The Laguna Torre lake is located in the
Los Glaciares National Park
Los Glaciares National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares) is a federal protected area in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
The park covers an area of , making it the largest national park in the country.
Established on 11 May 1937, it host ...
,
Santa Cruz Province,
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. It is formed from glacial melt water and is a popular site for hikers and climbers to see surroundings peaks, including the east face of
Cerro Torre
Cerro Torre is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America. It is located in Argentina and Chile, west of Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén). The peak is the highest of a four mountain chain: the other peaks a ...
.
The glacial lake is sited 10 km west of the
El Chaltén
El Chaltén is a small mountain village in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located on the riverside of Rio de las Vueltas, within the Los Glaciares National Park (section ''Reserva Nacional Zona Viedma'') near the base of Cerro Torre and C ...
tourist village, where it can be easily accessed by hikers between the months October to April.
References
External links
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* https://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-america/travel-tips-and-articles/top-walks-around-el-chalten
Torre
Tourist attractions in Argentina