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Bariloche
T
here are other ski facilities in South Amer-
ica. There are even other exciting ski areas
in Argentina. But, much like Aspen in the
United States and St. Moritz in Europe, San
Carlos de Bariloche (but always called
Bariloche) is the place to be seen. From June
through September it draws skiers and après
skiers from all over South America and Europe.
Wearing the latest ski fashions, they ski hard
and party harder. Restaurants, discos, casinos,
shops and streets are crowded day and night.
If skiing and/or the party scene is not your cup
of tea, you merely have to wait for a change of
season. Bariloche, unlike most ski resorts,
draws even more visitors in spring and summer
than it does during the winter . The warm
weather crowd comes “to do,” rather than to be
seen. They climb mountains, hike, fish, sail,
horseback ride, sunbathe and swim.
Bariloche sits on the southern shore of Lake
Nahuel Huapi in the National Park of the same
name. It is the lake surrounded by soaring
mountains, one snow-capped year-round, that
will stay in your memory. This body of shim-
mering blue water extends as far as the eye can
see. It is studded with fingers of land which cre-
ate hidden coves and small islands. In the win-
ter, the evergreen trees on these land strips
stand out but in spring and summer, deciduous
trees with shiny leaves and flowers appear. In
