Cave of the hands - El Chalten - El Calafate

Guanacos on the road.

Entrance to cave of the hands.

These are 3ooo years old, they haven't been touched.

What's up, dude?

That's a big bird!

It's a condor!!!

One foot long woodpecker!

Glacier Las Piedras.

Mount Fitz Roy behind the clouds.

Taking a break.

Llamas at work.

The bag flower.

Roses everywhere in El Calafate.

El Calafate downtown.

Entrance to Los Glaciares National Park.

Glacier Perito Moreno, king of Patagonia!

We were lucky to witness several ruptures.
Here is a video of some ice breaking:

Huge iceberg from the Upsala glacier blocking the way.

 

Glacier Spegazzini.

Surprise!

First surprise of the trip: Gorgeous route 25.

Second surprise of the trip - Los Antiguos!! we didnt even plan to go there!

Lake Buenos Aires.

National Cherry Festival - Big turnout for music, street fairs and delicious cherries!

Breakfast by the lake.

Rodeo show in the afternoon. One guy got driven to the ambulance!

Rosario - Puerto Madryn

Our trip in pictures. Enjoy! 

Leaving Rosario. Departure: 02 January 2011. After two months of careful planning we are finally ready to go!

On the road. Weather's great for the first day.

 

Never-ending fields of crops throughout La Pampa.

Gorgeous sunset at the end of the first day in Parque Luro. We spot deer families. Later we were treated to a spectacular starry night sky.

In the morning parrots join us for breakfast.  

More wildlife during the hike through the park.

Storm on the way to Las Grutas.

Cave formations on the beach at Las Grutas.

Inside a 'gruta'.

Puerto Madryn shore.

Puerto Madryn and its colorful sunsets.

Too bad the whales were gone by the time we got there...

Magallanic penguins on Peninsula de Valdes.

Orcas!

Dam Ameghino on the way to the west...