Whether departing from Chile or from Argentina, on this traves�a we will explore the untouched geography and nature of the Patagonia. Traveling across its plains, forests, rivers, glaciers and mountainous formations, we will experience the diversity and uniqueness of the flora and fauna, which includes close to 500 animal species and thousands of plant species. On the Argentine side, the traves�a will be based at El Chalt�n, in Los Glaciares National Park.

In general terms, Patagonia is the area of South America that is south of the 40� parallel - this ice zone, which Chile and Argentina share, is the largest after the Ice Fields of the Arctic. However, it is important to make a few distinctions. The land South of the Strait of Magellan is known collectively as Tierra del Fuego. The travesia offered by explora entails traveling the area that stretches from the Strait of Magellan to the Southern Ice Field, and the occidental argentinian zone between latitudes 51�30? and 48�.