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Camino De Los Siete Lagos
The Road of the Seven Lakes () is the popular name given to the scenic portion of national route 40 between the towns of San Martín de los Andes and Villa La Angostura in the Neuquén Province, in Patagonia Argentina.http://www.rionegro.com.ar/diario/el-camino-de-los-lagos-ya-es-parte-de-la-ruta-40-984787-9521-nota.aspx El camino de Los Lagos ya es parte de la Ruta 40 Diario Río Negro The 107 km road that crosses the Lanín and Nahuel Huapi national parks provides access to several lakes in the forest area of the Patagonic Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ..., as well as to other sights. The seven most important lakes on the way of the road after which the route is named are: * Machónico * Escondido * Correntoso * Espejo * Lácar * Falkner * Villarino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAMINO DE LOS SIETE LAGOS
The Road of the Seven Lakes () is the popular name given to the scenic portion of national route 40 between the towns of San Martín de los Andes and Villa La Angostura in the Neuquén Province, in Patagonia Argentina.http://www.rionegro.com.ar/diario/el-camino-de-los-lagos-ya-es-parte-de-la-ruta-40-984787-9521-nota.aspx El camino de Los Lagos ya es parte de la Ruta 40 Diario Río Negro The 107 km road that crosses the Lanín and Nahuel Huapi national parks provides access to several lakes in the forest area of the Patagonic Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ..., as well as to other sights. The seven most important lakes on the way of the road after which the route is named are: * Machónico * Escondido * Correntoso * Espejo * Lácar * Falkner * Villarino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escondido Lake
Escondido Lake (Spanish: Lago Escondido) is a lake in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... There is a settlement called Lago Escondido. External links * Lakes of Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego {{TierradelFuegoAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traful Lake
Traful Lake is a lake in the Los Lagos Department of the Argentine province of Neuquén with an area of 76 km². The lake is the starting point of the Traful River that empties into the Nahuel Huapi Lake. It is contained inside Nahuel Huapi National Park. This lake is famous for a scenic view from a 102-meter-high glacier cliff which offers a complete view of the lake and the entire valley. On the lake's shore lies the mountain town of Villa Traful, the main settlement in the lake area. It has campgrounds, a gas station, and hotels. The waters of the lake are very transparent and well oxygenated. The irregular coasts of the lake have cliffs and beaches. Fishing is possible both from boats and from the shore. The north shore has good fishing for landlocked salmon, rainbow trout, brook trout, and brown trout. Northern arm, “Pichi Traful” The lake has a long, thin northern arm, known as Lake Pichi Traful. It extends to the northwest of the main body of the lake, acce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermoso Lake
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Villarino Lake
Villarino may refer to: * Basilio Villarino, Spanish Royal Navy captain, explorer and writer * Xulio Villarino (born 1969), Spanish photographer * Ahigal de Villarino, village and municipality in Salamanca, Spain *Villarino de los Aires, municipality in Salamanca, Spain *Villarino Partido Villarino Partido is a partido in the south of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 26,500 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Médanos, which is located from Buenos Aires an ..., partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina named after the explorer * ARA ''Villarino'', 1880s Argentine Navy steamer named after the explorer * Basilio Villarino Bridge, named after the explorer, connecting the Argentinian cities of Viedma and Carmen de Patagones * Villarino Lake, named after the explorer, in the province of Neuquen, Argentina * Villarino River, connecting Villarino lake with Falkner lake, also in Neuquen, Argentina {{disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkner Lake
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Lácar Lake
Lácar Lake ( es, Lago Lácar) is a lake of glacial origin in Neuquén Province, Argentina. It is enclosed in the Andes mountain range, at above mean sea level. The area around the lake is mostly uninhabited, except for the city of San Martín de los Andes on its northeastern coast. The lake has a surface area of and a mean depth of , with a maximum of . Its catchment basin comprises . Like many Andean Argentine lakes, it drains across Chile and into the Pacific Ocean, in this case via the Huahum River that flows through Huahum Pass Hua Hum Pass ( es, Paso Hua Hum ) is an international mountain pass in the Andes between Chile and Argentina. The pass takes its name from the Hua Hum River that flows from Argentina into Chile at the site of the border crossing. Even though the ... in the Andes. As the northernmost lake on the eastern side of Andes that drains to the Pacific the lake and its catchment basin were claimed by Chile until 1902 based on an interpretation of the Bound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espejo Lake
Espejo Lake (Spanish for ''Mirror Lake'') is a lake of glacial tectonic origin located in southern Neuquén Province, Argentina. The lake lies near the town of Villa La Angostura, on the route known as the Road of the Seven Lakes. Its name refers to the clean and quiet waters, which reflect the landscape like a mirror. The lake is fed by numerous streams bringing snow- and ice-melt from the nearby mountains. The shore of the lake alternates between volcanic sand beaches, juncus, and rock walls. Among the most common activities in the area are mountain biking, sport fishing, windsurfing Windsurfing is a wind propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing", and emerged in the late 1960s from the aerospace and surf culture of California. Windsurfing ga ..., trekking, and BMX riding. External linksPicture Lakes of Neuquén Province Glacial lakes of Argentina {{Neuquén-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 40 (Argentina)
National Route 40, also known as RN40 or "Ruta 40", is a route in western Argentina, stretching from Punta Loyola near Rio Gallegos in Santa Cruz Province in the south to La Quiaca in Jujuy Province in the north. The route parallels the Andes mountains. The southern part of the route, by now largely paved, has become a well-known adventure tourism journey, and there are plans to pave the whole road. RN40 is the longest route in Argentina and one of the longest in the world alongside such routes as U.S. Route 66, Canada's Trans-Canada Highway, and Australia's Stuart Highway, more than long. At its traditional southern end near the city of Río Gallegos, it starts at sea level. It then crosses 20 national parks, 18 major rivers, and 27 passes in the Andes. Route 40's highest point is in Abra del Acay in Salta Province. The road crosses the provinces of Santa Cruz, Chubut, Río Negro, Neuquen, Mendoza, San Juan, La Rioja, Catamarca, Tucumán, Salta, and Jujuy. Descripti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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