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El Mirador
Av. 7 Lagos nº5018 - El Mirador
Villa La Angostura - Neuquen - Argentina
Cel: (011) 15 3004 8368 / (011) 15 3631 1378
E-mail: infoelmirador@elmirador-vla.com.ar
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To 12 km from Villa La Angostura, in Quetrihué's Peninsula, we find the only landscape in the world, The Forests of Myrtles that Nahuel Huapi is to the south of Villa La Angostura in the Lake. The scientific name of the myrtle that is an ecological rarety is named Myrceugenella apiculata, treats itself about a native tree of showy beauty, his bark is of color cinnamon and is covered of irregular white spots, is cold but simultaneously very softly to the tact, is typical of the forests of the region Andean Patagonian and is in the habit of growing on the banks of the lakes and rivers, is of very slowly It reaches heights from 12 to 15 meters and his trunk manages to have approximately 50 centimeters of diameter.
Other species accompany in this park to the Myrtle, they are the Holy Stick, the Maitén, the Laurel and the Cinnamon-tree. Between the birds habitants of the forest are the Patagonian Thrush, the Chucao; between the mammals the Red Fox , the Zorrino, the Pudú, and the Huillín.
This place can be visited from Villa La Angostura across a path peatonal or bike.

Continuing towards the Hill Bay horse for the RN 231. Transpone the creek Piedritas and later there leave themselves behind the accesses to the winter center Cumelen and Bay Las Balsas, after which the bridge crosses on the Bonito creek and the approach road to Puerto Manzano, place from which, the way begins to circulate near to the coast of the lake Nahuel Huapi, Travelling around the wooded hillsides that descend to the mirror.
In this attractive place one finds an internal way in the one that predominates over the forest of coihues and cypress, close to species of pines, poplars and apple trees. After crossing 2km. Of this way, are observed different properties deprived of typical architecture, then comes near to the tourist Complex Bahia Manzano and to the bay that gives name to the place, located on the east coast of the Lake Nahuel Huapi, opposite to it the Muelle de Piedra, call like that for his rocky formation.
The place was populated from ends of last century, in 1920 there existed a business of general branches attended by two Swisses who after a few years sold the property. Also here there worked one of the sawmills of the zone that in the decade of 40 was acquired by a company that extended the afforestation and realized the first loteo and urbanization.

It is possible to come to this pleasant valley from different points of item(game) to be convenient(agree) in a chat with a guide who will advise and report on the most suitable.
From the valley surrounded by the hills Inacayal (1840m), Belvedere (1685) and Edge Belvedere (1685m) they can make different treks by his(her,your) surroundings come, for example, up to the birth of the Creek The Piedritas or simply encamp and enjoy the flora and the fauna.
On having got down the most used nosedive it(he,she) crosses a stocky lengal that gives an idea of the height (1400 1600 m) and that then takes the arboreal form.
During the march the sound of the water is listened proveniente of the Creek The Piedritas, which forms the Waterfall Inacayal and follows(continues) his(her,your) course(year) until Nahuel Huapi ends in the lake. There cross small chorrillos of crystalline water and it is possible to listen and to see several types of birds that nest between(among) the foliage as the bird austral carpenter of red tuft.
The trek demands between 3 and 4 hours(o'clock), being the summer the best epoch to realize it, though the autumn presents the most beautiful colors.

To 11 km from the villa, for Av. Seven Lagos Route 231, the Route gets randy 234 or I travel of Seven Lagos, towards distant St Martin of The Andes to 110 km.
This sinuous way crosses dense forests of enormous coihues with some sections of mountain. Mirror happens(passes) for the lake and for the north head-board of the Rapid lake, in whose(which) margin is Ruca Malén, a former hotel. After the bridge, to the left side, Boy goes out the access to the lake Mirror. Hereinafter(later on) the rustic and picturesque Inn is 7 Lagos of the family Quintupuray. On having come to The Portezuelo one finds the junction with the RP 65 that he(she) leads to Villa Traful.
Continuing the way between(among) forests and with the river Wee-wee Traful to the left side appears the Hidden Lake and hereinafter(later on) it(he,she) comes near to the lakes Villarino and Falkner, the first one overturns his(her,your) waters across a creek to the lake Falkner that one finds to the right of the route.
Other lakes of this circuit are the Beautiful one and the Machónico, last before the junction with the RP 63 (to confluence for step Cordova) arriving approximately 20 km hereinafter(later on) to St Martin of the Andes, on the banks of the Lake Lácar.
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