The Cities
San Martin de los Andes is located on the shores of Lake Lácar, within the Lanín National Park, is a paradise of peace and quietness, immersed in an environment of rivers, waterfalls, mounts and magical forests.
Originally a military settlement, today this typical mountain village dazzles visitors with its particular buildings, raised in wood and stone, which provide its characteristic warmth and charm.
A tourist resort par excellence, San Martín de los Andes offers visitors countless accommodation, gastronomy and recreation choices for all social classes and ages.
In the winter, activities revolve around the Chapelco Winter Resort, one of the most attractive in Patagonia, located a few kilometers from the city center. Of international renown, it has 29 runs of various levels of difficulty, a complete service infrastructure and the best assistance for lovers of snow sports.
San Martín de los Andes also offers the possibility of practicing fly-fishing and high hunting and it is the starting point for a large variety of land and lake tours, to enjoy unforgettable experiences in close contact with nature, any time of the year.
Among the many exciting excursions, which range from beholding unique landscapes during pleasant strolls to the adrenaline generated by adventure travel, the Seven Lakes circuit, Villa La Angostura, the Lanín Volcano, Lake Meliquina and Filo Hua Hum, Lakes Currhué and the Lahuen Co hot springs and Lakes Paimún and Huechulafquen are worth mentioning.
In order to access San Martín de los Andes, you can choose to come by land, long Route 234, or by air, to the local airport.
Junín de los Andes is a small agricultural and cattle breeding community typical of our cordillera. It is a famous fishing resort where anglers from all over the world spend some magic moments while waiting for trout to be caught.
If you are fond of sports, you can enjoy thousands of colourful stony spots around the village, where winding creeks and rivers flow amid mountains and narrow valleys.
Silence will only be interrupted by the plunging of a trout or the sweet singing of a chucau in search for food.
If you enjoy these places, you have learned to enjoy life and nature.
In the core of the Patagonian mountain range, surrounded by lakes, rivers and an ancient forest, there is a town resembling a shire: Villa La Angostura. Its name responds to the isthmus or narrownes (angostura) of the Quetrihué Peninsula, where it is nestled. It maintains the air, the harmony and quietness of a mountain village, ideal to relax and rest with the family.
Lying 45 km. from the border with Chile, and only 76 km from the Bariloche international airport, Villa La Angostura brandishes a varied hotel and gastronomic offer suitable for all tastes and needs. Its typical mountain architecture seduces visitors when it comes to choosing accommodation. Over 3,000 beds are distributed along the shores of the main bays, thus completing the natural aesthetics and a matchless structure.
Among the main attractions, the Myrtle Forest, an exclusive natural relic in the area, can be accessed on foot, by bike or on a catamaran sailing across the waters of majestic Nahuel Huapi.
Sport fishing has a complete variety of special environments, which position Villa la Angostura among the spots preferred by lovers of fly-fishing.
Beaches, forests and mountains change their appearance according to the season and offer a wide range of alternatives to visit the place and get to know it from very different perspectives. Quiet strolls, adventure, sailing and horseriding across the mountain, to mention a few activities, comply with the fantasy of getting away into an amusing vacation.
Enjoying the high Patagonian cuisine becomes essential. Villa La Angostura has been chosen as a residence by excellent chefs and cooks who contribute with high cuisine standards, thus turning the city into one of the best international cuisine exposures.
Textures, aromas and colors are combined with the quality and the cozyness of the services, making Villa la Angostura a tourist destination par excellence year after year
Ever beautiful San Carlos de Bariloche, lying on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi and surrounded by mountains and forests, is one of the most attractive cities in the world and, of course, in Argentina.
Founded in 1902, its name is a play on the words "Carlos Wiederhold", who settled down the first general store in the area (that is what "San Carlos" stands for), and a deformation of the word "vuriloche" ("different people, people from the back or from the other side"), used by the Mapuche people to refer to other native dwellers from the eastern zone of the Andes Mountain Range before their own arrival in this region.
Bariloche stands 1,640 kilometers away from the city of Buenos Aires and it offers first-class accommodation and gastronomical services. Furthermore, several tourist operators work constantly to make visitors choose this destination at all seasons.
In the summer, trout and salmonidae fly-fishing and sports recreation (especially hiking, river rafting and walks around ancient forests, as well as climbing most of the peaks surrounding the city) are some of the activities enjoyed by visitors to this great city.
During the winter, the first snowfalls announce the beginning of the ski season and the practice of winter sports at mythical Mount Catedral, considered one of the most important ski resorts in the country.
Tours on mountain bike, rowing and horseback rides with the possibility of camping in the thick forests with natural rivers and lakes turn the city outskirts into an ideal setting to have fun with the family.
For all these reasons, San Carlos de Bariloche, where youths have spent their graduation trip for decades, has everything all generations look for.
Its nightlife, its famous discos and its splendid pubs have led many visitors to wake up in front of the lake watching the sun climbing the mountain and throwing its light upon this beautiful Andean city that they will visit once and again.