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El Aura Lago Verde Lodge   Los Alerces National Park near Esquel, Argentina Lodge Information Fly Fishing Details Activities

ABOUT ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE AT EL AURA LAGO VERDE LODGE - in their own words: 

In this unique and wild land there is no limit for your imagination.
Fly fishing, trekking, camping, swimming, boating, kayaking, biking, picnicking, equestrian adventures, bird watching and gatherings around a fire with friendly people at night are the favorite activities.

Evening is an special time. As the sun falls behind the mountains, the light becomes blue and fades slowly into darkness. This is the time to either walk along the shore, sit in the deck
to listen to the last birds sing or  just share the day’s experience with your companions

Moon nights can be just spectacular. The air is so pure and clean that you can walk along the trecks with no other light than the moon. And while the world we know goes to sleep a new one awakes, with its own shapes, colors and sounds. Walks under a bright moon is something you cannot miss.

The National Park is waiting for you, the forest, lakes and rivers can offer you as many opportunities as you imagine or desire. We can drop you in an island for lunch or guide you through the forest, or …just let us know what you wish and we will make it real.

 

Los Alerces National Park - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Los Alerces National Park is a national park in Chubut Province, Argentina, some 30 miles from Esquel. It is a park of 2,630 square kilometres along the border with Chile, best known for the alerce (lahuan) trees (Fitzroya cupressoides) from which the park takes its name.

The park was created in 1937 in order to protect the alerce forest, and other typical examples of the flora of thePatagonia Andes. The National Park has the largest alerce forest of Argentina. Alerce is one of the longest-living trees in the world; some in the park are around 3,000 years old, with many of them over 1,000 years. It grows very slowly and belongs to the family Cupressaceae. The principal forest in the park, visited by tourists, is at Puerto Sagrario at the northern end of Lago Menéndez. Arrayan (Luma apiculata) trees can be seen along the Arrayanes river.

In the west of the park, there is high rainfall and Valdivian temerate rain forests below the high Andes mountains. Much of the rest of the park is Patagonian forest similar to the Lanin and Nahuel Huapi National Parks, with coihues and lenga in addition to the alerce. There is a complex lake system with many rivers. The most important are the Menendez, Rivadavia, Futalaufquen and Krüger lakes, and the Frey river. A hydroelectric dam, providing energy to industry in Puerto Madryn, has created the large artificial Lake Amutui Quimei, which empties into the Futaleufu River which flows on to Chile. The Torrecillas glacier can be seen from tour boats.

There is good walking and fishing in the park, plus boat trips on the lakes.

Besides the National Park there are some other interesting visits, such as:

LELEQUE MUSEUM:
Leleque Museum it is but the showcase for a scientific-cultural project of original projections and antecedents. Initiated by the romantic motivation of a sort of Patagonian pioneer stuck in time, originally-Russian Pablo Korschenewski got his citizenship in Leleque. The very name of this spot keeps native echoes, referring to a regional shrub in the language of the Patagonian Meridian Tehuelche. It is also a richly symbolic place ever since it became the scenario for the last skirmish in the battle of national troops against the remaining groups of Tehuelche aborigines having offensive weapons (spears), in 1888.

This project intends to rescue and exhibit the essential aspects of Patagonian history, from the standpoint of the aborigines, the millenary peoples of this territory. Moreover, this is the result of regional scientific investigation, together with the preparation of human resources, through publications, videos and fairs. We are pleased to invite you to enjoy our current show, “Patagonia: its history”, and to rest for a while in a cozy and refreshed Patagonian "boliche".

EL BOLSON:
The village of El Bolsón is nestled at the foot of Mount Piltriquitrón, on the banks of the Quemquemtreu River. Its history dates back to 1880 with the small agricultural settlements. But it was not until 1926 that it was organized as a municipality. In turn, the heterogeneity of its population is due to a significant migratory current both from Argentina and from some European countries. A particular microclimate prints a different scenery on each season. In the winter, the snowed slopes of Mount Perito Moreno enable visitors to practice ski. The spring and the fall explode in reddish, ocher and green shades in the cypresses, coihues and lengas growing in its forests. In the summer, the water courses are ideal for fishing, lake rides and other nautical sports such as surfing and river rafting. Visitors may also enjoy hikes, horseback rides, mountain biking and climbing, or spending a day on the beach by some lake or creek. The community develops an intensive agricultural activity that may be observed during a visit to its farms, specialized in growing mainly hop (used to aromatize beer) and fine fruit. In addition to being the venue for the National Hop Festival, El Bolsón is best-known for its regional handicrafts' market, where pottery, wool, leather and metal works, dry flowers, jams, fresh vegetables, knives and candles are for sale.

TREVELIN:
Trevelin means "mill town" in Welsh. This statement perfectly serves as an introduction to this lovely place: a small town populated by Welsh and its descendants in Patagonia, built around the first flour mill in the region. Trevelin was founded during the Welsh immigration period in the province of Chubut, around 1860. This place's most important and unique characteristic is the colonial fusion that took place over the years between these Welsh immigrants and the natives of the area, the Mapuche Indians.

Besides fly fishing, other activities include: