Nahuel Huapi National Park is located in southern Argentina. The park is named after name of its main attraction, Lake Nahuel Huapi. At present the territory of the park occupies about 785 thousand hectares.
The park's main goal is to protect the natural complexes of evergreen cedar and beech forests. Some of these trees are up to 500 years old. The animal world of the protected zone is unique and exotic. Here you can meet such interesting animals as the pygmy pudu deer, armadillo, whiskers, mouse possum, Andean deer, guanaco, fallow deer. Notable birds include Chilean hummingbird, Magellanic woodpecker, wedge-tailed parrot, black-necked swan, nandu.
One of the natural attractions of the park is the extinct volcano Tronador. Its height reaches 3,491 metres above sea level.
The park's main attraction, Lake Nahuel Huapi, is located at an altitude of 767 metres above sea level. But tourists are attracted not only by the unusually beautiful nature of the lake and the local forests. Nahuel Huapi is included in the list of mysterious lakes of the planet. It is believed that the lake is inhabited by a mysterious creature similar to Loch Ness. This monster is also named after the lake. The mysterious creature is periodically from time to time. There are numerous legends of the Indian tribes that lived on the shores of the lake. They tell of a fearsome monster living at the bottom of Nahuel Huapi. Scientists who have come to test the theories and rumours, have so far found nothing. Nevertheless, huge numbers of tourists flock to the lake to the lake in the hope of seeing the monster.
The locals take full advantage of the lake's fame. Visitors are offered numerous souvenirs of the monster. Also very popular among tourists are car trips in the park, especially the "round trip" which is 280 kilometres long.
The best tourist seasons are January to March and July to September.
