When in Patagonia a few weeks ago, we lugged a large box filled with produce, beans, pasta and other food staples to
El Chaltén. Fellow travelers warned us that it was nearly impossible to get reasonably priced food in the small village, so we entered town fully stocked. As these things go, the warnings about no food in
El Chaltén were a
bit of hyperbole.
But it's no exaggeration to say
that El Chaltén is one of the tiniest towns I've ever been to. (This coming from a woman who lived in a town of 900 back in the day.) It's also brand new; the town wasn't even
created until the 1980s. It's definitely developing now, though. It seemed that there was new construction going on in every street.
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| Tiny little village between the mountains |
The town itself is quaint and quiet, but the real draw is the scenery around it. The Fitz Roy range is one of the most iconic mountain ranges in Patagonia. As we drove into town (on yes,
another bus), we stared out the window in awe. The mountains just kept getting bigger and more impressive.
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| The Fitz Roy range |
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| A turquoise river marks one of the town's boundaries |
The great part about hiking the Fitz Roy range is that the mountains are just a quick step outside of town. Unlike the
hike at Torres del Paine, we didn't need to take a bus to another bus to a ferry to get to the great hikes. All we had to do was grab a map and just start walking to enjoy the views.
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| We met this little guy at our campsite. He has nothing to do with hiking, but isn't he sweet? |
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| This guy too. |
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| View of a glacier in the mountains |
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