • Added to Eric Scouten :: Travel on 17 February 2023
  • Argentina 9

Today I took a tour west from El Calafate to Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, home to the Perito Moreno glacier.

The park is roughly an hour drive from El Calafate over some very quiet roads:

west of El Calafate, Argentina
west of Estancia Alice, Santa Cruz, Argentina

I had the opportunity to view the glacier up close (by boat) and then from above (from some trails and overlooks in the park). I can only hope to have captured a bit of the scale of this river of ice.

Glaciar Perito Moreno, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Glaciar Perito Moreno, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Glaciar Perito Moreno, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Glaciar Perito Moreno, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Perito · Glaciar Perito Moreno, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Glaciar Perito Moreno, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Glaciar Perito Moreno, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Santa Cruz, Argentina

As an extra bonus travel adventure, the municipal water system in El Calafate failed while I was away. No hot shower for me, or anyone else.

It will be back tonight “we hope,” says the manager at the hotel.

El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina, to Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Santa Cruz, Argentina, and back · 183 km / 114 mi
(Mouse over or tap on the markers to see the photos there. Use the button to adjust the map’s position and zoom.)

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