El Calafate and the Ice Fields of the Southern Andean Range

After an amazing day on the Patagonian Beach of Punto Tombo, we returned to Puerto Madryn to explore the Oceanography Museum. The next day we flew about two hours further south to the small southern Patagonian town of El Calafate at the "end of the world." El Calafate is a lovely town of small shops and little restaurants. it is the gateway to the incredible glaciers of the Southern Andean range; the Spegazzini, the Upsala, and of course the Perito Moreno glaciers. Below is a video staring Adam of the two days of excursions that we experienced in this incredible area. It was daylight until about midnight, and we celebrated the entry of the New Year, 2008, in El Calafate:



To summarize our 2007-08 trip to Argentina: We landed in Buenos Aires on a flight from Houston. We stayed for a few days at the Ibis Hotel which is right across the street from the Congress building at the Plazza del Congreso. We did the Tigre and Parana rivers, took the subways, visited most of the major landmark locations including the Plaza de Mayo, the Boca, The Obelisk, incredible shopping on Florida street. We also went to a tango nightclub to wittiness some incredible dancing. From Buenos Aires we flew south to the Valdez Peninsula, and and even further south to El Calefate. We then flew back to Buenos Aires for more excursions into the city. below is our video summary which of course couldn't possibly capture everything. Hope you enjoy: