El Calafate, a small town located where the Santa Cruz plateau meets the Andes, is the gateway to the Perito Moreno Glacier.
Complete with many fine hotels and museums about the Patagonia region, the town serves as an excellent base camp for those exploring the iconic location.
Its main activity is Tourism, which keeps growing year after year, due to its neighboring to Perito Moreno Glacier. Founded in 1927, El Calafate did not grow until the 1940’s, when the National Park was created.
Los Glaciares National Park is located in the area known as the Austral Andes in Argentina, in the southwest of Santa Cruz on the border with Chile.
Due to its magnificent natural beauty, it constitutes being a wonder of the world, and was declared a “World Heritage Site” by UNESCO in 1981.
Visiting the Perito Moreno Glacier and Los Glaciares National Park is an adventure that is well worth the nuances of the region.
A variety of paved and gravel routes take visitors from El Calafate and the surrounding region in and about the park, while boat tours offer another fantastic way to see the magnificent glaciers and scenery.
