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In business since 2008

Walk Patagonia is a small company working out of El Chalton (Los Glaciares National Park), Patagonia, Argentina. We organise trekking with loads of local information including; flora and fauna, history, geography, ecology and more! We go that extra mile to make sure your holiday of a lifetime really is one! Please visit our website to learn more!

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Ecological/Environmental Impact

We try to keep our environmental impact to a minimum by considering all areas of where damage is possible. First of all we work with small groups so that our noise pollution does not affect the fauna in the national park, we can keep path erosion to a minimum by sticking to the paths and only camping at allocated camp sites. Secondly, the water. The water in the national park is still drinkable so, we adhere to strict regulations of no washing in, or nearby the lakes and streams, no swimming and to only use the latrines available for human waste. Walk Patagonia from the first day has been very strict regarding rubbish. We walk our rubbish out of the national park, we then recycle as much as is possible in a very small town with not that many resources available. We cannot achieve 100% zero impact, but we do strive to keep it to a minimum. We also keep ourselves up to date with new discoveries and ideas for reducing environmental and ecological impact.

Sociological Impact

El Chaltén is an interesting town as it was founded in 1985. As the town is young and full of Argentineans from all over the country there isn´t a local culture to be lost or damaged. Another point of interest is the town solely exists through tourism and therefore the majority of people only live here during the spring and summer, the high season. During autumn and winter, there is no tourism therefore the local people emigrate to other places in Argentina in order to find work. What Walk Patagonia proposes little by little is to generate winter tourist activities to be able to give work to the locals throughout the year. This would avoid family separation and generate a feeling of belonging to El Chaltén.

Economic Impact

We are a small company who works directly with locals in the area. We employ locals for jobs which allow the locals to use their specialist skills i.e. horsemanship, local ground knowledge, orienteering, etc. By employing locals we ensure money stays within Argentina to help the local people and local economy.

Best Practices

POOP TUBES On expeditions to the Continental Ice Field and glaciers we use poop tubes in order not to leave any human waste behind. BOX LUNCHES We provide box lunches in paper bags. ORGANIC AND INORGANIC WASTE On treks we ask clients to keep their inorganic waste in their box lunch bag and to place organic waste in a bag that we provide. In El Chaltén we then dispose of the waste accordingly. WATER BOTTLES As the water in the National Park is drinkable, we try to keep plastic water bottles to a minimum by providing reusable plastic bottles (i.e. Nalgene). BATTERIES Walk Patagonia only uses rechargeable batteries for head torches, radios, GPS, etc. We recommend travellers coming here to do the same. If this is not possible we work with a project of collecting depleted batteries or unused batteries in boxes located in shops and hotels to later send to special plants set up by the government. DETERGENTS Walk Patagonia only uses biodegradable detergents whilst camping and in El Chaltén cleaning equipment or water bottles.

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Expedition To Aconcagua	Expedition To Aconcagua Mendoza, Argentina for 14 Days • Contact provider for price Provider: Walk Patagonia Aconcagua, “The Sentry Stone” in indigenous tongue, with its 6962 metres, is the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, the highest mountain in the southern hemisphere, the second highest of the seven continental summits and the highest mountain outside of the Himalayas! What more can you ask for?!At this latitude the vegetation only reaches 3200 masl whereas in the Himalayas the 8000 masl mountains still have forests at 4000 masl; which helps with the quantity of oxygen available. For this… more	Offered December-February Exertion level: 3 Comfort accommodations Max group size: 14 people Must form your own group? No
Expedition To Aconcagua	Expedition To Aconcagua Mendoza, Argentina for 20 Days • Contact provider for price Provider: Walk Patagonia Aconcagua, “The Sentry Stone” in indigenous tongue, with its 6962 metres, is the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, the highest mountain in the southern hemisphere, the second highest of the seven continental summits and the highest mountain outside of the Himalayas! What more can you ask for!?At this latitude the vegetation only reaches 3200 masl whereas in the Himalayas the 8000 masl mountains still have forests at 4000 masl; which helps with the quantity of oxygen available. For this… more	Offered December-February Exertion level: 3 Comfort accommodations Max group size: 14 people Must form your own group? No
Laguna De Los Tres	Laguna De Los Tres El Chaltén Airport, Santa Cruz, Argentina for 9 Hours • Contact provider for price Provider: Walk Patagonia The classic, spectacular and unforgettable trek of the region. This is the trek to do if you only have one day in El Chaltén.  A trek that takes you past some impressive scenery and through forests until you arrive at the mythical Mount Fitz Roy; admiring lagoons of different shades of blue, imposing glaciers and campgrounds visited by famous international climbers. more	Offered October-April Exertion level: 3 Comfort accommodations Max group size: 14 people Must form your own group? No

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