El Chaltén is small backpacker town located in the Patagonia region of Argentina, and your gateway to some of the best hiking in the country. Despite it being named the trekking capital of Argentina, not much is known about El Chalten, in fact, most locals have never even heard of it. Regardless of its popularity, El Chaltén is a must see for any traveler coming to Argentina and arguably one of the best backpacker towns in all of South America. Although many say El Chaltén was founded in the 1980’s, its history extends much further than that. Prior to European colonization, this area was occupied by the Aónikenk people, also…