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Location:
South
America, Argentina,
San
Martin de Los Andes
Category:
Costal view
Description:
View
of the Costanera Lácar Lake
national park
Location Information:
San
Martín de los Andes is a city in the
province of Neuquén, Argentina. It
is located in the Lácar Department
in the south-west of the province,
at the foot of the Andes, beside the
Lácar Lake, 45 km from the border
with Chile and about 1,545 km (960
mi) from Buenos Aires.
At
present, either for the ski season
or the summer it is a popular
destination for tourism, and the
seat of the administration
headquarters of the Lanín National
Park. Its landscape is one of the
most spectacular of Patagonia.
Seven lakes roadIn the summer,
adventure sports like kayaking,
mountain biking, trekking, rafting,
horse riding and others are popular.
golf can be played about 10 months a
year on the Jack Nicklaus and Jack
Nicklaus II designed Chapelco Golf
Club. Design and construction is
starting in El Desafio Mountain
Resort on a Greg Norman Signature
golf course set in the mountains.
The
beautiful Seven Lakes' pebbled road,
takes you to Villa La Angostura, the
Los Arrayanes National Park and the
Nahuel Huapi lake. Chapelco is one
of the most important ski centres in
Argentina and South America for
winter sports like skiing and
snowboarding amongst others.
Handcrafted artisan arts & crafts
and local culinary delicacies like
gourmet chocolates, pastries,
organic jams and preserves.
Patagonian cuisine and tea houses
abound. Alpine-style hotels,
lodgings and cabins available
throughout.
Local
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