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Lake District: Bariloche and Nahuel Huapi

Tourism, attractions, sightseeing, geography, photos, maps, art and entertainment, sports and recreation and practical information about the lake district of Argentina.
Lago Nahuel Huapi Tour
Lake Nahuel Huapi in Argentina's Patagonian Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi offers mountain peaks, glaciers, rushing rivers, verdant forests, wildlife, the spectacular lake itself and all-year recreational activiries.
Lanín National Park Photos
The park comprises an area of 379,000 hectares centered around the volcano with an almost perfect cone. It is a favorite with climbers and wildlife viewers, and with those who like to fish in mountain lakes.
Andean Crossing from Argentina into Chile
"Join us on several special expeditions from Argentina into Chile. Your trip starts in Northern Patagonia from a 15,000-acre cattle ranch in the Andean foothills 45 miles from San Martin de los Andes."
Caviahue y Copahue (Neuquén)
Right in the province of Neuquén, at the foot of the Copahue volcano and at the Caviahue lakeside, flourishes this mountain village which in mapuche language means "place for celebration or reunion.
El Bolsón (Río Negro)
This small village is located in the southwest of the province of Río Negro, right in the angle formed by the Andes Mountain Range and the 42th parallel (provincial border with Chubut).
Hosteria Santa Rita
On Nahuel Huapi Lake close to Bariloche.
Hotel Tronador
On Lake Mascardi not far from Bariloche and Mt. Tronador.
La Cascada Hotel
Near Bariloche the hotel has extensive grounds and its own waterfall.
Lake Nahuel Huapi Live Video
View of the lake with Isla Huemul and Cerro Villega.
Lanín National Park
"The Lanín National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the province of Neuquén, with forests of diverse tree varieties, mainly fagaceaes and pinophytas as the lenga and the Araucaria, many of which species can't be found elswere in Argentina."
Lanín National Park
"This park was created in 1937 to preserve a good sample of the northern patagonian Andes woods and forests, including here some species not found elsewhere - the araucanian araucaria - and two southern beeches much sought for the quality of their timber (raulí, N. alpína and the roble pellín, N. obliqua)."
Mapuche Silverware
Silversmith Antri Tripai combines ancient methods with new.
Nahuel Huapi Lake
Photo is slow loading but pretty.
Neuquén province
Map and description from www.argentour.
Patagonian Adventures
Summer and winter adventures include rafting, fly fishing, trekking, photo safaris, climbing, horse back riding, Mountain bicycling, skiing and snowboarding, and more from this tour company in Villa Lo Angostura, Neuquén.
Rio Negro province
Map and description from www.argentour.
Villa La Angostura (Neuquén)
This beautiful mountain village is located in the South of the province of Neuquén, right in the heart of the lakes of the Nahuel Huapi National Park.

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