Magazine National Geographic highlighted the virtues of South Zone of Argentina, highlighting the number of adventures, expeditions and tours that it offers to tourism. “A chest full of places that take your breath away”, is how they defined the region of the Patagonia.
With steppes, glaciers, mountains and forests, it is one of the areas most visited in the countrysince it is famous for natural attractions such as the Perito Moreno Glacierthe Andes mountains and the Los Glaciares National Park, among other. For this reason, the magazine reviewed the 13 destinations Patagonia with the most spectacular landscapes.
The best destinations in Patagonia
Fitz Roy Hill
This hill has a height of 3,405 metersand can be visited with excursions from the town of El Chalten.
Villa la Angostura
In this town in the province of Neuquenlocated 70 kilometers from Bariloche, National Geographic highlighted the Santa Ana waterfall“that jumps 50 meters between basalt rocks and ferns”.
Perito Moreno Glacier
This glacier is one of the most famous in Patagonia. It has a front of 5 kilometers in length, 60 meters high and approximately 250 kilometers surface squares.
San Carlos de Bariloche
Bariloche is one of the cities most recognized Worldwide. Located in the province of Black riveris one of the access routes to the Nahuel Huapi National Park, located in the region of the lakes. In addition to the forests and lakes, you can enjoy the access to recognized hillssuch as the Cathedral, Campanario or Tronador.
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Puerto Piramides
Puerto Pirámides is a great destination for expeditions and animal sightings, since it is the refuge of large colonies of penguins, sea lions and Whales which can be easily seen from the shore.
Walks in lagoons of Santa Cruz
Laguna Torre and Laguna de los Tres are located near the Fitz Roy hill, and both can be accessed from El Chaltén. The excursions are on foot, and last approximately eight hours
Valdes Peninsula
In Puerto Madryn you can enjoy the sea and also get closer to the Andean climate, in addition to visiting the renowned Tombo Pointone of the largest penguin reserves in the world.
Cave of the hands
The Cave of the hands is located near the River Paintingsin the province of Santa Cruz. There they can be found paintings from thousands of years ago, in the more than 600 meters covered with representations of animals, hunting scenes, negatives of hands and abstract figures.
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hammer island
Located in the Patagonian province of Land of Firehas the recognized sighting of the patagonian penguinalso called magellanic penguin.
This species lives in southern Argentina, measures less than half a meter and is adapted to low temperatures, thanks to its layer of fat.
ice trails
The glacier hikes (not only in Perito Moreno) allow you to get close to unique views of the Cordillera. The different companies offer expeditions ranging from 3 hours of walkingup to three-day excursions.
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