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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.
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.
Provincial Route 23 (Spanish: Ruta Provincial 23), also known as RP23, is a highway that originates on National Route 40 in southwest Santa Cruz Province in Argentina. [1] It has a length of 124 km (77 mi), of which 87 km (54 mi) is paved and 37 km (23 mi) is unpaved.
Los Glaciares National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Los Glaciares) is a federal protected area in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.. The park covers an area of 726,927 ha (7,269.27 km 2; 2,806.68 sq mi), making it the largest national park in the country.
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.
Monte Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or simply Mount Fitz Roy) is a mountain in Patagonia, on the border between Argentina and Chile. [2] [3] [6] [4] [5] It is located in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, near El Chaltén village and Viedma Lake.
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