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Don Diego de la Noche
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La Toldería
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Sights
Glaciarium
MUSEUM
( 497912;
www.glaciarium.com
;
adult/child AR$140/80; 9am-8pm Sep-May, 11am-8pm May-
Aug)
Unique and exciting, this gorgeous museum illuminates the world of ice. Displays
and bilingual films show how glaciers form, along with documentaries on continental ice
expeditions and stark meditations on climate change. Adults suit up in furry capes for the
bar de hielo
(AR$100 including drink), a blue-lit below-zero club serving vodka or fer-
net and Coke in ice glasses.
The gift shop sells handmade and sustainable gifts crafted by Argentine artisans. It
also hosts international cinema events. It's 6km from Calafate toward the national park.
To get there, take the free hourly transfer from 1 de Mayo between Av Libertador and
Roca.
Reserva Natural Laguna
Nimez
WILDLIFE RESERVE
(admission AR$40; daylight hours)
Prime avian habitat alongside the lakeshore, north of
town with a self-guided trail and staffed Casa Verde information hut with binocular rental
(AR$35). It's a great place to spot flamingos - but watching birds from El Calafate's
shoreline on Lago Argentino can be just as good.
Centro de Interpretacíon
Historico
MUSEUM
( 497799;
www.museocalafate.com.ar
;
Av Brown & Bonarelli; admission AR$48; 10am-8pm
Sep-May, 11am-5pm Jun-Aug)
Small but informative, with a skeleton mold of Austroraptor
Cabazaii (found nearby) and Patagonian history displays. The friendly host invites
museum-goers for a post-tour
mate
(a bitter ritual tea).
