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# El Calafate
El Calafate · Argentina

Patagonian city beside Lake Argentino, used as a base for visiting Perito Moreno Glacier.

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City / localityEl Calafate

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Place typeCities

Point coordinates-50.34075, -72.27682

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## Keep exploring
[NatureLos Glaciares National ParkEl Calafate→](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/unesco-145/)[NaturePerito Moreno GlacierEl Calafate→](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/glaciar-perito-moreno/)[MonumentsCueva de las Manos, Río PinturasPerito Moreno→](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/unesco-936/)[MonumentsJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaCórdoba→](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/unesco-995/)[MonumentsESMA Museum and Site of Memory – Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture and ExterminationBuenos Aires→](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/unesco-1681/)[NatureIguazu National ParkPuerto Iguazú→](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/unesco-303/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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