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(often over 700 pounds), the tapir makes its
home here, as do the peccary (wild pig), paca (a
huge rodent), howler and capuchín monkies
and, most elusive of them all, the jaguar.
Take your swimsuit along - you'll appreciate a
refreshing swim on a humid afternoon. And
don't forget your bug spray. There are picnic
facilities in the park but no camping within the
grounds. Campgrounds do exist near the park
entrance.
See
Best Places to Stay at Iguazú Falls
, page
418, for accommodations and dining options
near the park.
Parque Nacional Lanin
Fishing and trekking are the most popular pas-
times enjoyed by visitors to Lanín National
Park, which extends across Northern
Patagonia's Lake Region in the province of
Nequén.
Tourist facilities
are available in
Junín de los
Andes and San
Martín de los
Andes. Many
visitors opt to
camp right in
the park.
The perpetually snow-capped, 12,000-foot-high
Lanín Volcano keeps vigil over the park's 24
lakes and three nature reserves from its posi-
tion on the border with Chile.
The volcano can
be climbed. Con-
tact the Club
Andino in
Junín de los
Andes.
Largely undeveloped, the park is home to sev-
eral endangered species, including the tiny
deer known as the pudú, the gato huiña, the
puma potrillero and the huemel or Andean
deer. Hunting of the more common varieties of
deer and jabalí (wild boar) is permitted at cer-
tain times and strictly regulated. Several dif-
ferent species of birds make their home in the
