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Post Category → Argentina

Perito Moreno Glacier’s Rapid Retreat

posted in Argentina, Climate Change on August 25, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

When I visited the Perito Moreno glacier in 2013, it was one of the few glaciers in the Americas, and in the world, that was not retreating. It was stable and in some years expanding. That’s no longer the case.

53 photos of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Lago Acigami, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina

posted in Argentina, Pic du Jour on July 8, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments
Lago Acigami, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina

Few lakes on the planet are situated further south.

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Strolling With Magellanic Penguins on Martillo Island

posted in Argentina, Birds, Hikes on June 17, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 9 Comments

A visit to an island colony that’s the seasonal home for more than 3,000 pairs of mating Magellanic Penguins.

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Rivers in the Sky – 45 Seconds of Rosewood Zen

posted in Argentina, Field Guides, Pic du Jour on February 1, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

A mental health break courtesy of these beautifully sculpted Rosewoods, or Tipuana Tipu.

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Arbol Bandera, Tierra del Fuego

posted in Argentina, Pic du Jour on January 26, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

Trees shaped by the wind. I hugged the one on the right.

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Rostro Sobre Hoja

posted in Argentina, Art, Pic du Jour on January 24, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

Face on a leaf.

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Bukowski, Calvino and Kerouac in Buenos Aires

posted in Argentina, Books, Bookstores, Pic du Jour on January 23, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

If they were a band, what songs would they play?

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Chasing Redheads in the Forest: Up Close With a Pair of Magellanic Woodpeckers

posted in Argentina, Birds, Field Guides on July 12, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

Best raging red mohawk on a bird south of the equator.

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Laguna Nimez Reserve, El Calafate – The Best 90-Minute Birding Experience in Patagonia

posted in Argentina, Birds, Field Guides on March 20, 2018 by Bob Ramsak 6 Comments
Chimango Caracara | Milvago chimango, Laguna Nimez Reserva Municipal, Calafate

A richly diverse sanctuary in southern Argentina that provides remarkably easy access to a phenomenally wide array of Andean and Patagonian birdlife.

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Crested Caracara

posted in Argentina, Birds, Chile on July 28, 2014 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) in Argentine Patagonia.

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A Park at the Planet’s Edge: Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego National Park

posted in Argentina, Hikes on February 2, 2013 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

If this scene reminds you of what the edge of the world might look like, it’s because it’s close. This is the view over Lapataia Bay at the southeastern corner of Tierra del Fuego National Park, a body of water that extends towards the Beagle Channel which itself leads towards the Southern Ocean north of… Continue reading →

All the World’s a Page – 13 snaps from the El Ateneo Bookstore

posted in Argentina, Bookstores on January 24, 2013 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments
The El Ateneo Bookstore in Buenos Aires

Visiting El Ateneo, a majestic former theater converted into a gorgeous bookstore in downtown Buenos Aires, really was on my List of Things to See Before I Die. Does that mean I’m now really one step closer?

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This is BobRamsak.com, a public notebook by Bob Ramsak.

I’m a long-time journalist, photographer and researcher driven by passions for environmental, social and refugee justice. I’ve visited 62 countries and write something and make pictures (almost) every day. This site is a notebook and photolog where I track and (sometimes) comment on those interests, journal my travels and log my current obsessions. At the moment the most dominant ones are the global response to the climate crisis and a renewed passion for birding and bird photography.

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