Description of differents trails we did in Argentina and other countries.
El Chaltén – Summary (March – 2005) Introduction: El Chalten was founded in 1985 for geopolitical reasons, after a border dispute between Argentina and Chile, concerning the lake Lago del Desierto. Finally, in 1994 an international jury ruled in favor of Argentina the sovereignty of this lake. As a result …
Pliegue Tumbado – Mar 2005 My first visit to Chaltén was in 2005 with a friend. In town we camped at El Relincho camp site. This is a nice organized camp located aside the river “De las Vueltas” (this river comes from Laguna del Desierto). It also offered several fireplaces, …
March 2005 In my opinion, this is the most unknown area of Chaltén. It´s a remote area without an easy Access as the other trails have (you have to travel by car from Chaltén town to the lake and there you have to take a boat that takes to the …
Trekking in El Bolsón (years 2008, 2011, 2012) The same as Chaltén is worldwide known as the capital for trekkers, El Bolsón is known as an excellent region for doing a huge variety of hikes. The trails and shelters are surrounded by mountains, thick forests and colorful rivers. We have …
Torres del Paine March 2013 If you are one of those who love trekking you cannot miss this destination. This National Park is known worldwide as one of the “meccas” for trekking. As Argentinians, there were two things that surprised us from the beginning: we could hardly find any visitor …
MAR-2008 Trail to Los Hitos – Lago Puelo National Park This hike took us 3 to 4 hours and led us to the Argentina-Chile border. If you plan doing this walk we suggest taking enough drinking water with you, as during the day it can get very warm inside the …
Getting to this glacier means you have to enter the Andorra Valley, crossed by the Arroyo Grande (Big Stream). As there was no regular transportation we had to get a taxi. We were driven through small farms until the road ended at a green fence. From there we continued on …
This is a short trekking that can be done in half a day and offers a wonderful view over the city of Ushuaia, the Beagle channel and the surrounding mountains. So I think it is worth a try. The trail starts in the city itself. By the time we did …
National Park El Leoncito & CASLEO (Space Observatory Complex El Leoncito) March 2009 – El Leoncito National Park is located in the province of San Juan, in the district called Calingasta, about 40 km South of Barreal (a beautiful village where you have to sleep if you intend to visit this park). The …
