El Chalten Travel - El Chalten, Argentina
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Lois Gilchrist (London, Ontario, Canada) May 2010 Tortuga
El Chalten, Argentina
Patagonia's El Chalten is known as the trekking capital of Argentina.El Chalten is located at the foot of Monte Fitz Roy and is surrounded by glacial lakes for picture perfect vistas in every direction. Getting to the "Trekking Capital of Argentina", at the north end of Los Glaciares National Park, recently got a bit more civilized after they paved the 215km road from the nearest town of El Calafate. But it didn't make the jaw-dropping views up to the jagged granite peaks in front of the Southern Patagonian Ice Fields (the most important continental ice mass after Antarctica) any less surreal.
Bring sturdy hiking boots as there are dozens of options here from day hikes and lookout points to expert climbs and multi-day treks in and around Los Glaciares National Park. Or visit nearby Lago del Desierto to step into a landscape painting of glaciers, waterfalls and forest.
You'll spend 2 nights in El Chalten on the Condor, a 14-day Patagonia adventure that starts and ends in Punta Arenas.
