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Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (Los Glaciares National Park) Description: Los Glaciares National Park is the second largest in Argentina and runs for 170km (106 miles) along the border with Chile; it is characterised by rugged mountains and clear lakes. Some 40 per cent of the Park’s 6600 sq kilometres (2548 sq miles) is covered by vast ice fields that hold 47 major glaciers. The largest glacier is Upsala, but the most popular is the mighty Moreno glacier, where massive chunks of ice shear off and fall into Lago Argentino, the largest lake in Argentina, to form icebergs. Visitors can view the advancing Moreno glacier from catwalks and platforms. Contact Addresses: Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Avenida Libertador 1302, 9405 Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina Tel: (02) 491 005 or 491 755 or 491 026. E-mail: apnglaciares@cotecal.com.ar or parquenacional@losglaciares.com Website: www.parquesnacionales.gov.ar or www.losglaciares.com Transportation: Air: Ministro Pistarini Airport (Buenos Aires) or El Calafate International Airport. Road: Coach: Services to the bus terminal on Avenida Julia Roca (from El Calafate); services to El Calafate (from Río Gallegos). Car: Provincial Route 5, National Route 40 and Provincial Route 11 (from Río Gallegos). Opening Times: Daily 24 hours. Admission Fees: Free (although the majority of visitors to the park pay to book guided tours through local travel agencies). 
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