The Moreno Glacier

The face of the Perito Moreno glacier with a tourist boat on the right.


Huge ice towers and yes, it was that blue.


Ice cave taken from the tourist boat.

We took a day trip from El Calafate to see the Perito Moreno glacier. This guy is four kilometres across and the ice cliffs are 50-55m tall. That´s over twice the height of the Kangaroo Point cliffs. It is at the Western end of Lake Argentino where there are a number of fiords. The glacier actually extends across the fiord and forms an ice dam that blocks off the flow of water. Every 4-5 years the water breaks through. The last one was in 2004.