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San Martin de los Andes
San Martin de los Andes is a city in the . It is located in the Lacar Department in the south-west of the province, at the foot of the Andes, beside the Lacar Lake, 45 km from the border with Chile and about 1,545 km from Buenos Aires. It has a population of about 24,000 inhabitants in town and throughout its surrounding area .
Tourism
The town was founded on 4 February 1898. At present it is a popular destination for tourism, and the seat of the intendency of the Lanin National Park. Its landscape is one of the most beautiful of Patagonia.
In the summer adventure sports are the most widespread, like Kayak, Mountain bike, Trekking, Rafting, horse-riding, and others.
By the Seven lakes Road, you can visit Villa La Angostura and the National park Los Arrayanes with the Nahuel Huapi lake.
In winter San Martin de los Andes has a Ski center Chapelco for the development of winter sports like snowboard and Ski, it is one of the most importants Ski centers of Argentina and South America.
Center for handcrafted artisan arts & crafts and local culinary delicacies like gourmet chocolates, pastries, organic jams and preserves. Patagonian cuisine and tea houses abound. Alpine-style hotels, lodgings and cabins available troughout.
The city is serviced by the Chapelco Airport , which is 22 km away (at ).
Hua-Hum international pass for travel to Panguipulli in Chile lies only 45 km from San Martin de los Andes. It is one of the few passes between Chile and Argentina that are open all year round.
References
Municipality of San Martin de los Andes - Official website.
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