 Santiago Gaudio
El Chaltén is a village situated some 220 km. from El Calafate along Provincial Route Nº 11 and Provincial Route Nº 23. It is the youngest city in Argentina. |
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It is located north west of Lake Viedma in a transition area between the patagonian steppe and the subantarctic forest, between two rivers:Río de las Vueltas and River Fitz Roy, originated in Lago del Desierto and Laguna Torre respectively, 500 km. from the capital of the province of Santa Cruz, Río Gallegos, and 220 km. from El Calafate. |
It is a touristic village contiguous to Lake Viedma, a point of supreme interest for the practise of hiking and climbing that has been declared National Capital of Hiking.
In El Chaltén you can walk along mountain trails while enjoying the peace of the forest, travel through the glaciers and climb on rock or ice, ride on horseback, fish, or attend the "gaucho festival". |
Its name was given in homage to the primitive inhabitants, the Tehuelche aborigines, who thus called the mount next to the village.
El Chaltén sits on an old glacier basin, surrounded by creeks. From the town you can contemplate the imposing granitic towers of Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy, which compose a spectacular panorama together with Viedma glacier.
El Chaltén is undoubtedly nature in a pristine state. |
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