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Mt Fitz Roy Cerro Chaltén
Watercolour, 18.5″ x 30″, ©️2023, Elizabeth Gilbert Monte Fitz Roy, also known as Cerro Chaltén straddles the border of Argentina and Chile in Patagoinia. Its elevation is 3,405 m (11,171 ft). It was first seen by the Europeans in 1783, and first climbed in 1952. The ancient Tehuelches considered the mountain sacred, and named it Chaltén, meaning…