El Calafate is located in Patagonia, Argentina, on the southern border of Lake Argentino in the southwestern part of Santa Cruz Province, about 230 km northwest of Río Gallegos. The city's name was derived from the small shrub, yellow flowers and blue berries very common in Patagonia. The history of the city began in the early decades of the twentieth century and was originally a safe place for a wool merchant. El Calafate was officially established in 1927 by the Argentine government to encourage settlement, but the establishment of the nearby Perito Moreno National Park in 1937 led to the stimulus of growth and construction to the best roads. It has a population of about 20,000 people, according to the latest statistics in 2014, and it has a cold and semi-dry climate in summer and humid and cold in winter. This city is a tourist destination visited by many tourists from all over the world and is full of animals that adapt in the cold weather.