Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Paseo de los Artesanos
D2
Sights
Centro Cívico
NEIGHBORHOOD
A stroll through Bariloche's center, with its beautiful log-and-stone buildings designed
by architect Ezequiel Bustillo, is a must. Besides, posing for a photo with one of the -
barrel-toting Saint Bernards makes for a classic Argentine snapshot, and views over the
lake are superb. The buildings house the municipal tourist office and the museum.
Museo de la Patagonia
MUSEUM
( 0294-442-2309; Centro Cívico; donation AR$20; 10am-12:30pm & 2-5pm Tue-Fri,
10am-6pm Sat)
The museum is filled with archaeological and ethnographic materials, life-
like stuffed animals and enlightening historical evaluations on such topics as Mapuche
resistance to the Conquest of the Desert.
Activities
Bariloche and the Nahuel Huapi region are one of Argentina's major outdoor recreation
areas, and numerous operators offer a variety of activities, particularly horseback riding,
mountain biking and white-water rafting.
Mountaineering & Trekking
The national park office distributes a brochure with a map, adequate for initial planning,
that rates hikes as easy, medium or difficult and suggests possible loops. Many of these
hikes are detailed in Lonely Planet's
Trekking in the Patagonian Andes
.
Club Andino Bariloche (
Click here
)
provides loads of information (including on
camping), and issues obligatory permits for trekking in Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi.
For AR$30, its
Mapa General de la Guía de Sendas y Picadas
is cartographically medio-
cre, but has good trail descriptions and is indispensable for planning. It sells three addi-
tional trekking maps, all of which include mountain-bike trails.
Skiing
