The bus to El Chalten took about 4 hours along a very rough road. On arriving we had to backpack across town to our hotel, luckily El Chalten is only about 800m wide. El Chalten would be best described as a young small but expanding town. Initially here for the climbers of Fitz Roy, of which there are not normally more than 20 a year, the town now attracts hikers in vast numbers. Many of the people in the town moved here recently with our hotel being only a year old. Our travel guide published in 2005 points out that there is no internet access in the town, a year later there are now 3 internet cafe's. Despite being summer the weather is still harsh with gale force winds whipping the town at night. For the first time in South America the remoteness of El Chalten feels like we are truly off the tourist trail, no bus tours here.
Highlights: Being right off the tourist trail
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