Traful Lake is a lake in the Los Lagos Department of the Argentine province of Neuquén with an area of 71,5 km. The lake is the starting point of the Traful River that empties into the Limay River . It is contained inside Nahuel Huapi National Park .
6-417: This lake is famous for a scenic view from a 102-meter-high glacier cliff which offers a complete view of the lake and the entire valley. On the lake's shore lies the mountain town of Villa Traful , the main settlement in the lake area. It has campgrounds, a gas station, and hotels. The waters of the lake are very transparent and well oxygenated. The irregular coasts of the lake have cliffs and beaches. Fishing
12-470: Is over 400 inhabitants. The most important part of the economy is based on tourism , especially sport fishing , trekking, horseback riding and mountaineering. Since Villa Traful is inside a National Park , fishing and mountaineering are allowed only with authorisation. Tourism is concentrated generally in summer and spring, while in winter there are almost no tourist. [REDACTED] Media related to Villa Traful at Wikimedia Commons This article about
18-439: Is possible both from boats and from the shore. The north shore has good fishing for landlocked salmon , rainbow trout , brook trout , and brown trout . The lake has a long, thin northern arm, known as Lake Pichi Traful. It extends to the northwest of the main body of the lake, accessible by the lake road or by highways RP 65 and RP 234. Upon arrival, there is a park guard station, which provides information about places to spend
24-735: The Nahuel Huapi National Park on the Road of the Seven lakes , 60 km from Villa La Angostura and 100 km from Bariloche , at 40°40′S 71°24′W / 40.667°S 71.400°W / -40.667; -71.400 . The main access is Provincial Route 65. The town was founded in 1936 by the Argentine National Park Administration (DPN). It's composed of about 80 houses, built in traditional Alpine- Andine architecture that combines wood with stone, and its population
30-500: The night or camp. This branch of the lake is fed by the Pichi Traful river, which contributes oxygenated water. It's an excellent place for fly-fishing. At its mouth, there are beaches for camping. The lake contains a dead forest of some 60 cypress trees, which stand in some 15 meters of water. Previously they stood on a nearby hill, but a landslide, probably in the 1960s, plunged them into the lake, where they still stand today. Due to
36-575: The water's great transparency, their roots are visible from the surface when it is calm. This article about a place in Neuquén Province , Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Villa Traful Villa Traful is a hamlet of the Argentine province of Neuquén located at the shore of the Traful Lake , at 720 metres above mean sea level . It is located inside
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