Lanin
National Park is in the south western part of Neuquen Province,in Los Lagos
location. It is a 3.790.000 square kilometers area.This park is named after
an extinct volcano that is 3776 meters high, the highest peak in the area
standing out above in a breath-taking scenary . The gravel roads going through
the park are passable during the summer season, being cautious as montainous
roads demand. Along them, you can get to different locations of interest,
such as Refugio Lago Tromen , placed on the banks of the lake with the same
name. Tromen is a "mapuche" language word. Tromen Lake is surrounded by
Los Andes mountain range with its lush vegetation with several kinds of
pine trees among which we can mention the lenga coihue, the cypress and
others. Birds such as woodpeckers, gallaretas, avutardas and so on, take
part of this unforgettable landscape. The lake is located 1050 meters above
the sea level, which is a deep wonderful transparent water mirror with a
great variety of trouts , like the brown trout, the rainbow trout , the
fontinalis and silver trouts. In this way, sport-fishing turns out the best
choice in its different ways: spinning and fly casting. One of the best
trout rivers is born from this lake; it is called Malleo, formidable
for fly casting fishing lovers.
This
place is located a few kilometers away from Junin de los Andes. If you decide
to get here by car , you can do it along road number 60 and reach the international
path Mamuil Malal, which is fast going and connects you with Chile. On the
other hand, if you get by plane, you can arrive at Chapelco Airport ,where
renting a car or asking for a ride to the
Refugio is possible.
