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by Sergio Mazitto (Author)
Updated edition. Detailed topographic map 1:50.000 for hiking and trekking, printed as an atlas book.20 meter contour lines, road network, trails & paths, transportation, food, campsites, shelters, guest houses & hotels.Mercator projection SAD69 with both UTM and WGS84 coordinate grids.
Covers all the trails in the hiking area of El Chaltén: the Fitz Roy mountain, Cerro Torre, Huemul trail, Piedra Del Fraile, Poincenot, De Agostini, trail to Paso Marconi over the Patagonian Southern Ice Field, and others. Also covers Lago del Desierto and significant part of Lago O'Higgins and the glaciers that flow into it on the Chilean side.
The map scale of 1:50000 (1 cm = 500 meters) provides a wealth of detail while keeping low the weight of the atlas itself. The large page format of 8.5x11in minimizes page count and along with an overlapping map design allows for comfortable navigation.
The details included in the topographic maps of this atlas were specifically selected to be useful for trekkers, hikers and walkers of all interests, and make it easy to plan and enjoy both short excursions and hikes as well as long multi-day adventures along the main marked routes and/or adjacent trails and paths, which are also shown on the maps.
With this ultralight atlas you will always have a detailed, reliable, information-rich, battery-independent, shatter-proof map for your adventure.
