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Lakes
District, Argentina/Chile
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Our hotel (center) was situated on the
beautiful Llao Llao penninsula
The
Lakes District is a beautiful region of northern Patagonia
straddling the border between Argentina and Chile. The many
lakes and mountains are popular for outdoor activities including
hiking, skiing, and boating. We started our visit in Bariloche,
Argentina and explored the surrounding wilderness by foot
and car. The town itself was quite delightful, full of appetizing
restaurants and sweet shops. We crossed over to Chile via
the scenic Lakes Crossing, which combines several boats and
buses to traverse the Andes mountains.
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View
from our room at the
Llao Llao Resort |
Lakes
and mountains in the
Bariloche area |
The
mountains around Bariloche have interesting spikes and rock
formations |
The
Lakes Crossing offered spectacular scenery along the way
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Spectacular
Mount Tronador, just
on the Chilean side of the pass |
Mountains
near Peulla |
Startling
green waters of Lago Frias along the Lakes Crossing
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We
passed by Volcan Osorno, near Petrohue, during the Lakes Crossing
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Some
young specimens of the Alerce, which can live up to 4000 years |
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