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Thursday, February 22, 2007 

Mount Fitz Roy & El Chalten

Mount Fitz Roy and Poincenot as seen from road to the east.












Sarah looking forward to a glass of Argentinian wine and a hot shower.












The much drier mountains of Argentinian Patagonia.











El Chalten, the main street. The town was built in a hurry following the land dispute with Chile. A bank and paved roads are to follow. The micro brewery was the first priority and rightly so.










With the Southern Ice Field to the west and the Patagonian desert to the east, the high winds create some unique cloud formations over the town.