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Forget Swiss Aletsch or French Merde Glace (I meant Mer de Glace) on the slopes of Mont Blanc! The glacier Perito Moreno knocked our socks off! It is a 5km wide, 30km long, river of ice. More importantly, it ends directly in a lake, in a form of a 60m tall wall of ice. To make it even more attractive, Perito Moreno is alive – it moves up to two meters per day. As a result, huge chunks of ice regularly fall off and splash into the water. Needless to mention that Mother Nature located a big round peninsula just opposite this ice wall, creating a perfect observation point for the ongoing spectacle.

Although you visit this site together with loads of gelled-hair and high-heel tourists, it is still a must-see (like Machu Picchu in Peru). Interestingly, you can take your time before visiting it – in contrast to most glaciers nowadays, Perito Moreno is stable (not retreating). And, it is not the biggest icecream in the area – just the most accessible one.

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