DAY 11, December 8, 2013, Bariloche:
The raise Bariloche comes from the Mapuche Indians linguistic communication Mapudungun give-and-take Vuriloche pregnant “people from behind the mountain".It is a beautiful town on the banks of the lovely lake Nahuel Huapi.with mountains Cerro Companario, Cerro Otto, Cerro Catedral towering around.
We boarded motorbus 20 from the halt 500 m from our hotel as well as reached Cerro Companario.
Cerro Companario:
Our hotel had given us a motorbus menu the previous even as well as nosotros had filled it amongst l peso credit from a store on the primary road.
We had also booked 2 tours for the side past times side 2 days—one to Cerro Tronador as well as the next—Bosque del arrayanos as well as Isla Victoria cruise.
In Bariloche, The motorbus stops are marked inwards kilometers, from the centre of town to Llao Llao (around 25km inwards total).
At km 17,8 is the human foot of Campanario Hill, the chairlift takes us to the summit 1,050 meters high.
As tin endure seen the chairlift at Companario does non get got footrest. People get got to elevator upward the armrest as well as go out of the moving chairlift...It was a fun ride up.
From in that location nosotros tin come across beautiful views of the Lakes Nahuel Huapi as well as Perito Moreno, Small Lake El Trebol, San Pedro as well as Llao Llao peninsulas as well as Victoria Island.
Nahuel Huapi lake:
Nahuel Huapi lake, located within the Nahuel Huapi National Park, has a surface of 529 sq km , is 2,510 feet over the body of body of water level, as well as has a maximum depth of 1,437 feet.
It is 174.8 miles(76 km) long, as well as at its widest, 27.6 mi (12km) across. It empties into the Limay river which joins the Neuquén to shape the Negro river which ends at the Atlantic...
The raise of the lake derives from Mapuche language "Island of the Jaguar (or Puma)",
nahuel, "puma (or jaguar)", huapí, "island". There is, however, to a greater extent than to the give-and-take "Nahuel" - it signifies "a human who past times sorcery has been transformed to a puma" (or jaguar).
Nahuel Huapi lake's vii branches are named Blest (36 km²), Huemul (21.5 km²), de la Tristeza (18.5 km²), Campanario (7.9 km²), Machete, del Rincón as well as Última Esperanza—Hope, Corner, Machete, Blest, Sadness,and Narrowness translated...
It is connected to other smaller lakes such equally Gutiérrez, Moreno, Espejo as well as Correntoso.
The deep-blue waters concur a publish of islands, most notably Isla Victoria amongst 31 km².
The lake’s crystal clear waters are really susceptible to climate changes as well as get got an average surface temperature of 45 °F (7 °C), this makes it both beautiful as well as treacherous. Hypothermia is i of the risks bathers must undertake.
Snowy mount peaks higher upward forested hills, clear, bluish H2O as well as plenty vistas to satisfy anyone.
This cross reminds us of Cristo Redentor of Rio.
Looks similar pump isle merely pump isle is inwards lake Mascardi which nosotros saw the side past times side twenty-four hours on our tour to Cerro Tronador.
This is Lago Perito Moreno.
Here's some other deck for viewing...the always introduce Argentine Republic flag.
View of the lower deck...
Can come across the houses on the island.
We got downwards to the entrance afterwards an hour.. several tour buses brand this their 1st halt on circuito chico tour.
CIRCUITO CHICO:
On the route waiting for the motorbus 20.
Circuito Chico is a famous scenic route—35 km long i way. people hire cycles as well as zip around. We decided to get got the motorbus which covers most of the route as well as so acquire downwards at its terminal as well as walk.
Seeing a grouping of hikers getting downwards nosotros also got downwards at Bahia Lopez.
We learnt it's 6 km away from the stop. We had our luncheon at the halt as well as decided to hold back for the side past times side motorbus which was supposed to brand it inwards 20 minutes. merely the motorbus did non come upward for 45 min... nosotros decided to walk dorsum on the route...
Chico agency picayune ... it should endure renamed circuito longo...
The route is scenic merely it was a warm twenty-four hours as well as tackling the sloping route became a picayune tiresome.. nosotros had a jacket as well as a sweater which had to endure tied to the waist.. applied sunscreen oft as well as longed for a cap.
This is a weed merely really pretty similar to Scot's broom..Cytisus scoparius—flowers aroma good— it is Castilian broom.
Evergreen fir trees.
After a walk of 3 km, nosotros spotted a motorbus halt as well as waited in that location as well as caught the motorbus dorsum to centro. The driver had in all probability taken things slow on weekend... the motorbus was packed to capacity. We had spent 3 hours on circuito chico earlier reaching centro.
In hindsight, nosotros could get got walked to Bahia Lopez as well as seen the famous cemetery of mountaineers.
A amend await at the day's heat would get got come upward inwards useful—we remove non get got carried layers.
Cerro Otto:
In centro, hither nosotros are on the way to catching motorbus 51 to go to Cerro Otto.
Saw several trees wearing lovely sweaters...This is called yarn bombing— a type of graffiti or street fine art that employs colorful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than pigment or chalk.
This started inwards Bariloche inwards 2011, when the town was covered amongst grayness ash from the erupted volcano—-somebody decked the tree barks amongst colorful creations to brighten the place.
Saw several trees wearing lovely sweaters...This is called yarn bombing— a type of graffiti or street fine art that employs colorful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than pigment or chalk.
This started inwards Bariloche inwards 2011, when the town was covered amongst grayness ash from the erupted volcano—-somebody decked the tree barks amongst colorful creations to brighten the place.
Got solely i pic—before nosotros could get got a video of the other colorful trees , our motorbus came.
Here's Cerro Otto—at km 5
http://www.telefericobariloche.com/ingles/ubicacion.htm
The cable automobile travels from 800 to 1.405 meters higher upward body of body of water level. It covers a distance of 2.100 meters at some 3 m/second, transporting 500 passengers per hour.
It has a meridian of 1405 meters higher upward body of body of water flat as well as is located on the due south shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi , nigh its eastern end.
The loma is named afterwards Otto Goedecke , i of the early on pioneers who had his farm on the slopes of the hill. From the top of Cerro Otto a panoramic persuasion tin endure seen inwards iii hundred as well as threescore degrees, overlooking the lake Nahuel Huapi , the Moreno Lake , the lake Gutierrez , the Tronador , the Cerro Cathedral, the Cerro Campanario , as well as the peninsulas of San Pedro as well as Llao Llao . There is a rotating cafeteria at the top station of the gondola.
When nosotros purchase tickets for the cable car, carry from as well as to the centro is included. But when nosotros went to the purpose at centro at 4 PM it was closed...so nosotros took our ain motorbus to the human foot of the loma as well as bought the cable automobile tickets.
We spent a lot of fourth dimension on this terrace as well as so went to the fine art gallery.
ART GALLERY:
Exact copies of fine art pieces, certified past times the Italian regime — identical to the original.
Made of 80% marble pulverization as well as 20% acrylic resin. .
David :
Story of original David statue:
500 years ago, amongst aught to a greater extent than than a chisel as well as a hammer, Michelangelo sculpted the masterpiece " David" from a block of pure marble, which is inwards the Academy of Florence.
The original statue is 17 feet high, 6 ton inwards weight. In 1464, the Operai contracted Agostino to create a sculpture of David. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 block of marble was provided, from a quarry inwards Carrara, a town inwards the Apuan Alps inwards northern Tuscany. Agostino solely got equally far equally starting fourth dimension to shape the legs, feet as well as the torso, roughing out some drapery as well as in all probability gouging a hole betwixt the legs. His association amongst the projection ceased, for reasons unknown, amongst the snuff it of Donatello inwards 1466
The block of marble remained neglected for twenty-five years. Though Leonardo da Vinci as well as others were consulted, it was Michelangelo, solely 26 years old, who got the commission. he took 2 years to consummate it... It took 4 days to motion the statue the one-half mile from Michelangelo's workshop into the Piazza della Signoria.
MOSES:
The original Moses is flora inwards Rome, inwards the church building of San Pietro Located inwards Vincoli.
It was sculpted past times Michaelangelo some inwards 1500 A.D. on a block of Carrara marble.
PIETA:
In the twelvemonth 1501 Michaelangelo sculpted the original Pieta (Piedad), from a block of Carrara Marble. The original is inwards St Peter's basilica, Rome.
A immature serene Mary asset her adult boy afterwards crucification—Michaelangelo made the proportion await expert amongst voluminous robe for Mary as well as making the statue pyramidal inwards shape.
His response to people who queried why Mary looks so young? He said Chaste women don't age.
We get got seen all the originals inwards Italy, it was expert to come across these replicas too.
We bought refrigerator magnets at the souvenir shop. Wanted to go to the other side, merely they had already shut it downwards as well as hurried everyone out past times 6.30... they said winds were making it unsafe to operate the cable car.
Anyways, nosotros got a costless ride to the centro as well as so went dorsum to our hotel taking no 20 bus.
Wished nosotros could get got handled the circuito chico amend merely the twenty-four hours had go OK inwards the latter half!
This lake is glacial as well as morraine dammed.(glacial debris (soil as well as rock) get got blocked the melted glacial H2O into a lake—that is called morraine dammed).
Camping site hither equally in that location are lots of activities available similar rafting/ line-fishing etc.
The board says: el bosque es vida—forest is life
coihue trees.
Trout inwards plenty inwards these waters... nosotros could come across them inwards the clear waters
The Mascardi lake is 23 km long as well as 4 km broad as well as 218 m. deep. The Mascardi lake is V shaped amongst 2 branches. One arm is aligned north-south direction, branch Catedral as well as the other oriented east-west, Tronador (according to the proximity of each mountain).
This beautiful canvas of H2O is xxx kilometers due south of Bariloche, on Route 40, has numerous places for picnic as well as camping. The route to Pampa Linda/ Cerro Tronador passes Los Rápidos, afterwards which it becomes extremely narrow. Traffic is thus allowed upward to Pampa Linda until 2pm. At 4pm cars are allowed to leave of absence Pampa Linda for the render trip. All tour buses halt at this persuasion point—mirador...
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The mount was named Tronador (Spanish for Thunderer) past times locals inwards reference to the audio of falling seracs.
There was an hour's halt at the human foot of Tronador. This is Our van... gave a comfy ride on gravel roads.
the parking infinite at the human foot of the mountain—- nosotros had requested them to go on the motorbus opened upward so that nosotros could go on our nutrient pocketbook in that location earlier starting on our trek... proved useful.
After the trek at the human foot of cerro tronador, nosotros were off to come across the dark glacier.
It incorporates deposits that give a feature nighttime color, differentiating it from other glaciers , which are commonly white/blue like Perito Moreno Glacier inwards Santa Cruz province. This receding glacier is fed past times the constant thundering avalanches as well as H2O ice crumble from the Río Manso Glacier, 700 m higher upward the mountain.
It is 1,000 meters high.
Seracs that get got broken off from the glacier floating inwards the river.
DAY 12, December 9, 2013: Cerro Tronador tour:
page has the map of our trip.
Nahuel Huapi National Park:
We are at the entrance of Nahuel Huapi National Park, 12 km from Bariloche.
Paid the entrance for the national park.
Lago Guttirez:
This lake is glacial as well as morraine dammed.(glacial debris (soil as well as rock) get got blocked the melted glacial H2O into a lake—that is called morraine dammed).
Along the western edge of the lake, a trek of 2 km leads to a beautiful waterfall surrounded past times ancient coihue trees...150 ft tall, dia 6 feet.
This cascade is called cascade of elves. Had a curt halt at the rapids.
Camping site hither equally in that location are lots of activities available similar rafting/ line-fishing etc.
impida que— prevent
queme—burning/fire.
Trout inwards plenty inwards these waters... nosotros could come across them inwards the clear waters
LAGO MASCARDI:
Near the apex of the 2 arms lies the Heart Island (Piuque Huapi) seen here.
This beautiful canvas of H2O is xxx kilometers due south of Bariloche, on Route 40, has numerous places for picnic as well as camping. The route to Pampa Linda/ Cerro Tronador passes Los Rápidos, afterwards which it becomes extremely narrow. Traffic is thus allowed upward to Pampa Linda until 2pm. At 4pm cars are allowed to leave of absence Pampa Linda for the render trip. All tour buses halt at this persuasion point—mirador...
Besides the lake, the tall trees are awesome too...
The Upper Manso river as well as the Claro streams as well as Casalata, menses here.
CERRO TRONADOR:
We resumed our trip as well as reached Mount Tronador.
Tronador is an extinct volcano inwards the southern Andes, located along the edge betwixt Argentine Republic as well as Republic of Chile nigh the metropolis of Bariloche.
The mount was named Tronador (Spanish for Thunderer) past times locals inwards reference to the audio of falling seracs.
With an height of 11500feet, 3,470 m, Tronador stands to a greater extent than than one one thousand m taller than nearby mountains inwards the Andean massif, making it a pop mountaineering destination.
Located within 2 National Parks, Nahuel Huapi inwards Argentine Republic as well as Vicente Pérez Rosales inwards Chile, Tronador is part of an alpine landscape of fjords, glacial lakes as well as u-shaped valleys. Tronador has viii glaciers roofing its flanks: Alerce, Ventisquero Negro, Casa Pangue, Castaño Overa, Río Blanco, Frías, Peulla as well as Manso...We saw Manso and Ventisquero Negro.
Tronador is located inwards the Wet Andes, a zone of high precipitations inwards shape of both snowfall as well as rain. The humid temperate climate of the southern Andes allows several glaciers to prepare due to high accumulation rates.
The named peaks on Tronador: Anon or Interacional (3484m), Argentino (3187), Chileno (3262), Torre Ilse (2585).
Ridges: Filo Sur (3054), Filo Blanco (3146), Filo La Vieja (2715), Filo Lamotte (2340),
There was an hour's halt at the human foot of Tronador. This is Our van... gave a comfy ride on gravel roads.
Had luncheon inwards picturesque surroundings—with the H2O falls cascading down
Garganta del Diablo:
Later nosotros went upward to the rootage of the falls upward the mountain....a curt 600m trek..
Lovely entrance to the trek...Garganta del Diablo= devil's throat.
Lovely entrance to the trek...Garganta del Diablo= devil's throat.
Waterfalls inwards total view.
A caution sign nigh the unsafe steps.
As our guide had warned us non to endeavour unsafe treks merely to halt at the stream, nosotros stopped hither as well as sat at the current enjoying the lovely scenery for 1/2 hour.
Later nosotros saw people coming downwards the steps, so nosotros also went upward the route, TACKLING THE DANGEROUS STEPS hurrying along as well as reached the halt of the trek.... the human foot of the H2O fall.
An onetime gentleman took this pic merely did non include the falls...
They are alert that avalanches occur here...
We don't know if the guide told us to halt hither or at the sight of the stream... anyways, it was dainty to achieve the halt of the trail though it would get got been amend if nosotros had non postponed this final part past times sitting about at the stream...
Filled upward H2O from the stream.
Lovely sight to come across the nascency of a river from the snow.
Came downwards the loma past times 2 equally our guide had told us to...
the parking infinite at the human foot of the mountain—- nosotros had requested them to go on the motorbus opened upward so that nosotros could go on our nutrient pocketbook in that location earlier starting on our trek... proved useful.
Lovely weather—-usually it rains a lot here.
Ventisquero Negro—The Black Glacier:
After the trek at the human foot of cerro tronador, nosotros were off to come across the dark glacier.
Ventisquero Negro—The Black Glacier is i of the vii glaciers occupying the summit of Cerro Tronador inwards San Carlos de Bariloche , Province of Rio Negro , Argentine Republic .
It incorporates deposits that give a feature nighttime color, differentiating it from other glaciers , which are commonly white/blue like Perito Moreno Glacier inwards Santa Cruz province. This receding glacier is fed past times the constant thundering avalanches as well as H2O ice crumble from the Río Manso Glacier, 700 m higher upward the mountain.
Saw several minor avalanches from the glacier—captured i on video.
PAMPA LINDA:
Here is the map that shows Garganta del diablo, Ventisquero negro as well as Pampa Linda, as well as river Manso.
We had a snack intermission at Pampa Linda.
After the tour nosotros were dropped off at centro... nosotros took motorbus 20 dorsum to our hotel equally nosotros could non come across whatsoever interesting places to explore nigh the motorbus stop.
This tree is on the 500m walk dorsum to our hotel from the motorbus stop. Wonder who does such " art".
Went to the someone beach at the dorsum of our room. Owner's Canis familiaris sniffed our hand, became friends as well as escorted us on the path downwards to the beach...waited at each junction to come across if nosotros were following... so indicated that nosotros should relax on the lounges...
here it is taking a dip inwards the freezing mutual frigidity H2O as well as inviting us to practise the same!!!
Another lovely twenty-four hours was inwards store...
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Another lovely twenty-four hours was inwards store...
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Argentina Trip Study Twenty-Four Hr Menstruum 11: Cerro Companario, Circuito Chico, Cerro Otto; Twenty-Four Hr Menstruum 12: Cerro Tronador Tour
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