A unique experience for those who want to have direct contact with the mountains and the amazing landscapes of Lanín National Park without having to climb big elevations and enjoying two nights camping underneath the stars. The expedition covers stages 12, 13 and 14 of the Huella Andina trail, with sceneries changing all the time from the dense Patagonian forest to the almost lunar landscape of Achen Niyeu volcano. Forests, blue lakes, mountain rivers, waterfalls, and black sand valleys, all together on the same outing.
It is a 3-day expedition starting in Puerto Arturo, on the northern shore of Lolog Lake, 20 km away from San Martín de los Andes. From there we will go along Lolog Lake heading west to the mouth o Auquinco River, where we will camp the first night. On the second day, we will go over the entire Auquinco River valley to a place known as Rincón de los Pinos, where we will set up our second camp. The third day we will surmount the Auquinco pass, the highest point of our expedition, to reach the Portuezuelo Waterfall and the Achen Niyeu Volcano base. After bordering the solidified lava flow descending from the volcano we will finish our expedition on the beach of the Green Lagoon, west of Curruhué Lake.
A unique mountain experience on the amazing Chapelco Massif, just a few minutes away from San Martín de los Andes. We will hike on a lumberer’s trail still in use to reach the high meadows where we will camp the first night. From there we will climb to the high-Andean area, trying to conquer the summit on Chapelco Grande Peak. Then we will descend to the Green Lagoon, on the foot of the impressive basaltic formations of Cerro Castillo, where we will set up our second camping ground. On the third day, we will surmount the Chapelco Massif, going around Mocho Peak to get back to our starting point.