Must-SeePerito Moreno Glacier
Santa Cruz
About 40 miles away
A wall of ice that cracks and crashes into a lake near El Calafate. Walkways bring you close.
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El Calafate
The lakeside base for Los Glaciares National Park, from where boats and walkways reach the Perito Moreno Glacier and its neighbors.
- Best Time to Go
- Nov–Mar
Our full guide to El Calafate is being written. It's on the Argentine Patagonia list as Worth a Detour.
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Must-SeeEl Chaltén
Santa Cruz
About 75 miles away
Argentina's trekking capital, under the sharp granite spires of Mount Fitz Roy.
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Must-SeeUshuaia
Tierra del Fuego
About 350 miles away
The world's southernmost city, for the Beagle Channel and penguins, and the main port for Antarctica.
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