Natural features

Bariloche and the Lake District

Argentina Río Negro San Carlos de Bariloche

Bariloche and the Lake District
Photo: Hiroki Ogawa, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A town on Lake Nahuel Huapi in the Andes, famous for chocolate and alpine scenery. Ride the chairlift up Cerro Campanario for a view of the lakes, drive the Circuito Chico, and ski at Cerro Catedral in winter.


The Seven Lakes Road leads north to San Martín de los Andes.

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