Puerto Pañuelo, amy seems a funny name for a place, but as pañuelo means handkerchief, it refers to the early days of the Llao Llao Hotel, which lays right across from it, since there was not an official port there, people working or staying at the hotel had to summon passing boat whith a hanky to be able to catch a ride to Bariloche.
Some 25 clicks on Bustillo Avenue, out of Bariloche you will surely visit the Llao Llao area, there you´ll probably pass by St. Edwards chapel, an Icon of the Area, a small chapel built in 1938 in a lumberjack style by the same architect who built the Lla Llao Hotel at the time when Bariloche was a top destination for Argentina's wealthy families who also had their estancia´s houses built by Bustillo.
Beautiful lake Nahuel Huapi is the third largest lake in the Patagonian region after "Lago Argentino" and "Lago Lacar" in between the provinces of Rio Negro and Neuquen, with a surface of 530 square kms. and a maximum depth of 15.22 feet, resting 2510 feet above sea level. It even has a legend of a lake monster called the "Nahuelito" similar to its cousin at Loch Ness.
1500 km south- west from Buenos Aires sits the city of Bariloche in the Province of Rio Negro. Right on the shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake one of the largest Lakes in Argentina.
Bariloche is a year round Tourist destination being cooler than the rest of the country during the summer and having snow during the winter.
Atis Bar located on Calle Peru 1024 in San Telmo is a typical Bar from Buenos Aires but is venue is decorated in the Andalucian style.
Also there is a trail which is called "Sendero Bosquecito Serrano" which runs for two kilometers and brings you to a hill where you can see the surrounding areas and then down to the beaches, all while enjoying local flora and fauna.
The Museo Estancia Jesuitica is also located at the main square and is part of the same complex as the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
It can be visited in less than an hour and comprises the main house of the Estancia, where the Jesuit religious lived. It has a nice garden with fruit trees which were blooming when I was there.
Under pain of stating the obvious I will mention the Santuario of Our Lady of Mount Carmel that is smack in front of the main square in Alta gracia and which you will inevitably see.
It is a cute small church attached to the former Jesuit "Estancia" and now Museum.
Built more than 400 years ago in a Baroque style and richly ornamented with gold leaf it also holds the remains of the city´s founder Don Manuel Solares.
Alta Gracia is one of those small cities very close to the City of Cordoba that is worth visiting for the day, being only 40 clicks away yo can be there in an hour and spend the day there.
Nueva Cordoba is neighbourhood adjacent to the downtown area which is worth visiting to check out its beautiful classical mansions, most turned museums or public venues.
But this time I wanted to rest so i was going to spend some daytime hours at the Hostel, hence I chose one with a Swimming pool.
Having talked about Cordoba´s religious architecture and considering that during my last stay I was doing photo op on churches, i have to tell you about one of the most beautiful churches in the City.
Cordoba is very rich in its traditions and stands out among other argentine provinces by its religiousness, which is reflected in its religious architecture, mostly colonial, there are hundreds of beautiful churches in the province and in the Capital city they can be found mostly in the historic downtown area.
After four months of laziness and Covid travel restrictions I´m back with some travel tips, this one about a trip I took to Cordoba province here in Argentina during the carnival week end.
I normally stay at a hostel in The Capital city, That´s also called Cordoba, and from there I take buses that bring you to all the nearby cities and towns that have attractions.
