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El Calafate is a little village in Santa Cruz province, Patagonia, Argentina. It is situated in the southern border of Lake Argentino, about 320 km Northwest from Río Gallegos. Its name comes from a little bush with yellow flowers very common in Patagonia, with dark blue berries: the calafate, the word comes from the word "calafate", which is Spanish for "caulk".
El Calafate, declared national capital of the glaciers,is the starting point to visit this region.
El Calafate is an important tourist destination as the hub to visit different parts of the Los Glaciares National Park, including the Perito Moreno Glacier and the Cerro Chaltén and Cerro Torre.
El Calafate is today a tourist villa of almost 20000 inhabitants, the closest to the great Perito Moreno glacier, in Los Glaciares National Park.
El Calafate map. source: google.com maps
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