Patagonia is a completely different civilization. You live in your world, and this edge of the earth is in yours. And you cross only when you want to see the wonders of this planet. Then you spend a lot of money and fly here - to Argentina. To visit Patagonia and understand that the world is not limited to an office chair and fast food. Perhaps the real life is right here.
The journey through Patagonia is an endless series of glaciers, fjords, lakes, forests, frozen earth and the tops of the Andes. Here, nature shows itself without constraint, in pristine beauty.
By the way, until 1881 this land did not belong to any of the states. Today Patagonia is owned by Argentina and Chile. The Argentine part includes the provinces of Rio Negro, Chubut and Santa Cruz, Chile's - Los Lagos and the continental parts of the regions of Aisen and Magallanes.
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How to get here
Travel to the edge of the world begins with the capital of Argentina Buenos Aires. It is connected by air communication with the main cities - El Calafate, Neuge, Treleuve, Bariloche, Ushuaia. The most popular points on the map for tourists are Calafate and Ushuaia, here fly a little over 3 hours.
Also between the cities of Patagonia fly the planes of the Chilean carrier LAN. The city of Puerto Madryn is connected by several flights with Buenos Aires and bus lines to the rest of the country
From Ushuaia you can get to Antarctica - a two-week cruise on the steamer will cost about 4 thousand dollars.
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Transport
Given that the transport network in this territory is not developed well, it is best to rent a car. So you can free yourself time and not become attached to sightseeing tours. Rent a car will cost about $ 50 per day, including insurance. You can rent a car in car repair shops, petrol stations or immediately at the airport, as you arrive.
Beaches of Patagonia
The beaches of Patagonia sometimes resemble a lost property. What is there only! On the sand you can meet bones of sea elephants, huge skeletons of crabs, shells of abalons. In short, a good piece of the textbook on biology will appear before your eyes.
One of the best beaches of Patagonia is La Vicera. All year round there live sea lions and penguins, which do not pay attention to people. This does not mean that they are harmless. In case of danger will give change - be healthy!
Kitchen and restaurants
Patagonia, perhaps the end of the world, but man managed to grab a part of the territory and build restaurants, cafes and hotels on it. To tourists admired the local beauties for a full stomach.
In Argentine Patagonia, they love and know how to cook meat. Beef you will be served in various angles and views. Local steak is akin to Bavarian sausages - the same gastronomic attraction, which must be tasted.
Cafes and restaurants often offer South American and, so to speak, international cuisine, which includes everything else. Dishes from fish, for example, fried trout or baked salmon are good in Patagonia. There are usual small eateries where you can grab a pizza and drink a glass of fortified wine with orange juice.
Hotels
In Patagonia, the tourism organization has been set up soundly. For example, directly at the airport in the information desk will help you book a hotel room if you did not take care of it in advance. The tourist city of Ushuaia offers various hotels - from 3 to 5 "stars". The cost of living is surprisingly small. You can rent a double room for only 20-30 dollars. Luxurious hotels will take more - from hundreds of dollars.
In addition, in Patagonia, you can stay at the campsite. A tent for two will cost about $ 50 per night. Next to each tent is a table, benches, a place for a fire, a canopy from the rain. On the territory there are showers, toilets and cafes.
The shops
In the provinces of Patagonia you can buy good things from the skin - bags, shoes, clothes. In addition, jewelry from silver and gold, woolen things (in Patagonia the business of breeding sheep is developed), dishes.
In the town of Ushayya, various electronics are sold at bargain prices. The fact is that factories for the production of equipment are working in the vicinity. So the goods arrive on the shelves without fees.
- Feed the sea lions and penguins - you, of course, can do it in the zoo, but then there will not be that effect. Penguin colonies live near the forest of Eklayreurs and on the island of Martillo. The island with sea lions is nearby. Feed them better under the supervision of a professional instructor who will tell you what can be given to animals and how to contact them.
- To take the train to the "end of the world" is a journey on the famous train that was launched across the territories for prisoners. It is for those lands that more than 100 years ago began to develop prisoners. The train will take you to the waterfall of Macaren to get acquainted with the Yamanas, the Pipo River, and the Tierra del Fuego national park.
- Plant a bush of grapes - in Patagonia because of the special climatic conditions grapes do not get accustomed to, but the wine is mostly fortified. But local farmers do not give up and continue to hope for good harvests. The bush of the grapes will replace the obligatory tree in a series of three major male acts. Will only build a house and raise a son.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Patagonia
The main attraction of Patagonia is the nature of this region. It was left to the man to organize everything and show off at its best.
Tierra del Fuego National Park
The area of the park Tierra del Fuego is more than 60 thousand hectares. It is located near Ushuaia, near the border with Chile. The park has preserved unique unique subantarctic species of trees. Here the mountainous terrain is everywhere, and the valleys are mixed with rivers and lakes. In the park there are beavers, colored foxes, on the Atlantic coast you can meet rare marine mammals and an amazing bird - a black-headed albatross.
Cave of hands
The cave is in the province of Santa Cruz. The name came from handprints, some of which were made over 90 centuries ago.
This is a cunning cave - first you go to full length, and then imperceptibly begin to bend over, because the ceiling is getting closer to your head. To preserve the cave, UNESCO included it in the list of World Cultural Heritage.
Natural monument of Bosquez-Petrikofidos
This area is located near the town of Sarmiento. Here there are fossil forests, which were formed in the Cretaceous period. Due to the mountain climbing, most of Patagonia was buried under lava and ash. So there is practically no forest in these places. Or they have survived in this form - fossilized.
Los Glaciares National Park
The famous park of Glaciers with an area of more than 4 thousand square kilometers covers lakes, steppes, forests, peaks of the Andes and glaciers. The park is protected by UNESCO. There are a lot of different wild animals here, and famous landmarks include Mount Fitz-Rose, Uppsala Glacier, Santa Cruz River, Lake Argentino and another glacier ...
Perito Moreno
The business card of the park is Los Glaciares and, probably, the whole of Patagonia. The glacier goes to the height of 60 meters. It is slowly draining from the mountains and sometimes overlaps the opposite strait for several days. Water and ice converge in a fierce battle, as a result of which the ice walls crumble and lift huge waves.
The glacier splits about every 2-3 years. To foresee when the next show starts and how you can get to it, it's very difficult. If only you do not have a familiar native in Patagonia who will warn you in advance. Then you quit all the business and come running to this show.
Puerto Montt
It is believed that in Puerto Montt, the civilization ends and Patagonia begins. Tourists arrive at the local airport to then go to the sea in the fjords or start on a car along the South Highway, a thousand-kilometer highway leading from Puerto Montt and ending in the remote Patagonian village of Villa O'Higgins. Sailing along it at the foot of the Andes, between the glaciers, fjords, lakes and rain forests you can see this region in its primeval beauty. It is important to remember that the highway is not continuous: it alternates with ferry crossings.
In the lagoon of San Rafael can only be reached by cut fjords (ferries from Chacabuco and Puerto Montt) or by air - on the "corn" from Koyaika.
Sero-Castor-Ushuaia
This is a ski resort, which is located almost 30 kilometers from the city of Ushuaia. Season skiing lasts from June to October. During this period, many tourists come here. Snow cover in the resort is excellent, the infrastructure is developed at a high level. The total length of the trails is more than 20 kilometers.
Torres del Paine
The Torres del Paine Nature Reserve is the uplifting mountains of the most fantastic forms (it is the local massifs of the "Tower" or "Horn" that adorn the countless souvenir paper that is sold all over the country). Most tourists explore the reserve on their own two, or on an easy Circuito route (a week) or a shorter, but more tense W (4-5 days).
Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas is the end of the world in the Chilean language. The town is boring, but the only one in these parts is with the airport, so it can not be avoided. To the Tierra del Fuego aircraft fly from there and go ferries to the island of Magdalena with tens of thousands of penguins - boats. Not far from the city are the famous Great Falls, penguin colonies in Otway and the Milodon Cave with remains of prehistoric animals.
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