These are the eastern slopes of the great Andes chain, full of spry creeks, lush dense forest and mirror lakes. It's the retreat of the glaciers which form this huge series of utterly pristine lakes. Interestingly, the border between Chile and Argentina is defined by glaciers and rivers. Roughly speaking, Pacific flowing rivers are Chilean and Atlantic flowing rivers are Argentinian. But Perito Moreno, famed Argie explorer, challenged this border definition created by Chile and re-routed the Rio Fenix to join the Atlantic bound Rio Deseado.. A bit cheeky, but the area remained Argentinian and the town of Perito Moreno south of here is named after him.
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