Patagonia Lakes & Glaciers: Turquoise Blue Beauty
- * "Estancia la Leóna" is a stop on a road trip to a glacier.
- * It's a popular tourist attraction in Argentina due to its accessibility.
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Estancia la leóna & Butch Cassidy/Sundance Kid:
* “Estancia la Leóna” is a stop on a road trip to a glacier.
* In 1905, it’s rumored to have hosted Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid, notorious outlaws who hid in Patagonia while being pursued by police.
* They continued robbing banks from their hideout.
* There’s ongoing speculation about whether they were actually killed in Bolivia in 1908 (as depicted in the movie “Two Bandits” starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman).
* The Estancia displays historical photos of the outlaws and their companion, Etta Place.
Perito Moreno Glacier:
* It’s a popular tourist attraction in Argentina due to its accessibility.
* It’s a large glacier (30km long, 5km wide) that flows into Lago Argentino (a turquoise lake).
* It was once advertised as growing despite climate change, but this is now known to be false – it is actually shrinking, though it flows quickly.
* It’s known for regularly calving (breaking off) icebergs into the lake,which is a major draw for tourists.
* Visitors can take boat tours to get close to the glacier and witness the calving events.