- Villa La Angostura
Villa La Angostura (Spanish for "Narrowness-ville";
Welsh language "Lle Cul") is a village on the south of the Argentine province of Neuquén, on the northwest shore of theNahuel Huapi Lake .Geography and climate
The village is located halfway between the cities of
San Martín de los Andes andBariloche , inside theNahuel Huapi National Park , very close to the isthmus of theQuetrihue Peninsula , where theLos Arrayanes National Park and its arrayanes "(Luma apiculata)" forest is located. The town is located nearbyCardenal Antonio Samoré Pass that links it with Osorno inChile .The area's micro-climate offers mild temperatures though winter covers it in snow. Nearby La Angostura is the
Cerro Bayo and its ski centre.Tourism
La Angostura is considered among the main attractions of the Argentine Andean
Patagonia because of the wooden town itself, but also because of the beauty of its sights. On its left side is the Nahuel Huapi Lake, and on the right theCorrentoso Lake .Both lakes are connected by theCorrentoso River , which with only 200 meters of length, is one of the sport fishing destinations around La Angostura.The architecture of the town follows an
Europe an wooden style.There are shops and restaurants of artisanal products such as chocolate,deer andtrout . It's categorised as "mountain village", though it has 11,000 inhabitants, probably too many to be considered so.External links
* [http://www.villalaangostura.com.ar Villa La Angostura Tourist Guide]
* [http://www.interpatagonia.com/villalaangostura/index_i.html La Angostura] at InterPatagonia.com
* [http://www.welcomeargentina.com/villalaangostura/index_i.html Villa La Angustura] at welcomeArgentina.com
* [http://www.villalaangostura.net.ar/ History, pictures and maps] (Spanish)
* [http://www.laangostura.com/infogeneral/index.asp?main=infogeneral.htm Villa La Angostura area] (Spanish)
* [http://www.villalaangostura.gov.ar/villa/default.asp Tourist information site]
* [http://www.pinamar-bariloche.com.ar/portal.php?localidadID=8/ Villa La Angostura (Spanish)]
* [http://www.villalaangostura.eu Villa La Angostura Web] (Spanish)
* [http://www.guiaturisticaangostura.com Tourist Guide Villa La Angostura Patagonia Argentina Hystory, Tourism Information, Activities, Ski, Accommodation, Gastronomy, Services Photos(Spanish, Portuguese, English)]
* [http://www.elsitiodelturista.com/argentina/neuquen_villalaangostura_us.html Villa la Angostura - Lodging Finder] .
* [http://www.smn.gov.ar/?mod=pron&id=4&provincia=Neuqu%E9n&ciudad=Villa%20La%20Angostura Weather for Villa la Angostura ] . (Spanish)
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