Photography by Guillermo Esteves

Cerro Los Elefantes, near El Calafate, Argentina. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/500th sec. • Published on 3 February 2012

Canal de los Témpanos, with the north face of the Perito Moreno glacier in the background, at the Lago Argentino, Argentina. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/400th sec. • Published on 2 February 2012

Canal de los Témpanos, Lago Argentino, Argentina. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/160th sec. • Published on 1 February 2012

Canal de los Témpanos or Bay of Icebergs, in the Lago Argentino, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/400th sec. • Published on 31 January 2012

A huge chunk of ice from a serac falls into the Lago Argentino at the Perito Moreno glacier. Easily one of the most impressive things about the glacier is the sound made by the collapsing pieces of ice, crashing against the water, the seracs, and the crevasses of the glacier. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/400th sec. • Published on 30 January 2012

A close-up of the seracs of the Perito Moreno glacier. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/1250th sec. • Published on 30 January 2012

The Perito Moreno glacier from the pasarelas. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 6mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/640th sec. • Published on 29 January 2012

People returning from the “mini-trekking” hike over the Perito Moreno glacier. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/1000th sec. • Published on 28 January 2012

This is the point where the glacier crosses the Rico arm of the Lago Argentino and reaches the other shore, forming a natural dam on the lake. This causes the water level on the lake to begin rising up to 30 meters. Eventually the pressure of the water causes it to seep under the glacier, resuming circulation to the other side. The water then begins to erode the glacier, until it forms an enormous arch that eventually collapses in spectacular fashion. This happens every 4 or 5 years, bringing people from all over the world to watch it. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/500th sec. • Published on 27 January 2012

The Perito Moreno glacier. Those walls rise 75 m above the water, on average. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/500th sec. • Published on 26 January 2012

South face of the Perito Moreno glacier, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/640th sec. • Published on 25 January 2012

Lago Roca, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/500th sec. • Published on 24 January 2012

Mountains reflected on the Lago Roca, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/400th sec. • Published on 23 January 2012

Lago Roca, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 24mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/500th sec. • Published on 22 January 2012

Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. December 14th, 2011.

Taken with a Olympus XZ-1 at 18mm, f/8 at ISO 100 for 1/640th sec. • Published on 21 January 2012