Qualla: El Calafate https://qualla.com/el-calafate en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:03 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/4/r/h/9/el-calafate-wk/bahia-redonda.jpg Qualla: El Calafate https://qualla.com/el-calafate El Calafate: Introduction https://qualla.com/el-calafate/ Photo credit Christof Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0. The berries of the calafate bush, they say, guarantee that anyone who eats them will return to Patagonia. This small town of 29,000 souls on the shores of the impossibly blue Lago Argentina has built its existence around that promise and the glaciers that draw travelers from around the world. El Calafate sits cool and dry in the rain shadow of the Andes, its summers mild but whipped by the winds that define this southern steppe, its winters cold enough to bring snow from May through September. From this base, visitors venture into Los Glaciares National Park to witness one of the few advancing glaciers on Earth, the Perito Moreno, as it groans, creaks, and spectacularly calves house-sized chunks of ice into the milky waters below.

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]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/4/r/h/9/el-calafate-wk/4rh9-el-calafate-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full El Calafate: The Blue Giant https://qualla.com/el-calafate/ Photo credit Fabienkhan, CC BY-SA 2.5. Ninety minutes by bus from El Calafate, the Perito Moreno Glacier stretches five kilometers wide and rises 60 meters above the water's surface. Unlike most glaciers worldwide, it continues to advance, periodically damming a portion of Lago Argentino until water pressure builds to...

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]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/4/r/h/9/el-calafate-wk/4rh9-el-calafate-the-blue-giant.mp3 0:06 2 full El Calafate: The Road Less Traveled https://qualla.com/el-calafate/ Photo credit Douglas Fernandes, CC BY 2.0. The remarkable bus journey along Ruta 40 connects El Calafate to Bariloche over two and a half days of rough roads and stunning vistas. The first leg runs through landscapes that change slowly, the beauty of lonely places unfolding hour after hour for those patient enough to appr...

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]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/4/r/h/9/el-calafate-wk/4rh9-el-calafate-the-road-less-traveled.mp3 0:06 3 full El Calafate: Gateway Town https://qualla.com/el-calafate/ Photo credit Catalina torre, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aerolineas Argentinas connects El Calafate to Buenos Aires daily, and charter flights from Puerto Natales in Chile offer scenic Andean crossings in just 90 minutes. The town's main street buzzes with outdoor gear shops, chocolate stores, and restaurants serving the local specialt...

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]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/4/r/h/9/el-calafate-wk/4rh9-el-calafate-gateway-town.mp3 0:06 4 full El Calafate: Beyond the Ice https://qualla.com/el-calafate/ Photo credit Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Onelli Bay lies 70 kilometers from town, accessible only by boat, one of the most romantic corners of the park where visitors picnic with champagne and drop chips of pure crystal ice into their drinks. The Los Glaciares National Park contains dozens of glaciers beyond the famous ...

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