Los Alerces National Park (Lakes)
 On routes 259 and 71 you reach the Los Alerces National Park, that
covers an approximate area of 263,000 hectares. On the right
bank of Lake Futalaufquen you will find Puerto Limonao, where you
can board the excursion boat.
This is the most important excursion of the area. It is full day and it covers a route of 102 km.
You navigate
Lake Futalaufquen, the Arrayanes River and Lakes Verde and
Menéndez, to reach the millenary Bosque de Los Alerces.
These trees measure up to 3 m. in diameter and 70 m. in height
with an age up to 3,000 years.
This exceptional attraction is located right on the limit where
the Valdivian Jungle begins.
 In Lake Menéndez you can appreciate also the majestic
Tordecillas Glacier that reaches a height of 2,420 m. Sometimes
the Arrayanes River carries a low volume of water,
making its navigation impossible so the excursion must be taken
on land until you board a boat at Puerto Chucao, in Lake Menéndez.
This excursion can also be made by land, following the lakes
and the Arrayanes River. At Villa Futalaufquen there is an Interpretation
Center where you can review information on the natural features
that the Park offers and different interpretive paths as: Flora
Nativa, Cinco Saltos, Los Pumas, Pinturas Rupestres, Cerro Alto
Dedal and Cascada Tío Mindo, among others.
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