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easily walked. The residential areas are more
contemporary in style and rather haphazard
due to Bariloche's rapid expansion avenues,
which run east to west alongside the lake. They
change names at the Civic Center.
The three
main ave-
nues are
Moreno,
Elflein and
Mitre.
Centro Cívico
The Civic Center is lovely. Several ocher stone
buildings enclose a landscaped square over-
looking the lake and municipal dock. These
buildings were designed by local architect
Ezequiel Bustillo, who also laid out the town
grid and designed the Llao-Llao resort. The
buildings were completed in 1934 and the stone
was quarried locally. They house the municipal
government offices, the tourist office, police
department, the Natural History Museum of
Patagonia and a library. The equestrian statue
in the square honors General Roca , who led
the Argentine forces against the Mapuche Indi-
ans. They fiercely resisted the white settlers
who were arriving in the area. A highlight is
the clock on the municipal tower which, at the
stroke of noon, opens to reveal revolving stat-
ues depicting an Indian, a missionary, a Span-
iard and a farmer from the time when the area
was first being colonized.
Avenida B. Mitre
West of the Civic
Center, it
becomes
Avenida
España.
This busy street starts at the arch leading east
from the Centro Cívico. It is crowded with
shops, airline offices, hotels and restaurants.
 
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