Paddling near El Calafate, Santa Cruz
El Calafate sits on the southern shore of Lago Argentino in Santa Cruz province, deep in Argentine Patagonia. The area draws paddlers to two very different experiences: flatwater kayaking on Lago Argentino — including the famous Iceberg Channel in front of the Perito Moreno Glacier inside Los Glaciares National Park — and river kayaking on the Río La Leona and Río Santa Cruz across the Patagonian steppe.
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