The Lago Argentino, the Andes range and the climate combined an agreement on an ideal place where the settlement should be located.
El Calafate, whose name derives from a typical thorny bush that provides tasty fruits so popular among locals, is located in the Argentine Province of Santa Cruz, Argentine Patagonia, 3 hours' flight from Buenos Aires.
Central Office: Laprida 3278 Office 39 · (B1642FTN) · Buenos Aires · Argentina · Ph. / Fax: (+54-11) 4700-007 The Lodge: Ruta Provincial N 11, km 23,000 · (9405) · El Calafate · Santa Cruz · Argentina · Ph. / Fax: (+54-2902) 492-042