El Calafate Patagonia Argentina

316 km from Rio Gallegos, capital of the province of Santa Cruz, is located the city of El Calafate, which takes its name from the small busht ypical southern Patagonian namesake that removes a fruit.The International Airport of El Calafate, located 23 kilometers from downtown, it is a destination for direct flights arriving from cities such as Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, Puerto Madryn, Trelew, San Carlos de Bariloche and Puerto Natales.

El Calafate is now a global destination. Part of the Patagonian steppe, El Calafate is a tourist resort it has gained national and international significance in recent years. Its luxury hotels and typical restaurants have managed to position the city as one of the destinations in the world who deserve to know.
The breaking of the Perito Moreno glacier, the Patagonian lamb served in the restaurants and the possibility of excursions to the most varied able to call thousands of visitors in any season.

Calafate Patagonia Argentina:

El Calafate Patagonia Argentina

In El Calafate, the climate is predominantly dry, with an average maximum temperature in summer 19 º C and winter mean minimumof -2 ° C. Day length varies depending on time of year, because in summer the sun rises at 5.30am and sets at 23:00 pm., But in winter the day is shorter and has only 8 hours of light.Los Glaciares National Park covers an area of nearly 500 000hectares and of this great field of ice 47 glaciers. Marconi, Viedma, Moyano, Upsala, Agassiz, Bolado, Onelli, comb, Spegazzini, Mayo, Ameghino, Moreno and Frías are some of the most important.