21st March 2018 The main purpose of visiting El Calafate was as a staging post to see one of Argentina’s most striking sights – the Perito Moreno Glacier. The glacier is named after Francisco Moreno (“perito”means specialist, or expert), a prominent explorer and academic. The trip is a day’s outing from El Calafate, some 50km … Continue reading The (Glacier) Cherry on the Cake