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El Calafate is a little village situated in La Patagonia, Argentina, more precisely in the province of Santa Cruz, about 320 km from the capital of the province, Río Gallegos.
According to the last information of the census in 2001, El Calafate has 6143 inhabitants.
El Calafate is the nearest location to the National Park Los Glaciares, that has important tourist destinations like the Glaciar Perito Moreno or the Cerro Fitz Roy.
The name of "El Calafate" is due to a thorny bush, that has yellow flowers and blue fruits.
