Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CERRO CATEDRAL
Bariloche, Río Negro
Maximum altitude: 7,590 feet
Alpine & Nordic
Ski season: June 15-September 30
CHAPELCO
San Martín de los Andes, Nequén Province
Maximum altitude: 6,528 feet
Alpine & Nordic
Ski season: June 20-September 30
LA HOYA
Esquel, Chubut Province
Maximum altitude: 6,930 feet
Alpine
Ski season: July 1-October 9
National Parks
Argentina is over 2,000 miles long. Within
those 2,000 miles there is tremendous diversity
- rain forests, spectacular waterfalls, glacial
lakes and soaring mountains - as well as a wide
variety of climatic zones. Much like the United
States and Canada, Argentina started to feel
concern for its natural areas around the turn of
the century. In 1904 President Roca enacted
legislation creating Argentina's first national
park, the
Parque Nacional del Sud
.
It was
the first national park in all of South America.
