Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Cruz
Departament	Lago Argentino
Location	49°19′47″S 72°53′15″W
Altitude	450 m
Area	n/a
Foundation	October 12, 1985
Population Density	324 inhabitants (2001)
CPA Base	+ 690,2 % (1991, 2001) %
Postcode	9301
DDN	02962
DDI	0054 2962
Official Language	Spanish.
Currency	Peso.
Passport	valid for at least 6 months.
Visa	not required (Permission to stay: 90 days).
Vaccinations	not required.
Electricity	220V / 50Hz.
Com. Fom. President	Sr. Luís Alberto Guevara

How to arrived 

By air, the nearest airports are in El Calafate and Río Gallegos. During the winter, airlines usually change their flights and times, therefore, we suggest contacting them before planning your trip. 

From there, you can travel by land, several companies offer this transfer. See transport companies. 

By land, El Chalten is accessible through Route 40 from the south, from El Calafate, or from the north, through Esquel, Perito Moreno, Bajo Caracoles ... 

DISTANCES TO CHALTEN
LOCATIONS IN THE PROVINCE
El Calafate	220 km
Piedra Buena	344 km
Perito Moreno	303 km
San Julian	470 km
Rio Turbio	517 km
Torres del Paine	579 km
Gobernador Gregores	297 km
Puerto Natales	530 km
Punta Arenas	770 km
Porvenir	765 km
Rio Gallegos	458 km
Rio Grande	750 km
Ushuaia	1060 km
IMPORTANT PLACES IN THE AREA
Aeropuerto El Calafate	242 km
Cuevas del Gualicho	231 km
Río Gallegos	539 km
Lago Roca	285 km
Glaciar Perito Moreno	300 km
LOCATIONS IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY
Buenos Aires	3200 km
Comodoro Rivadavia	959 km
Córdoba	2836 km
Corrientes	3579 km
Esquel	1108 km
Formosa	3725 km
Gobernador Gregores	335 km
La Plata	3100 km
La Rioja	3289 km
Mendoza	2981 km
Neuquén	2127 km
Paraná	3056 km
Porvenir	561 km
Posadas	3729 km
Puerto Madryn	1388 km
Puerto Natales	362 km
Punta Arenas	605 km
Rawson	1413 km
Resistencia	3559 km
Río Gallegos	306 km
Río Grande	645 km
Salta	3686 km
San Julian	406 km
Santa Cruz	306 km
S.F.V.Catamarca	3268 km
San Juan	3052 km
San Luis	2728 km
S.M.Tucumán	3382 km
S.S.Jujuy	3714 km
Santa Fe	3026 km
Santa Rosa	2226 km
Sgo. del Estero	3250 km
Trelew	1326 km
Ushuaia	889 km
Viedma	1893 km

Services 
   Available locally 
   - Internet (cyber). 
   - ATM. 
   - Post Office . 

   NOT available locally 
   - Banks. 
   - Exchange Bureaus. 
   - Mobile telephony. 
   - Car rental (Rent-a-car). 


Primitive Inhabitants 
Tehuelches 

The Tehuelche (Indians who lived in southern Patagonia) meaning of the word Chaltén is "blue mountain" or "smoking mountain". This was what the original inhabitants of this land called Mount Fitz Roy since it is not difficult to confuse it with a volcano as viewed from a distance.