First stop was Iguazú Falls, on the border between Argentina and Brazil.
There are about 247 individual cataracts, some dropping nearly 300 feet. The entire series of falls stretches for nearly 2 miles.
Coatimundi catching some zzzzs.
After two nights in Puerto Iguazú, we flew to Buenos Aires. Our hotel room overlooked the famous Recoleta Cemetery, where Eva Perón is buried.
From Buenos Aires, we flew to Calafate, met our hiking group, and headed toward El Chaltén, base camp for our hikes into Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. This was our first view of the peaks at the heart of the park.
This was also our first introduction to the Patagonian wind.
Torres del Paine, seen from the trail.
The trail back to Chaltén.
On the trail to Mt. Fitz Roy.
Lago de los Tres, with Mt. Fitz Roy (the bigger peak on the right) and Poincenot in the background.
Lying in a valley below the peaks, the small town of El Chaltén is the base for most hiking and climbing in Los Glaciares National Park.
Helpful sign apparently indicating that, in the event of a fire, hikers should run away from the flames, not toward them.
Perito Moreno Glacier.
