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Argentina - Patagonia: Perito Moreno
15 Mar 2011

We rent a car (270 AR$/day) and drove to the Parque National Los Glaciares. We visited the glacier Perito Moreno, which is one of the greatest glaciers in the world, 30 Km length, 5 Km width and 60 m height. It was very impressive from distance view as well as in a closer view. Its color was white but there were spots of transparent-cyan. The only way to get closer to the glacier is along metallic platforms, with many levels and view points. We hear ice cracks of the glacier like thunders, all the time. Then the ice pieces fall in the lake and were creating circular waves.

After hundreds of... photos, we returned back to El Calafate, went to a super market for supplies and then drove to El Chalten. El Chalten is a village created for the trekking of Fitz Roy and it was assumed as the trekking paradise. We drove along a nearly straight road for 230 Km of step (only sand, stones and bushes), without any village but only some farms (estancias). Incredible scenery, in the middle of nowhere, completely alone.

At the road towards glacier Perito Moreno	Steppe in Patagonia	Walking along the endless road in the steppes of Patagonia	A lake along the road
A horse in a farm house	Incredible sky	Approaching the glacier	The first view of the glacier
Huge glacier	At the platform		The white joins the cyan
A frozen river	Broken pieces	The wooden platforms close to the glacier	Incredible picture
Incredible picture	Small ice pieces floating on the lake	Incredible view	A bird
Huge ice pieces	The left side of the glacier		Another perspective
Walking down the platform	The glacier behind the trees	A piece of ice has just broken...	Close view of the glacier
In front of the glacier	Another photo of the glacier	Walking along the platform	View of the glacier from the platform
		The car we rent
			Endless straight roads
		Arriving at El Chalten

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