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>Is El Chalten similar to El Calafate in terms of not much to do? What I'm reading is that Calafate is a good stopover to see the glacier and then there is a lot more hiking and social opportunities in Chalten
I've never been to El Chalten so I can't give you any advice there anon, sorry. As to El Calafate, it's not that there aren't hiking opportunities, it's just that my impression when I was there was that the people doing hiking/rock climbing/camping, were a bit more "hardcore" (better equipped with special gear) compared to Bariloche/7 Lakes region which is more normie-friendly. El Calafate is filled with either normie tourists that just like to see the sights and stay comfy or the outdoorsy hardcore types, whereas 7 Lakes Region has more of an overlap since it's easier for a normie tourist to do the trails/go camping/etc. Not sure where El Chalten falls on this spectrum.

Ushuaia is nice, it's like a smaller Bariloche climate-wise, and has a little glacier (Glaciar Martial.... not even close to being as impressive as Perito Moreno in El Calafate mind you) and lots of camping trails. Webm related is Ushuaia.

>Bariloche looks incredible but I am more interested in going further south because it looks more unique - I've spent a lot of time in the Alps and the Rockies and they look similar.
Fair enough, yes, if you've seen the Alps or the Rockies Bariloche probably won't be something new to you.

>So with 17 days - maybe Buenos Aires, Calafate / Chalten, then one of Bariloche / Salta / Ushuaia?
Sounds about right time-wise. That would involve flying to three different locations though, those spots are quite far apart, but if you are up for it sure. I would do 4-5 days in BA, and the remainder split between the other two locations.

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