Tag: Americas travel
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El Chalten – fantastic hiking around Mount Fitz Roy and great restaurants, Argentina
The drive from El Calafate to El Chalten took us about 3 hours. We arrived at lunch time and checked into our airbnb. The weather was phenomenal for El Chalten hiking, especially for Patagonia. No wind, sunshine and no clouds so we went right away for a short hike. Here is more on the hike…
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Perito Moreno – a huge glacier with easy access, Argentina
Perito Moreno is a very large beautiful glacier with excellent tourist infrastructure making it easy to visit. Until recently the glacier also was quite an exception in that it was a stable glacier, not retreating like many other glaciers around the world. However a recent study shows that that is changing now and Perito Moreno…
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Laguna de Los Tres – a full day hike for stunning views of Mount Fitz Roy, Argentina
Laguna de Los Tres is the most famous hike from El Chalten. We did this hike from Rio Electrico and via Piedras Blancas glacier lookout. The more common route is from El CHalten via Laguna Capri. But since we already did Laguna Capri we wanted to try this different route. It was also meant to…
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Laguna Torre – a full day hike from El Chalten, Argentina
The first time we hiked Laguna Torre, we started this 20km hike from the same point as Laguna Capri hike. After the trail split we continued through the forest on a mostly flat trail. We were spotted an orchid which was very exciting. Mirador Cerro Torre is mean to provide the view of Cerro Torre.…
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Condors and Aguilas lookout hike from El Chalten, Argentina
The hike to Los Condores lookout starts at the visitor center. It is a somewhat steep but shork walk up to a rocky outcrop with spectacular views of El Chalten village and Mount Fitzroy in the distance After admiring the view one can go to Aguilas (eagle) lookout. This is mostly flat slightly rolling half…
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Laguna Capri and Fitzroy lookout – a beautiful half day hike from El Chalten, Argentina
Most hikes around Fitzroy mountain start from the edge of town in El Chalten. We walked down from our airbnb, showed our multi-day passes to the guards at the gate and headed up the hills. Th trail to Laguna Capri (all of them actually) starts with a steep assent that reaches a nice view point…
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Exploring Mayan ruins of Tikal in Guatemala
Tikal was a major political and economic center of Maya civilization inhabited between 600BC and 900AD. The urban zone of Tikal is 400 hectares and has palaces, temples, ceremonial squares and various other structures. Tikal national park is part of Maya Biosphere reserve covering more than 21 thousand square kilometers or one fifth of Guatemala.…
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Exploring island town of Flores and Mayan Ruins of Yaxha in Guatemala
Small town of Flores is a popular base for exploring Tikal and many other sites in Peten region of Guatemala. The old part of town is located on a tiny island which is connected by a short causeway to the coast and the main Flores city. There is plenty of accommodation and many restaurants with…
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Lake Atitlan – unreal beauty in Guatemala highlands
We headed from Antigua towards lake Atitlan on the 30th of December. The road is very good. Oddly, all along the way we saw people sitting by the side of the road in small groups. According to our driver they were “having a picnic” while waiting for the passing buses since everyone was traveling some…
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Antigua – impressive old capital of Guatemala surrounded by volcanoes
Antigua was a capital of colonial Guatemala, which included all of Central America and Mexican Chiapas, from 1543 through 1773. A major administrative, business and religious center it had many palaces, grand houses, churches and convents. Antigua sits in a beautiful valley surrounded by 3 volcanoes, one of which – Fuego, has been continuously erupting…