San Carlos de Bariloche

San Carlos Bariloche city province Rí Negro, Argentina, situated foothills Andes, surrounded y lakes (Nahuel Huapi, Gutiérrez Lake, Moreno Lake Mascardi Lake) mountains (Tronador, Cerro Catedral, Cerro López). It known skiing great sight-seeing, water sports, trekking climbing. Another claim Swiss- atmosphere chocolate boutiques. Look for St Bernard g display tourists.

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El Bosque Arrayanes - A forest rare, orange colored trees y g local island ( Japan). There several cruise boats; newest (luxurious) p called "Cau Cau". Take circuit Bariloche catch ( Hotel Llao Llao) lunch, bike, enjoy afternoon forest.

Images Touristic information about San Carlos Bariloche . Hotels, cabains, rents, sails. Also Ski centers, sport cultural events, images.

Museum Patagonia - on plaza Tourist Info center. "Stuffed" native wildlife, pictures, great section covering indigenous p-Hispanic inhabitants region.

Cruce Lagos - All y cruise Lake Nahuel Huapi National Park. Numerous stops allow y wander Andean forest, Hotel Puerto Blest enjoy stunning scenery turquoise waters . Buy p cruise Lag Frias which brings y covered volcano, Tronador. Lag Frias milky j green color includes short p Chilean frontier. US$60 p person (March 2007)

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Hiking Local Mountain Guide - Guided bilingual hikes mountain guide Max Schoffel Nahuel Huapi National Park. Trek Bariloche provides comprehensive guide trekking routes National Park.

Cerro Catedral - It biggest centre South America, skiable 2 ² (0.77 q ), 100 (62 miles) runs, capacity 22,200 skiers p . It found 12 miles Bariloche.

Circuito Chico - This beautiful 60 route biked, clockwise easiest y. Or .

Cerro Otto - Viewpoint Bariloche. Transport there includes price cable which 50 p y (bus+cable ) 30 p y while other y y can mountain (9 KM city, about 2.5 hours hiking ). The one and only rotating restaurant p impressive vistas region (average costs about $25 pesos) there hiking trails behind restaurant.

Cerro López - Take 10 g there . In spring/summer/early autumn there's trekking trail mountain shelter ( y Otto's). It takes about 3 hours g there quite tiring, views shelter impressive. Be bring along water fruit p y energy. Colonia Suiza, swiss- borough, nearby.

Paragliding - Ernesto Gutierrez, 02944-462234 / 02944-15413037 (parapente@bariloche..) offers 30 minute tandem flights Ar$250 additional Ar$20 Ar$30 transportation cost, depending location (Cerro Otto Cerro Cathedral).

Rafting - Several agents offers rafting grade I Rio Limay grade III/IV Rio Manso. There several outfitters organize y tours lunch included.

Kayak, Pura Vida Half Day tours Gutierrez Lake

Cerro Campanario - $30 pesos (USD$7.6) entry/ski- p mountain, p steep trail departs bottom . This another p circuit spectacular views, -revolving restaurant p. Take y 20 which departs 20 minutes Bariloche arrive/return $6 pesos. Go off KM 17,8.

Los Siete Lagos ( seven lakes) - -y y seven picturesque lakes between Bariloche San Martin Los Andes, lunch SMdLA, followed y return p through Pampas where y local fauna along y.

Cerro Tronador, visit black glacier (ventisquero negro), Cerro Tronador waterfall overhanging cliff named Saltillo Nalcas, village Pampa Linda. The one and only busride takes about hours, costs Ar$ 80 return Ar$ 40 -y (Transitando, 20 Febrero 300, Bariloche). There additional entrance national p Ar$ 30 (foreigners). With , y 7 glacier, which beautiful experience there hiking trail shows amazing landscape. Some tourist buses y right sights. Near lookout there confiteria which sells overpriced although location remote place astonishing.

Horseriding - Horseriding tours Nahuel Huapi National Park Bariloche English/Spanish/German. Also y Tom Wesley Cabalgatas , their 3 amazing.

Historical Steam Train, . A -y journey steppe, riding 1912's railway, which rebuilt keeping original features. More website

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