Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The village consists of two distinct areas: El Cruce, which is the commercial center
along the highway, and La Villa, nestled against the lakeshore, 3km to the south. Though
La Villa is more residential, it still has hotels, shops, services and, unlike El Cruce, lake
access.
Sights & Activities
Several outfitters in town offer trekking, horseback riding and guided mountain-bike
rides, and the tourist office provides information on each. Mountain biking is a great way
to explore the surrounding area.
Parque Nacional Los Arrayanes
PARK
(admission AR$65)
This inconspicuous, often overlooked park, encompassing the en-
tire Quetrihué peninsula, protects remaining stands of the cinnamon-barked arrayán, a
member of the myrtle family. In Mapudungun (language of the Mapuche) the peninsula's
name means 'place of the arrayánes.'
The park headquarters is at the southern end of the peninsula, near the largest concen-
tration of arrayánes, in an area known as
El Bosque
. It's a three-hour, 12km hike to the
tip of the peninsula, on an excellent
interpretive nature trail
. You can also hike out and
get the ferry back from the point, or vice versa. There are two small lakes along the trail.
Regulations require hikers to enter the park before midday and leave it by 4pm in winter
and around 6pm to 7pm in summer.
From the park's northern entrance at La Villa, a very steep 20-minute hike leads to two
panoramic overlooks
of Lago Nahuel Huapi.
Cabalgatas Correntoso
HORSEBACK RIDING
( 0294-15-451-0559;
www.cabalgatacorrentoso.com.ar
; Cacique Antriao 1850)
For horseback
riding (half-day to multiday trips). Contact Tero Bogani, who brings the gaucho side of
things to his trips. Prices start at AR$300 for a three-hour outing.
Centro de Ski Cerro Bayo
SKIING
( 0294-449-4189;
www.cerrobayoweb.com
;
full-day pass AR$250-420)
From June to Septem-
ber, lifts carry skiers from the 1050m base up to 1700m at this 'boutique' (read small but
expensive) winter resort, 9km northeast of El Cruce via RP66. All facilities, including
rental equipment (AR$200 to AR$265), are available on-site.
Cerro Belvedere
HIKING
