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Argentina (Lago Nahuel Huapi)- South America
Bec2004-09-20 17:24:42
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Lago Nahuel Huapi
I did not make a special Argentina page for the three photos I showed of my short hop from Santiago to Mendoza but my second side-trip in that country warrants doing so for I have 18 pictures to show you.
In Valdivia, I took a bus going all the way to San Carlos de Bariloche at southern end the 200 km Lago Nahuel Huapi.
Bariloche
Argentina is more expensive than other South American countries. I got on the phone and had to a number of places before finding the Residencial Godec, up the hill in this photo, where I paid 16 dollars a night.
Bariloche is a very clean resort town with a marked German flavor. Its central square would not be out of place in Switzerland or the Austrian Alps.
It was actually a quite pleasant place and I was surprised to see there were not more tourists enjoying it. Apparently it is more popular in winter when people come here to ski in the neighboring mountains (Cerro Otto, 1405m. and the 2388 m Cerro Catedral).
There were very few tourists when I was there in February but the town looked quite prosperous. I guess they must be doing alright in the winter to afford an impressive Cathedral like this one.
Lago Nahuel Huapi
What really made me come here was not Bariloche but the trip to Puerto Varas in Chile by boat through the three glacial lakes, Nahuel Huapi, Frias (aguas?) and Todos los Santos. Unfortunately the weather was terrible when I went through and I saw barely a tenth of the beautiful scenery I would have enjoyed so much had it been nice.
Tronador
This picture might be striking but it was a great frustration for me that the clouds had blocked the dramatic view of Volcán Tronador's sheer rock face rising to 3491 meters. It's called Tronador for the thundering noise its ice avalanches produce in winter.
Volcán Osorno
The low ceiling prevented us from seeing the 2493 metre Cerro Puntiagudo on the way but when we got to the other end at Petrohue, the ceiling at lifted a little and we had a glimpse of the base of the 2652 metre Volcán Osorno.
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