Bariloche

After the calmed journey, to arrive in Bariloche is as a return to the normal life, because there are streets, people, traffic, bars and stores, but this place is even this way a paradise for its alpine accent, its people and its "Nahuel Huapi." Park . The nights are generally very cold, so is better that you shelter well and go out, because it is still a lot to make: the stores and the restaurants are open, besides being able to visit the "Civic Center " (built in wood and stone) and then cross from side to side the 7 blocks of the "Mitre" street to observe their treasures like Sweaters with very original designs, smoky cheese, deer and boar, handmade chocolates (more of 200 varieties) and for close the night, a delicious Fondue.


Toward the 9:00 begins the "Chico" circuit, that travels the most important areas in Bariloche, until arriving to the center "Campanario". From there you can observe again the beautiful landscape of mountains covered with snow, several of them are located in the "Moreno" lake , this is another of the most extraordinary landscapes of the trip, until the point of being classified as one of the 7 better views of the world, for the National Geographic magazine.


The journey take a pause in the "Panoramic Point", where you can visit the "San Eduardo" chapel and the Hotel "Llao Llao" in front of the lake, that it also has 12 islands, the biggest is the "Victoria" island, covered with Arrayanes.
After concluding the long, but charmer travel from "Port Montt" in Chile, until arriving in Bariloche in Argentina, you will understand because many tourists affirm that the Andean lakes are the most beautiful "piece" to visit of this mountain range.

Some activities in Peulla

1. cavalcade to a cascade: Exist some vehicles specially conditioned for the lands of the area, the people travel 4 Km until arrive at a country property where are the horses, from there you rides for forests, paths and rivers to the "El encanto" lagoon and the "Twins" Cascades . You can also ask for the journey toward the "Los Helechos" ("The Ferns") cascade , are relaxed walks for 3 hours and where can be contemplated different aspects of the nature.


2. Safari in Jet Boat: This trip leaves the port directly, a high-speed boat navigates for the lake to the Black river and travels it during 40 minutes, aproximately. From this Boat can be observed cliffs, snowed summits and places with exuberant vegetation.


3. Canopy: It allows "to fly over" the trees with speed and until traveling between them, to make this activity is necessary walk for 15 minutes toward the mountain with a harness, later you need cross for a hanging bridge (perfect for those that are looking for emotions), until an enormous tree "Colhué" where ir the first station. When you arrive to the last platform is necessary to down in "Rappel", (vertically until the floor).









Journeys that you don't should lose in their Tour



1. a tour for the Civic center, architectural jewel of stone and wood.

2. you have to ascend to the hill "Campanario" for appreciate the best panoramic view in the lake.

3. to know the Swiss colony, a town of ends of the XIX century located at a hour of the city.

4. to prove the delicious "Curanto", that consists in cooking vegetables with meats in a hole made into the earth over hot stones, this gives it a very special and different flavor.

5. if you are a good skier, don't doubt to go to the hill "Cathedral", (20 Km of Bariloche), it is the bigger center of ski of Suramérica. Their summit is to 2.000 meters on the level of the sea.

6. the hill "Otto" is also an ideal place to ski (1.450 meters), it possesses a closed "cable-car" to ascend until the summit, there is a delicious revolvable sweet shop.

7. the trip in "vapor train" from 1912, the journey is for one day, leaves from Bariloche and travels for the patagonic steppe until to the "Perito Moreno" lake . It is better to take a light and small suitcase for this journey.










Indexes

Avianca Maganize
Year: August of 2005
Author: Adelaida of the Corral
Title: To navigate the lakes of the South







Stories of an Inhabitant of Peulla






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