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Los Glaciares National Park is located in the southwest of the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, in the region known as the Austral Andes, on the border with Chile.
The landscapes that comprise this park are composed by a scenery of lakes, forests and mountains, which includes a portion of the Andes Mountains, covered with ice and snow to the west and an arid Patagonian steppe to the east.
Its name is due to the presence of a large number of glaciers that originate in the Patagonian Ice Field, also known as Continental Ice, the largest in the world after the polar areas. The park has an area of 726,927 ha and was designated as such in 1937, being the largest park in the country, later declared
Natural Patrimony of Humanity by UNESO in 1981.
The largest glacier is the Upsala, located in the northern arm of the lake, with a length of 50 km and a width of almost 10 km. However, the most impressive and famous is the Perito Moreno Glacier, with a front of 5 km and a height of 60 meters above lake level. It shows a true spectacle when parts of its walls occasionally break off. Another of the park's attractions is Mount Fitz Roy, which stands out for its height of 3,375 meters above sea level.
Do not miss the opportunity to discover the beautiful landscapes that Los Glaciares National Park has for you, together with Mayuru Patagonia.