The Lakes District haunts because of the sweentess of it landscape. Imposing mountains, deep forests, blue lakes, wild rivers and waterfalls.
You can experiment diverse activities like trekking, fishing, walking, rafting, horseback riding, country walks, always in contact with nature.
The attractions never end. In winter time, there are ski centers, such as San Martín de los Andes, Bariloche, and Villa La Langostura, all developed with modern infrastructure.
In summer and fall you´ll be amazed with the explosion of colors that creates a stunning landscape.
The Andean-Patagonian Forest is a natural region. It stretchs from the north of the province of Neuquén, extending about 2,200 km to “Tierra Del Fuego”in the end of the continent.
In this area the mountains are lower than in the north of the Andes. For that reason the winds of the Pacific Ocean blow over them and when rising, they get cold and they take out their humidity in the raining or snowing way.
In this spectacular Andean-Patagonian Forest there are the following National Parks: “Lanín”, “Nahuel Huapi”, “Arrayanes”, “Puelo Lake” and "Los Alerces"
In the Andean area, because of the weather conditions, the flora of the region only grows in dispersed form.
In the humid forest area, great trees like “coihue” and “lenga”, form dense forests, that become of beautiful reddish and an orange colour in autumn. The cypress is developed in drier areas within the transition forest, and “ñire” occupies different atmospheres shared by other species. The larch or “laguen”, is an American conifer that reaches up to seventy meters of height, and owns an excellent quality of wood.
The forests of “arrayán” or “quetri” owns cinnamon, yellowish and reddish color crust trees, of nine meters in length, with medicinal leaves. These trees are unique in the world, since in other places they grow only in the form of shrubs. Within the region, in the highest area the presence of the majestic condor stands out, that also is a key refuge during the summer for threatened “huemul” or Andean red deer.
In the humid forest and transition area, the presence of mammals like the "pudú", the "gato huiña" and little monkey of the mount stand out. We can appreciate the amphibians and birds like the black carpenter, “chucao”, the “rayadito” and the southern parrot.
The season of fishing in the lakes and streams, is from spring until the beginning of autumn. The trouts are very appreciated, and many foreign tourists come especially to fish them while enjoy the spectacular landscape. The trouts and salmons are the favourite varieties for many people.
Northern Patagonia or the Lakes District is one of the backpackers Meccas in Argentina. The beauty of the scenery, the exciting activities and the professional hostels services atract more and more people. And the hostels are always a meeting point for travelers, plus the departure point of backpacker tours and excursions to enjoy the atractions, closer.
