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National park in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Los Glaciares National Park is the second largest national park in Argentina and a UNESCO World Heritage site. This area of over 4000 km² in Argentine Patagonia is complete with mountains, glaciers, lakes, wildlife and arctic views. The giant ice cap in Los Glaciares National Park feeds over 40 glaciers, the largest outside of Antarctica and Greenland. One third of the park is covered by ice that can tower up to 1500 m in the air.
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Probably the best known in the park. It is a geographical exception because it divides an arm of Lake Argentino into two parts. If the water level in the upper arm is high enough, the glacier bursts with a deafening roar. This spectacle occurs roughly every 4 to 10 years and never lasts more than 2 or 3 days.
Also on Lake Argentino, the largest glacier in the park. It is approached by boats, but its "wall" is less attractive than that of Perito Moreno. The boat tour is still worth it, because you get very close to the glacier and the icebergs that have separated from it. The landscape partly resembles that of Antarctica. The starting point for the hike to the viewpoint at Refugio Upsala can also be reached by boat.
The highest peak of the park. Its characteristic, pointed shape has always attracted climbers from all over the world.
Los Glaciares National Park can be divided into two different entrances, one near the Lake Argentino and the other near Lake Viedma.
Read in the guideNever leave the official paths, due to risk of falling ice. Especially the glacier walls are dangerous, where even pieces 50 m long may fall off.
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