Bariloche - (January 7-11)
Bariloche is located in the lake district of Argentina. It is a beautiful city (although others say the surrounding cities are nicer) and reminds me a lot of northern Idaho or even Switzerland. It was actually founded by the Swiss (or so they say) so there is some similar architecture. They also pride themselves on their chocolate too. I spoke to some Swiss people that were not impressed with the chocolate or the architecture so I am not sure what my mom would think about it.
The weather was perfect unlike my previous visit in March. I didn’t do much other than work on the internet and take 3 hour horse ride in the mountains. I did meet up with a friend from my Spanish class in Buenos Aires, David from France, and we ended up traveling together for a couple of days.
Bariloche was the starting point for my travels in the Patagonia. Some say it falls within the boundaries of the Patagonia and some say it is just to the north. Whether it is or not I am not sure; I just know it was not as good a gateway into the Patagonia as I had hoped. In order to get to El Chalten, my first stop in the Patagonia, I had to take a 2 day bus ride on a gravel highway known as Ruta 40. If I Could do it all over again I would have just flown into El Calafate and traveled to El Chalten from there. We’ll chalk it up as an experience.
Bariloche PICS
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