Forested trail to Laguna Torre. El Chalten, Argentina, Patagonia, South America.

Forested trail to Laguna Torre. El Chalten, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri to see Cerro Torre and other peaks. El Chalten mountain resort is in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. The village is settled on the riverside of Rio de las Vueltas, within Los Glaciares National Park near the base of Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation), at the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The town is 220 km north of El Calafate. Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form over Monte Fitz Roy. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

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Forested trail to Laguna Torre. El Chalten, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri to see Cerro Torre and other peaks. El Chalten mountain resort is in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. The village is settled on the riverside of Rio de las Vueltas, within Los Glaciares National Park near the base of Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation), at the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The town is 220 km north of El Calafate. Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form over Monte Fitz Roy. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.