ndean condor flying over Lago San Martin, and the peaks and cliffs of the Southern Andes, on the land of Estancia Maipu. The condor is the largest bird of Argentina and of all the Andes, with a wing span reaching 10 feet. It is a symbol of the wilderness remaining in Patagonia.

limber Rolando Garibotti fires up a stove at dawn to prepare breakfast, after an all-night drive to arrive at the base of the spectacular peaks of the Cerro Fitzroy massif (seen in the distance).


Lago San Martin Los Glacieres National Park

 

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