Lanín National Park
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Located in southwestern Neuquen Province, its area covers
379,000 hectares sheltering a very important part of the Andean/Patagonian
Wood. At this Park you can enjoy species like Pellín
Oak, the Pehuén and the Raulí. And best of all,
all this beauty is surrounded by a breathtaking mountain landscape
as well as twenty-four lakes of Glacial origins.
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 Its
name derives from the Lanin
Volcano, a 3,776 meters high peak that has eternal snows and
dominates this Park's landscapes from any of its angles.
The dominant species in the north part of this park is the Pehuén
or Araucaria, the Mapuches' Sacred Tree. This conifer may reach
45 meters and its top resembles a sun umbrella.
In the densest parts of the wood there is the Pudú, a small
deer with its body perfectly adapted to this environment. It is
one of the endangered species protected within this Park. The other
one is a kind of mink called Huillín.
 In order to get to this Park, you depart from either Junín
de los Andes or San
Martín de los Andes, via Route National 234. Between
these cities there is also the Chapelco airport that connects this
area with the rest of the Country. Besides, inside the Park there
are 3 ways to cross to Chile via land.
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