Patagonia is a sparsely populated region located at the southern end of South America, shared by Argentina and Chile. The region is formed by the southern section of the Andes mountains as well as the deserts, steppes and grasslands east of this southern portion of the Andes. Patagonia has two coasts; a western one towards the Pacific Ocean and an eastern one towards the Atlantic Ocean.

The Colorado and Barrancas rivers, which run from the Andes to the Atlantic, are commonly considered the northern limit of Argentine Patagonia. The archipelago of Tierra del Fuego is sometimes included as part of Patagonia. Most geographers and historians locate the northern limit of Chilean Patagonia at Reloncaví Estuary.

The name Patagonia comes from the word patagón used by Magellan in 1520 to describe the native people that his expedition thought to be giants. It is now believed that the people he called the Patagons were Tehuelches, who tended to be taller than Europeans of the time.

ACCOMODATION

Bariloche, El Chalten Patagonia and District Lakes used to be wild lands of only Gauchos, Horses , Guitars , Fireplaces and  few fist fights on drunk guitar nights, dealing for a woman or so!!!

Those days are over, and now for long time we have accommodation of all types for every taste. I recommend the following places:

BARILOCHE ACCOMODATION:

Here some easy access Airbnb, we have good prices for long stays to our Andescross clients

https://www.selina.com/es/argentina/bariloche/ Hostels *with private rooms- book in advance- excellent to meet travelers and make friends. It is in town large commute to mountains and Cerro Catedral Ski Resort

www.santarita.com.ar-** Stunning Lake view – nice but basic- is a sweet person and I recommend this hotel for a simple, relaxing moments without spending too much!

https://charming-bariloche.com/– ****Nice hotel with cabins and front lake view,   they speak good english.

https://hotelelcasco.com.ar/– ****Nice 4 stars Hotel, Front lake views- ART Hotel style, excellent restaurant and pizza place within walking distance- Out of town

www.soldelnahuel.com.ar– **** One of our favourite. Very nice for the price you pay, with spa, bathtub, lake view, swimming pool in front of the lake! very reasonable price for what you get. Probably the one I ll recommend!

https://lacushotel.com.ar/el-hotel/-*** Very convenient location with lake view in Playa Bonita, reasonable commute to the Cerro Catedral Ski Area and other outdoor locations. Location is excellent and price is fair

http://www.hosteriapajaroazul.com.ar/– ** Nice Bed and Breakfast . Close to Ski Resort and good restaurants like Berlina, Foco, El Mallin . Very convenient to access all Backcountry skiing and climbs avoiding the traffic hours to Bariloche downtown. Very convenient for price and location. And for us guides when we need to do pick ups.  Their website not the best but you can book here: https://www.booking.com/hotel/ar/pajaro-azul.es-ar.html

https://www.sudbruck.com/- A small Boutique Hotel at the Ski Resort of Cerro Catedral- Family owned, excellent services. Most recommended. IT BOOKS QUICKLY !

https://www.lasmarianashotel.com/- Family owned small boutique hotel ***- Friendly family. Right in downtown to access restaurants.

El Chalten accommodation:

http://www.hosteriaelpuma.com.ar/- One of the pioneers **** hosteria. Good style, fancy enough, cozy. Very recommended.

http://en.hotelpoincenot.com.ar/- Smaller cozy Hosteria right in downtown, access to all boulders, restaurants, river. Excellent quality, small hotel

http://ranchograndehostel.com.ar/– The most classic hostel of El Chalten with all facilities, amenities.

http://kaulem.com.ar/en/home/–  Best small Boutique Hotel with limited amount of rooms. Cozy , small and very recommendable

https://hoteldestinosur.com/web/en/- 4 * Hotel & Spa one of the most fancy in Chalten

https://chaltensuiteshotel.com/en/-  Downtown Chalten, a nice hotel for the rough weather in Patagonia 🙂

Buenos Aires Accomodation:

IN RECOLETA: 

IN MIDDLE OF PALERMO SOHO: 

Voltage:
This is unnecessary since everything is double voltage now all around the World! But bring Euro plugins. As you know Patagonia is very European due all the inmigration we had beginning of 1900’s and later after WWII, so yes, we have 220 voltage here.

Language:
Spanish with a flirt Italian accent that people loves! So buy an Argentinien for the price is worth it and sell for the price he think he is worth it and you will be rich. Many people speaks fluent english.

Depending on the trip we do we meet you in your hotel or we pick you up in the Airport, here some helpful information

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN CHILE OR ARGENTINA:
EZE for Buenos Aires and for Santiago de Chile SCL

Depending on the trip we do you fly to:
Northern Patagonia, Lake Districts: For trips as Skiing Bariloche, Climbing Tronador, Lanin, Nahuel Huapi National Park , airport code is San Carlos de Bariloche (BRC)

Volcanoes Skiing or Andescrossing Bike trips:
For trips as skiing volcanoes in Chile or biking along the Andes, best airports are TEMUCO (PZS) or OSORNO (ZOS)

Southern Patagonia:
For trips as Climbing in Patagonia, Fitz Roy area, Torres del Paine, Glaciar Perito Moreno, you fly to (FTE) , El Calafate. From there take a shuttle to El Chalten booking Las Lengas (http://www.lengas.com/) , their email is info@laslengas.com.

If you need a private shuttle to move quicker on your own, contact us at info@andescross.com

Antarctica: You fly to Ushuaia (USH)

Remote Cerro Castillo area: Fly to Balmaceda airport

And for our Mountain porpoises  we divide the region in three main areas: