>> El Chalten

The Chaltén, is located in the Department of Argentino Lake, in the North margin of the Viedma Lake, in the confluence of the De las Vueltas and Fitz Roy Rivers, in the area of the Viedma Zone National Reserve of the Glaciers National Park. In this place you have a combination of the magic of the glaciers, hidden lagoons, ranches, the Viedma Lake, and the magnetic presence of the Fitz Roy Hill. The summit of its unique and impressive shape is almost always covered by a cloud.

The town counts with barely 200 inhabitants, and it is 220 km. away from El Calafate. It is next to the Viedma Lake and its natural reserve. It is an activity center for trekkers and climbers, and so it has been declared national capital of trekking. The granitic needles of the Torre and Fitz Roy Hills form an impressive and spectacular landscape together with the Viedma, Upsala, and Moyano glaciers, which flow into the Viedma Lake of 106,000 hectares.