Kadu Flyer
Ants in the sugar bowl
On our last day in El Calafate we went on what was called a mini trek to get up close to the Perito Moreno Glacier.
This was a short boat ride across one of the side arms of Lago Argentino to where the glacier touched land, then a hike to the glacier edge.
As we approached the glacier there were already teams of people hiking across it, like ants in a sugar bowl.
With the glacier always moving and calving the guides must constantly be working out new paths and cutting new steps into it to keep these tours running.
The image shows just how big this glacier is.
Ants in the sugar bowl
On our last day in El Calafate we went on what was called a mini trek to get up close to the Perito Moreno Glacier.
This was a short boat ride across one of the side arms of Lago Argentino to where the glacier touched land, then a hike to the glacier edge.
As we approached the glacier there were already teams of people hiking across it, like ants in a sugar bowl.
With the glacier always moving and calving the guides must constantly be working out new paths and cutting new steps into it to keep these tours running.
The image shows just how big this glacier is.