In this city the pilgrimages to the Lady of Lourdes sanctuary, which is 12km away, are carried out periodically. The city is also the permanent venue of the “Shark Fishing” National Competition.
Undoubtedly, the park´s the major attraction is the San Rafael Lagoon. The park, which is the biggest in the Aysén region, has 1.742.00 hectares of which 400.000 hectares are age-old ices and fields over the vegetation limit and is the biggest in the Aysén region.
The Calafate, which is popularly called «Calafate», is a city located in the southern shore of the Lago Argentino, in the region of Patagonia.