HOW TO GET INTO BARILOCHE

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There are two possible routes from Buenos Aires:

Via La Pampa: Total length: 1585 kilometers. From Buenos Aires to Santa Rosa, in the province of La Pampa, (National Route Nº 5), from there to General Acha and Neuquén across the "Travesía del Desierto" ("Desert Crossing"), and from Neuquén to Bariloche (along Route Nº 237).

Via Bahía Blanca: Total length: 1691 kilometers. From Buenos Aires, along Route Nº 3 up to Bahía Blanca. From there, going past Río Colorado and Río Negro Valley (Route Nº 22) up to Neuquén, and along Route Nº 237 up to Bariloche.

INTERNATIONAL PASSES

Perez Rosales Pass
From Laguna Frías, west of Lake Nahuel Huapí, a few kilometers ahead Perez Rosales Pass connects with Peulla -30 km- in Chile, from where one takes the route and then the raft across Lake Todos Los Santos, finally reaching Puerto Varas, 120 kilometers away. The average temperature in summer is 25° C and in winter -16° C.

Manso River Pass
This pass is west of Lake Steffen. There is no access road for cars, but rather a track for horses and mountain bikes. There is no car access on the Chilean side either. Nearby one can find Lake Vidal Gormaz and Mt Torrecillas, 2164 meters high.

Vuriloche Pass
Merely a pedestrian pass. There is no road for car access on the Chilean side. There is a temporary "Gendarmería" post, from November to April.

Cardenal Samoré Pass (ex Puyehué)
79 kilometers from Bariloche is Villa La Angostura, from where you will only have to follow the road signals to reach this border pass. It is open all the year round due to its comercial relevance and it is at 1314 meters above sea level. It is considered the second in importance in Argentina. Along "Carretera Austral de Chile" (Chilean Southern Road), one may reach Puerto Montt directly (220 km.) as well as Osorno (117 km.) and the rest of Chilean Patagonia.

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