Cerro Tronador and the Ventisquero Negro Glacier, Bariloche, Argentina

Mar 29th, 2007 | By admin | Category: Travel Journal

Last November, before I joined the ship, I spent a week in Bariloche, Argentina. Bariloche is in Patagonia and one of Argentina’s busiest resorts. In the winter people go to ski and in the summer to see the spectacular scenery.

I went on a tour to see Cerro Tronador and the Glacier Ventisquero Negro. Cerro Tronador is 3554m tall and on the border with Chile. The glacier descends from the side of the mountain and it’s bottom half is black. It was incredibly cold. An icy wind howled off the glacier and I could only stand in front of it taking photos for a few minutes.

Cerro Tronador is in the Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. It’s a great area for trekking.