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The route that leads from San Mart\u00edn de los Andes, passing through Jun\u00edn de los Andes and along the Huechulafquen to reach the shore of Paim\u00fan is one of the most authentic of the lakes region. Still safe\u00a0from mass tourism, that route hosts an active Mapuche community that is responsible for most camping sites and markets and access to renowned sites for fly fishing. Also, it is the starting point for trekking trails with a wide range of difficulties. The road is very picturesque, winding along the river, among forests in gallery. At this point it begins the Lanin National Park and little later you will find a modern visitor center, with information about the natural area to visit. In Puerto Canoa there are some tourist services, three inns, a catamaran that offers lake excursions (in summer) and a natural interpretation trail “El Bosque”. Continuing along the road two kilometers you will reach the area Piedra Mala, from where you have the first view of the lake Paim\u00fan. Also you have the departing point of the path to Cascada El Saltillo, a walk well worth it. From\u00a0this waterfall of about 7 meters high in the Andean forest, you have a beautiful view of the Huechulaufquen, Epulaufquen and Paim\u00fan lakes, the latter not visible from the coast. The peculiarity is that the visitor can be placed behind the waterfall and get this view through the curtain of falling water. Actually, something unique.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A full day tour to visit two beautiful lakes, escorted\u00a0all the way\u00a0by the imposing silhouette of Lanin Volcano with its always snowcapped summit. The route that leads from San Mart\u00edn de los Andes, passing through Jun\u00edn de los Andes and along the Huechulafquen to reach the shore of Paim\u00fan is one of the most authentic… Read on<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[39,151],"tags":[26],"class_list":{"0":"post-5204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-andina","8":"category-san-martin-de-los-andes-andina","9":"tag-excursiones"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5204"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5727,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5204\/revisions\/5727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe total journey\u00a0is 112 km. (one way). The first 50, until just beyond Junin de los Andes, are\u00a0paved, on Route 40. Then, just before crossing the bridge over the river Chimehuin you have to turn left to Provincial Route 61, gravel, leading to Huechulafquen\u00a0lake .<\/p>\n![\"Lago](\"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Image035-lago-huechulafquen-480x360.jpg\")
\nAbout 17 km. after the turnoff you get to the nascents\u00a0of the river Chimehuin, a paradise for fly fishermen who come from around the world to practice this sport here.
\nFrom this point, the road continues along the northern shore of Lake Huechulafquen, with beautiful views of this veritable sea of ??fresh water on the left and the imposing Lanin volcano on the right. Each bend gives a new panoramic\u00a0point. Drive\u00a0slowly and don’t \u00a0miss the photos!<\/p>\n![\"Sunset](\"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lago-huechulaufquen-480x360.jpg\")
\nThe route\u00a0continues, becoming a bit more narrow and winding. Towards the lakeshore there are several areas of organized and rustic camping, also places selling crafts and food, some teahouses and places to eat. Ca\u00f1icul Bay, Raquithue, Dos Bah\u00edas, Puerto\u00a0Canoa and Piedra\u00a0Mala are some of them. Most are run by members of the Mapuche community of the place.<\/p>\n![\"Puerto](\"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Image040-puerto-canoa-480x360.jpg\")
\nA little later you get to La Union, where the Huechulaufquen lake meets the Paim\u00fan. There is a beautiful chapel with a somewhat strange architecture for the place and very well decorated.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Image043-vista-de-la-capilla-huechu-paim\u00fan-480x360.jpg\")