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The modern history of El Calafate began in the initial decades of the 20th century, when the area was simply a sheltering place for wool traders. The town was officially founded in 1927 by the government of Argentina in a bid to promote settlement, [1] but it was the creation of nearby Perito Moreno National Park (1937) that sparked growth and the building of better road access.
Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate – Comandante Armando Tola) (IATA: FTE, ICAO: SAWC) is an airport in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located approximately 21 km (13 mi) east of the city of El Calafate. The airport is jointly operated by the government and London Supply.
Glaciarium is a modern glacier interpretation centre, built to entertain and educate about ice, glaciers and the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.It is located in the town of El Calafate, gateway to glaciers, in the Santa Cruz province, Patagonia, southern Argentina.
Autódromo Enrique Freile is a 3.800 km (2.361 mi) motorsports circuit located in El Calafate, Argentina. [1] The circuit was broke ground in 2020, and was opened on 15 April 2023 with the race in 2023 Turismo Carretera, it is named on behalf of Enrique Freile. It has hosted Turismo Carretera, TC Pista, and Turismo Nacional this year.
El Calafate Santa Cruz: 6,143 379 San Francisco de Tilcara Jujuy: 5,640 380 Cachi Salta: 5,254 381 Villa Unión La Rioja: 4,931 382 Aluminé Neuquén: 3,720 383 Piedra del Águila Neuquén: 3,372 384 General Lavalle: Buenos Aires: 1,472 385 Coronel Martínez de Hoz: Buenos Aires: 941
Berberis microphylla, common name box-leaved barberry [2] and Magellan barberry, [3] in Spanish calafate and michay and other names, [4] is an evergreen shrub, with simple, shiny box-like leaves. The calafate is native to southern Argentina and Chile and is a symbol of Patagonia .
El Chaltén is a small mountain village in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located on the riverside of Rio de las Vueltas, within the Los Glaciares National Park (section Reserva Nacional Zona Viedma) near the base of Cerro Torre and Cerro Fitz Roy spires, both popular for climbing. It is 220 kilometres (140 mi) north of El Calafate.
Onelli Bay (Spanish: Bahía Onelli) is a bay of Argentino Lake, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, within Los Glaciares National Park.It is made up of a Patagonian forest and a tributary of Lake Onelli flows into it, into which the Onelli, Agassiz, Bolados and Heim Glaciers also flow.