El Chalten is a quaint little town built for tourists, especially trekkers. We very much enjoyed our short stay.
it was peaceful, although one day the locals burned tires on the bridge into town to protest the lack of affordable housing for the service industry workers.
one barkeep told us that since the election, her landlord is demanding rent for her room in US dollars.
In El Chalten, we ate at a restaurant that serves traditional Argentinean food in a fixed menu. You eat what they serve you for 5 courses. It is very meat based. I had the best beef intestine I ever ate.
This sweet vehicle is in El Chalten. A taxi driver told us Peugeots made in Argentina are better than those built in France. Although we were using Google translate and might have misunderstood him!
A salad, a pizza, and 4 drinks. $15 USD
Patagonia requires a lot of time getting there on planes, buses, and taxis.
I thought we would like the doubledecker bus for the long rides, so we could see the sights, but we both found it a little too much like a ship. The side to side swaying made us both a bit queasy.
