Los Glaciares National Park

Why go

The southern sector brings you face to face with Perito Moreno's ice front from built walkways. In the north, trails from El Chaltén frame the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre massifs. The contrast between low glacier viewpoints and mountain walking explains the park's range, but the distance between sectors makes a single-point visit misleading.

What to look for

• Southern walkways show Perito Moreno's ice front from different elevations.
• Northern trails from El Chaltén lead toward Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre landscapes.

The full story

Los Glaciares was established in 1937 and later recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Its name points to the great ice field in the Andes that feeds glaciers descending toward large lakes. The familiar ice wall at Perito Moreno is only one expression of that landscape. Around El Chaltén, the same protected area includes forests, valleys and steep granite peaks reached by very different walks. This explains why the park cannot be understood from one entrance or one photograph. In the south, a built walkway lets you compare the glacier front from several elevations across the water. In the north, the land rises gradually along trails toward Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre views. The park also spans forest and steppe, so the approach to each sector is part of the change in landscape.

Useful to know

• Use El Calafate for the Perito Moreno walkway sector.
• Use El Chaltén as the starting point for northern mountain trails; choose a route suited to your walking time.

Your next visit

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