Tag Archives: glaciers

Crossing the Andes, then and now

Posted on February 25, 2016 by noconbach

The distance from Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile is only 111 miles “as the crow flies.” But not many crows could follow the flight path over the high Andes. For us, making this crossing by car was relatively easy, though … Continue reading →

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El Chalten, our hiking adventure

Posted on February 19, 2016 by noconbach

About 130 miles north of El Calafate is El Chalten. All the local maps indicated we would have 30 miles or more on gravel road, but fortunately we didn’t. Instead we had this: Patagonia is a backbacker’s mecca. We saw numerous pairs … Continue reading →

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El Calafate, home of Perito Moreno glacier

Posted on February 18, 2016 by noconbach

Our next Patagonia location was El Calafate. This town is the jumping off point for exploring spectacular glaciers. But first, a bit of other information. El Calafate borders Lago Argentino. Along the shore and growing wild throughout the area are calafate … Continue reading →

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