Make
sure not to miss them!
- El
Bosque de Arrayanes
- A forest
of rare, orange coloured trees that only grow on a local
island. There are several cruise boats that can get you
there and you can take the bus from Bariloche and spend
a great afternoon hiking or biking.
- Museum
of Patagonia
- Learn
about the native wildlife, with carved models, pictures,
and a great section covering the indigenous pre-Hispanic
inhabitants of the region.
- Cruce
de Lagos
- Enjoy
this all day cruise of Lake Nahuel Huapi and a visit to
the National Park. You can wander in Andean rain forest,
eat at the Hotel Puerto Blest and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
- Cerro
Tronador
- Visit
the exotic black glacier (called "ventisquero negro"), and
take a look at an epic waterfall over an overhanging cliff
named Saltillo de las Nalcas. After your trek, spend the
afternoon in the village of Pampa Linda with the friendly
locals while you enjoy an evening beer or an exquisite dinner.
My Own
Southern Adventure!
Work forced
relocation turned into a exciting adventure at the most beautiful
landscape for me last year. The situation started when I was
offered to lead a project regarding the expansion of our company
into South
America. I was thrilled! Finally
after all the years of hard work and dedication the company
was acknowledging my skills and expertise (I had previously
worked as a liaison with a German
translation company and that experience would be of use.)
But such prize would not come without an important condition:
I was to relocate to Argentina to coordinate the expansion from
there and would be living in the country for at least 4 years.
Let me tell you, I was shattered. I never expected that the
project would make me leave my home and country and go off to
the unknown for so long. But I was also determined to make the
best of it and decided to put all my energies working to that
effect.
I arrived
at San
Carlos de Bariloche . Here it was this modern city, sitting
amidst a majestic landscape of snow crowned mountains and emerald
pastures. The whole region is surrounded by crystal lakes, huge
mountains and gentle foothills. You can see tourists skiing
down the white tracks of a mountain or perhaps some daring adventurers
rafting down a particularly rapid stream. I was inspired by
all this beauty, and that feeling didn't fade quickly.
As soon
as I got over the idea of dropping my obligations to just have
a great holiday there, I decided to get to work as soon as possible.
I was supposed to settle down and start working with a Spanish
translation services agency, and I am happy to say that
my experience was more than satisfactory. While I needed to
learn the language as soon as possible, there was a lot of paperwork
and documents waiting for me and the agency was thoughtful enough
to provide me with two assistants to get the work done. I had
worked within a translation
company before, and I knew that you have to be lucky in
order to find a group of professional people to work with, and
this time I feel I hit the jackpot. My foolish fears and worries
were washed away and I was ready to start working and enjoying
my stay in this magical place.
