{"id":3737,"date":"2019-10-07T17:45:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T20:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patagonia.gob.ar\/wp2025\/?post_type=actividades&#038;p=3737"},"modified":"2025-09-04T20:57:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:57:40","slug":"glaciers","status":"publish","type":"actividades","link":"https:\/\/patagonia.gob.ar\/en\/actividades\/glaciers\/","title":{"rendered":"Glaciers"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Eternal witnesses of time, glaciers display their grandeur in Argentine Patagonia and thrill a wide diversity of visitors. Seemingly still and cultivating silence that commands the respect of a sanctuary, glaciers manifest their energy through magnificent ice calving that capture the attention of the entire world. Guided by experts and equipped with crampons, visitors can walk on the icy surface of the glacier and experience this giant of Argentine Patagonia firsthand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In \u201cLos Glaciares\u201d National Park, 80 km from the town of El Calafate, lies the Perito Moreno Glacier. This icy colossus, through ice calving, offers one of the most extraordinary natural spectacles in the region. Various vessels sail across \u201cLago Argentino,\u201d the largest water mirror in the country. These vessels allow you to explore \u201cCanal de los T\u00e9mpanos\u201d (Iceberg Channel) and encounter the imposing glacier. Its 257-km\u00b2 surface area and 30-km length make it an unavoidable attraction for thousands of travelers from around the world. Within the National Park itself and towards the north of the province of Santa Cruz, hundreds of glaciers form a majestic landscape that harks back to the very origins of the Earth. These enormous white sheets are the oldest evidence of the Ice Ages that occurred millions of years ago. Also close to El Calafate, the immense walls of the Upsala glacier\u2014the largest in the National Park along with the Viedma glacier\u2014offer a breathtaking view. Contemplating the different faces of giant glaciers such as Onelli, Agassiz, Bolado, or the frontal wall of the 135-meter-high Spegazzini glacier are unique experiences in Argentine Patagonia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/patagonia.gob.ar\/wp2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/8-Glaciares-G-Torre-Semper-19-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1116\"\/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Near the challenging \u201cCerro Fitz Roy\u201d lies the locality of El Chalt\u00e9n\u2014the National Trekking Capital\u2014a meeting point for climbers and trekking lovers from around the world. From there, you can head to the Viedma Glacier, a route that includes a minibus and a boat ride, or to the \u201cTorre\u201d Glacier via an extensive mountain trek. Both glaciers invite you to hike on their surfaces and climb their enormous walls. Also departing from El Chalt\u00e9n, those who enjoy extreme treks can challenge their limits on expeditions across the enigmatic continental ice. Under the immensity of Patagonian skies, they can experience an unforgettable experience amidst endless and unusual landscapes. In the far south of the region, in Tierra del Fuego, the Martial Glacier offers various activities for adventure lovers amidst the endless whiteness. Argentine Patagonia is within the reach of those who dare to experience the thrill of stepping onto the great ice at the end of the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" src=\"https:\/\/patagonia.gob.ar\/wp2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/8-Glaciares-Chalten-CAP_-NAC_-TREKKING-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1114\"\/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In Chubut, the \u201cTorrecillas\u201d Glacier invites you to discover one of the wildest areas of \u201cLos Alerces\u201d National Park. You can take a tour of different panoramic points to observe the forested hillsides and sharp peaks of the area, contemplate the Valdivian forest environment and finally reach \u201cLaguna del Antiguo,\u201d located at the foot of the \u201cTorrecillas\u201d Glacier. From there, you can see the basins where snow began to accumulate and glacial ice formed, which occurred during the last Ice Age more than 24,000 years ago.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"featured_media":788,"template":"","class_list":["post-3737","actividades","type-actividades","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/patagonia.gob.ar\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actividades\/3737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/patagonia.gob.ar\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actividades"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/patagonia.gob.ar\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/actividades"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/patagonia.gob.ar\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actividades\/3737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8286,"href":"https:\/\/patagonia.gob.ar\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actividades\/3737\/revisions\/8286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patagonia.gob.ar\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/patagonia.gob.ar\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}