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Bariloche, Lake Nahuel Huapi in the Argentine Patagonia
This is not the same Bariloche, that everyone knows
San Carlos de Bariloche is perhaps the most renowned and well-known city in southern Argentina. Bariloche is synonymous with the Argentine Patagonia, being the largest and first developed tourist destination. In this town of 40 thousand people, tens of thousands of foreigners come all year seeking his exuberant Lake Nahuel Huapi, of beautifully water bodies and their neighbours, the majestic mountains, The Cathedral and Tronador. But emerging from Bariloche, towards the south, providing a beautiful opportunity for anyone who enjoys nature and the landscapes of the Andean mountains coming up with like a beautiful bouquet of options.
The mysticism surrounding El Bolson is owed to the Cerro Piltiquitron (hill of the hung Clouds in the Mapuche language), but also because many of its residents today arrived in the 70's, when the Hippy move with the slogan of "peace and love" a slogan of life. Hence, El Bolson, is the main attraction for those who love crafts, non-exclusive which can be found in both socket in Otavalo (Ecuador), the result of the experience of those hippies, who left today sexagenarios mark in the city to convert "in the town free of nuclear energy" or "the town that loves life," their official slogans.
Bathed by the blue rivers and the Quimquimtreu, hiking and fishing, are more options at hand to tourists. A few kilometres from here, Lago Puelo, the lake which gives its name to the neighbouring village, serves as the first approach, for those who believed that Lake Nahuel Huapí was the only marvel of the famous Patagonia.
Always on South of route 40, the cities of El Hoyo and Epuyen (with its namesake lakes), extend and microclimate valley full of lush landscapes for more than 40 Kilometres.
60 kilometres are needed to be build in the direction of Cholila, where by a dirt road if we want to trace the ghosts of Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, the notorious American bandits who settled for years in a wooden house, raising horses until they decided to return to the old ways and rob two banks in Argentina and the proceeds of a mine in Bolivia. Since last December the house where they lived these legendary bandits, it became a museum, which people come from all over the world to find out a little more about what was not learned in the film that will be cherished, Robert Redford and Paul Newman.
But skiing, nor is it unique to Bariloche. At 129 kilometres from the home of Butch and Sundance east is the city of Esquel, one of the main cities in the province of Chubut with two best ski slopes for those who love winter sports.
Travelling is a must-see for those who want to make one of the many circuits Patagonian between Argentina and Chile, for beginners or the kayak, by the waters of the Rio Grande, where crossing the border will become Futaleufu (Rio Grande language araucana) and the ideal for more experienced Kayak lovers.
Who takes you there?
How to get there:
Mexico-Buenos Aires-Bariloche-Santiago- Mexico (LAN)
Price: 11066 Argentinian pesos
Phone: (01 800) 123 1619
Time difference: 3 hours
Currency: Argentinian Pesos. The Euro and the US Dollar is well accepted by the tourism sector
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