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Parque Nacional Los Glaciares is generally considered to be the largest remaining area of wilderness in Argentina. Created in 1937 and stretching some 200km from north to south, it is a unique landscape, which was also designated as a World Heritage Site in 1982. The area includes the Argentinean part of the giant Hielo Sur ice field, the largest ice field outside of the polar regions, as well as the famous and easily accessible Perito Moreno Glacier and the legendary summits of Fitzroy and Cerro Torre. Trekking in this national park is tightly controlled and the area around Fitzroy is the only one where traditional trekking routes are to be found.
Photographs from one visit.
In February 2008 we visited the Perito Moreno Glacier, as a day trip
from the town of El Calafate. We then travelled to the northern end of
the National Park, to the mountain township of El Chalten. As we were
short on time we only spent one day trekking here, we walked to the Loma
del Pliegue Tumbado lookout which gives great views over the historic
Fitzroy and Cerro Torre.
We will definitely be coming back at some point to do the seven day
sledging trek across the Hielo Sur!
El Boson Area |
Cerro Castillo |
Isla Navarino |
Lakes District |
Los Glaciares |
Tierra Del Fuego
Torres Del Paine
| Villarrica Area |
General