Tomas Boschetto

Siete Lagos – San Martín de los Andes

  • Argentina

Between Christmas and New Year 2019, a drive north from Bariloche on the Ruta de los Siete Lagos — we had a car, and I would rent one. Villa La Angostura, then the lakes: Espejo, Traful (I love Villa Traful), Meliquina, Lolog, Quila Quina, Huechulafquen. Cascada Ñivinco off the highway is a gentle ~4 km / 45-minute walk each way through the forest, with a river crossing. We camped at Lago Hermoso. Ended in San Martín de los Andes.

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  1. Attraction

    Villa La Angostura

    Visited: Dec 26, 2019

    Arrival notes: Rental car north from Bariloche on RN 40 / Siete Lagos

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    Gateway onto the seven lakes. Rent a car for this road — I would.

  2. Attraction

    Lago Espejo

    Visited: Dec 26, 2019

    How I got there: Car — Short detour off the Siete Lagos

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  3. Attraction

    Villa Traful

    Visited: Dec 27, 2019

    How I got there: Car — Detour off the Siete Lagos toward the lake

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    I love Villa Traful.

  4. Attraction

    Lago Traful

    Visited: Dec 27, 2019

    How I got there: Car — From the village

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  5. Attraction

    Cascada Ñivinco

    Visited: Dec 28, 2019

    How I got there: Walk — Parked on RN 40, then the forest trail

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    About 4 km / 45 minutes each way. Easy forest walk, a river to cross, two falls at the end.

  6. Lodging

    Camping Lago Hermoso

    Visited: Dec 28, 2019

    How I got there: Car — Ripio turnoff from the Siete Lagos

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    Camped here.

  7. Attraction

    Lago Meliquina

    Visited: Dec 29, 2019

    How I got there: Car — Detour toward San Martín

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  8. Other

    San Martín de los Andes

    Visited: Dec 29, 2019

    How I got there: Car — Rental car up the Siete Lagos from Bariloche

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    End of the seven-lakes drive.

  9. Attraction

    Lago Lolog

    Visited: Dec 30, 2019

    How I got there: Car — From San Martín

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  10. Attraction

    Quila Quina

    Visited: Dec 30, 2019

    How I got there: Car — From San Martín along Lago Lácar

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  11. Attraction

    Lago Huechulafquen

    Visited: Dec 31, 2019

    How I got there: Car — North from San Martín toward Junín / Lanín

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Route summary: Villa La Angostura → Lago Espejo → Villa Traful → Lago Traful → Cascada Ñivinco → Camping Lago Hermoso → Lago Meliquina → San Martín de los Andes → Lago Lolog → Quila Quina → Lago Huechulafquen