Glaciar Perito Moreno was once considered a rarity: one of Patagonia’s only stable glaciers. But scientists have found the ...

Tourists in southern Argentina had the opportunity to witness a breathtaking natural phenomenon when huge chunks of the Perito Moreno Glacier broke off in front of them.

New research reveals that an inconic Argentine glacier is undergoing its most significant retreat in a century.

While there are no definitive studies showing significant changes in Perito Moreno, experienced guides like Pacheco report a visible decline in the glacier’s ice.

The glacier’s famous ice dam last formed in 2018, when the ice pushed against the Magallanes Peninsula, temporarily blocking a section of the lake before eventually collapsing.