Wild scenery, gauchos riding across the plains, jagged
mountain peaks, blue melt water lakes and huge skies, Southern Patagonia
is one of the most dramatic and beautiful places on earth. Covering a
vast area, few people live here and the sense of space and freedom is
enviable. Between the Austral summer months of November and March the
days are long and hopefully clear, making it the best time to visit.
The colours and textures are extraordinary, the clean mountain air invigorating.
A two hour drive from the popular town of El Calafate takes you to the
mile wide Perito Moreno Glacier. Surrounded by spruce trees, the brilliant
white glacier is slowly retreating and you will not have to watch for
long before a large chunk of ice breaks away and crashes into the lake
below. The border town of El Chaltén is located near to Mount
Fitz Roy, the scenery and hiking is amongst the best in Argentina.
Properties
Los Notros
With magnificent views across to the Perito Moreno Glacier,
Los Notros has to be one of the Americas’ best located hotels.
Large windows let the light flood into this homely property. Sit back
on the deck and take in the amazing scenery.
Argentina is a vast country and much of the land is virgin territory.
From windswept Patagonia in the south with its stunning glacial and mountain scenery, through cosmopiltan Buenos Aires to the mighty Iguazú Falls in the tropical north-east, Argentina is a country of
great diversity.
