Lago Rivadavia
Tre giorni a fine febbraio 2020, da Bariloche attraverso El Bolsón — un percorso davvero scenografico — per accamparci sul bordo nord del Lago Rivadavia. Tutto viaggiava nel cassone del camion e arrivò coperto di polvere. Abbiamo salito il Cerro Alto El Petiso, fatto asado e kayak sul lago, e l’ultimo giorno abbiamo attraversato il Parque Nacional Los Alerces fino a Esquel per pranzo, prima di tornare a Bariloche. Tutta la zona è vicina all’insediamento gallese delle Ande, con belle sale da tè. Purtroppo non siamo andati a Trevelin, il cuore di quella comunità.
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Bariloche
Visitato: 27 feb 2020
Note di arrivo: We left Bariloche in a truck, everything piled in the back, heading south on the Andean road.
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The start of a three-day loop, not a stay. From here the road drops toward El Bolsón and then into Chubut — lakes, forest, and dust.
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El Bolsón
Visitato: 27 feb 2020
Come ci sono arrivato: Auto — The scenic drive south from Bariloche on RN40 / the Andean corridor. We crossed through town on the way to the lake.
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The midpoint of a really scenic route — hops, mountains, and the last proper town before the lakes. The truck bed collected the whole road: by the time we reached Rivadavia, every bag was covered in dirt.
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Lago Rivadavia — north shore camp
Visitato: 27 feb 2020
Come ci sono arrivato: Auto — Drove on from El Bolsón to the northern edge of the lake, inside the approach to Parque Nacional Los Alerces.
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We camped at the northern edge of Lago Rivadavia — a quiet, cold-water lake under the Andes. Three nights’ worth of gear out of a filthy truck, then fire, water, and the kind of silence you come south for.
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Cerro Alto El Petiso
Visitato: 28 feb 2020
Come ci sono arrivato: A piedi — Hike from the Lago Verde / Puerto Mermoud side — a long, steep day. Register with the guardaparques.
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An amazing hike with very rewarding sights — forest, a creek bed, then a summit plateau over the lakes. Somewhere along the way I remember a millenary alerce, a lahuan standing in the Valdivian woods. Worth the tired legs.
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Kayak and asado on Lago Rivadavia
Visitato: 28 feb 2020
Come ci sono arrivato: Altro — From camp, onto the water and back to the fire.
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The lake day: kayaks on the cold water and a grill on the shore. After Petiso this is the right pace — swim if you dare, eat meat, watch the light move across the cordillera.
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Parque Nacional Los Alerces
Visitato: 29 feb 2020
Come ci sono arrivato: Auto — On the last day we drove further south along RP71 through the park — Rivadavia, Verde, Futalaufquen.
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Incredibly beautiful. The park is more than the lake we camped on: arrayanes, hanging valleys, and the ice-field country opening as you keep south. Give the drive time — it is the point, not a transfer.
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Esquel
Visitato: 29 feb 2020
Come ci sono arrivato: Auto — Kept going south out of the park to Esquel, had lunch, then the long drive back to Bariloche.
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Lunch in Esquel after the park, then the whole way home to Bariloche in one go. The town sits on the edge of the Welsh Andes — there are nice casas de té around. A proper Patagonian day of sitting in a truck and watching the mountains change. If you can spare the detour, Trevelin is only a short hop further.
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Trevelin
Come ci sono arrivato: Auto — We did not go. From Esquel it is a short drive west toward the Andes — twenty minutes, if that.
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We sadly did not go. Trevelin — Trefelin, the mill town — is the heart of the Welsh community this close to the Andes, a few kilometres from Esquel. Casas de té, bara brith, and a different Patagonia. If you have even two extra hours after lunch in Esquel, go.
Riepilogo del percorso: Bariloche → El Bolsón → Lago Rivadavia — north shore camp → Cerro Alto El Petiso → Kayak and asado on Lago Rivadavia → Parque Nacional Los Alerces → Esquel → Trevelin