In Lanin National Park, the centerpiece is Volcan Lanin in the Argentine Lake District on the border with Chile.

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We hired a car for 4 days to explore the lakes north of Bariloche, camping in the national parks and taking advantage of the wood fires to cook our food.

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Before leaving the area we sampled the delicious local trout washed down with Argentine Sauvignon Blanc.

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We continued north on Route 40, now paved to Bariloche, winding through beautiful green Andean foothills.  We were back in the Lake District but this time (last time) there was not a cloud in the sky as we set off hiking in Nahuel Huapi National Park.

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We took on a walk a bit harder than we expected having to scramble up big rocks, in between cracks, walk across snow and descend on almost vertical loose unstable rocky slopes.  The camping was great though.

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After a 20 hour bus ride from Buenos Aires, we arrived in Bariloche in the Argentine Lake District as it started to snow and it was summer.

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For a little bit extra we took the bus with beds and enjoyed the movies, meals and wine on the way.

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