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Califate | Dec 06 06'

by Selma a female from Reykjavik, on vacation in El Calafate

07 desember 2006Dagur ? = Calafate Thá hefur madur loksins skilad sér til byggda heil á húfi. Er s.s búin ad thola /og lifa af margra daga einangru... Continue reading »
glacial greatness | Nov 10 09'

by Mad Sal a female from Worthing, on vacation in El Calafate

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The flight to El Calafate went smoothly and I was very excited about having some time to chill out and relax. The airport was bloody miles away fro... Continue reading »
Ice Ice Baby | May 04 08'

by Mike Going Right a 33 year old male from Bristol, on vacation in El Calafate

"You finish with a glass whisky and fresh ice from the glacier"

The town of El Calafate only exists for one reason - for visitors to the Perito Moreno glacier.But after arriving late, I spent the first couple of... Continue reading »
ice ice baby | May 15 08'

by joe and tracey a 34 year old male traveling as a couple from Surrey, on vacation in El Calafate

We met Liz and Dave outside our hospidaje, jumped in a taxi and headed for the bus station. Our bus was on time, 17.15, off we headed for the first... Continue reading »
Perito Moreno Glacier | Mar 08 08'

by timothyshoup a 35 year old male from Venice, on vacation in El Calafate

"While not the largest glacier in world, what makes Perito Moreno such a spectacle is the clockwork regularity with which it calves large sheets of ice into Lago Argentino. Advancing a speedy 2 meters a day (which is like a sub-10 second 100 meters for a glacier), Perito Moreno sheds tons of ice each day into the lake with a resounding roar."

Parque Nacional Los Glaciares spreads out over 600,000 hectares in Southern Patagonia on the Argentine-Chilean border and boasts some 5 major glaci... Continue reading »
El Calafate | Mar 09 08'

by timothyshoup a 35 year old male from Venice, on vacation in El Calafate

"And then there’s Cathy. Around 3pm on the afternoon before my departure for El Chalten, I was sitting on the couch in the lobby of Marco Polo with my BOSE Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphones (which completely rock out…thanks to the family for hookin’ me up a couple Christmas’s ago) on, listening to music and working on writing for this blog…when a cute blonde sat down next to me, opened up her laptop, looked over and smiled at me and said, “So you’re from California?”"

Other than being the principle gateway to Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, there isn’t much else to El Calafate. Situated on the southern shores of L... Continue reading »
Perito Moreno glacier blew our minds away! | Jan 28 09'

by Dylan & Katie a 29 year old female traveling as a couple from Manchester, on vacation in El Calafate

We arrived at 9.30pm and joined the Dutch friend we had met back in Mendoza in the Marco Polo hostal. It was nice to see him again and to catch up.... Continue reading »
The wheels on the bus go round and round | Feb 02 09'

by Nessie and Anna on the Move a female from London, on vacation in El Calafate

Firstly thanks to everyone who has emailed us .. its great to get your replies x V and A So 2 days following in Che Guevara's motorcycle ruts... Continue reading »
Big Glaciers and Listerine | Apr 14 06'

by Fon Corleone a 30 year old male from Lexington, on vacation in El Calafate

If glaciers are what you want, this is the place to come. The stately Perito Moreno glacier is easily accessable by public transport, tour, or rent... Continue reading »
Ice Ice Baby | Mar 10 09'

by zachiss a 25 year old from Des Moines, on vacation in El Calafate

"Infinitely impressive is the loud, slow violence of the snow and ice from above pushing the glacier forward and knocking chunks off into the lake."

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