Nahuel Huapi National Park

Posteado el February 11, 2009 - Categorizado en Adventure tourism in Villa La Angostura, Argentina Bariloche Tourism

Being the oldest Argentine national park, Nahuel Huapi National Park is worth visiting. It is located in the south-West of the province of Neuquén and Northwest of the province of Rio Negro. Most of the tourists who visit this beautiful park stay at the hotels in San Carlos de Bariloche, one of the most outstanding tourist destinations in Argentina.

Nahuel Huapi National Park is recognized by its rich wildlife, beautiful landscapes and the various biotopes that it covers. In this park you can see: coihues, arrayanes,ferns and ñires, among other plants. There are also numerous animals which can be seen in Nahuel Huapi National park such as huemuls, pudus, guanacos and condors.
The various lakes in the park (Lago Mascardi, Lago Gutiérrez, Lago Moreno and many others) are really beautiful. It must be said that this area is known as the Argentine Lake Distric.
Tourists who visit this park usually enjoy skiing in Cerro Catedral which is a peak within the Park that has become one of the most important ski resorts in Argentina.
However, if you are keen on climbing, you should enjoy Aconcagua expeditions in the province of Mendoza that is not so far away the capital city of Neuquén.

Author: Viviana Gómez

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Tours in Bariloche: Catedral and Otto Hills

Posteado el April 28, 2008 - Categorizado en Argentina Bariloche Tourism, Skiing in Argentina

Cerro Cathedral: Located in San Carlos de Bariloche, is the largest Snow and Skiing centre around the Southern Hemisphere, offers a wide and extensive service infrastructure to practice activities and winter sports, plus a unique landscape.

It is named Cathedral, because of the similarity of the towers that crown the summit of a Gothic cathedral. Several lifts allow access to him in any time of year.
Hospitality (see hotels in Bariloche), a variety of cuisine and meet local tastes and needs of the large number of skiers and tourists who arrive each year. In summer enjoy various activities to allow full nature in their wooded hillside. You can go back down Lake Gutierrez.
Practice skiing and snowboarding on the hill Cathedral
Course Total: 45 km.
Running time: Half day.

Otto Hill

Running time: 2 hours.
Entering at km. 1 of the Pioneers are on a path rises slightly winding up the complex winter Piedras Blancas (km 5), a little more ahead are the cross-country ski runs and Refuge (and museum) Berkoff.
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