El Calafate

Local nameEl Calafate
LocationPatagonia, Argentina

El Calafate, also known as Calafate, is a city in Patagonia, Argentina. It is situated on the southern border of Lake Argentino, in the southwest part of the Santa Cruz Province, about 320 kilometres northwest of Río Gallegos. The name of the city is derived from a little bush with yellow flowers and dark blue berries that is very common in Patagonia: the calafate; the word comes from the word calafate, which is Spanish for 'caulk'.

El Calafate is an important tourist destination as the hub to visit different parts of the Los Glaciares National Park, including Perito Moreno Glacier, Cerro Chaltén, and Cerro Torre.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Calafate

Coordinates -50°20'19.936" N -72°16'19.503" E

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