Lake Crossing to Bariloche, Argentina – Bariloche, Argentina (Bariloche Andes Crossing)
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A TripAdvisor™ TripWow video of a travel blog to Bariloche, Argentina by TravelPod blogger Velvetescape. See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com Lake Crossing to Bariloche, Argentina “Gosh, it seems like ages ago that we were in the deep south of Patagonia. I looked up my itinerary to check the dates and discovered that it was only four days ago that we left Punta Arenas for Puerto Montt – it’s getting increasingly difficult to keep track of the days! Puerto Montt is about halfway between Punta Arenas and Santiago, and is the gateway to the Lake District, a beautiful region of crystal-clear, emerald lakes and magnificent snow-capped volcanos. We arrived there in the morning, then took a taxi to Puerto Varas, about 20 km north of Puerto Montt. The countryside here is significantly different from the steppe-like south; it’s hilly and very green, with some beautiful forests. Some of the hills were completely blanketed in Scottish broom that were in full bloom, giving entire hillsides a bright yellow cover. Puerto Varas is a quaint town right on the shores of Lake Llanquehue (pronounced as ‘jean [as in French]-kway-way’) and looks across to the stunning Mt. Osorno, a Mt. Fuji-like volcano, on the far side of the lake. The town was founded by German immigrants and that’s pretty evident in the architecture and the numerous German names all over town. It was a pretty cloudy day with occasional showers – guess we’ve run out of ‘good weather’ luck. Bit of a shame as …
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