Photo: Volcan Lanin at Chile Argentina border
February 25, 2007 I took the bus to San Martin de los Andes, across the border in Argentina. It was a very rough road and the bus made many long stops. The border was easy. An Irish man joked with an Argentine border guard that he had a bomb in his baggage. Oddily enough, the guard thought that was funny and did not give the brash Irish man any trouble.
After crossing the border, it was noticeably drier. The landscape reminded me of eastern Wyoming.
Photo: San Martin de Los Andes
San Martin was a very nice pleasant small tourist town. Most businesses close from 2 PM to 5 PM. After checking into a hostal, I had a great hamburger for dinner at a local bar. The local time was 4 hours ahead of Mountain Standard Time and the evening was light out until about 8:30 PM.
Photo: Cabin in Mapuche village
Tuesday, I walked to the northside of Lago Lacar to visit a local Mapuche village and get some nice views of the area. I enjoyed an additional slow day in San Martin. In Argentina I am able to get really good coffee, not the Nescafe or worse that Chile and Peru offer.
Photo: tree at Mapuche village, Argentina
Photo: Lago Lacar, Argentina
Photo: View of San Martin de los Andes
Photo: Church in San Martin de los Andes
Photo: San Martin restaurant
Map of Argentina lakes area
