Summer Travels...

After my fabulous time in Bariloche I went back to Villa La Angostura to meet my last host family- who now are just good friends! Here I am at Cajon Negra, in el Parque Nacional de Nahuel Huapi, with Mónica and Ileana.









Lago Nahuel Haupi (ie: paradise). We climbed one of the peaks in the background but right now it is too small for me to remember which one it is:)











After my stint down in the lake district, I headed north to Córdoba with Mónica and Angel. I got to meet the rest of her family that lives in this great city, and eat some more fabulous home cooked meals. It was, once again, so great to be taken in so openly by this family.








After the city I headed to the Traslasierras, the mountainous region outside of Córdoba. I stayed in Mina Clavera and also visited Nono and Los Hornillos. Rivers, smooth rocks, and beautiful greenery made this place live up to its reputation. I met a local who took me to this great swimming hole. The water has smoothed out the rock to make parts of it a natural waterslide!






This area had been highly recommended by many of my Argentine friends. It is a very popular summer vacation destination. I loved it because the tourists were all Argentine- I don´t think I heard any English while I was there!









These two brothers from La Pampa, Gustavo and Hugo, were my neighbors in the campground where I stayed. They kindly invited me to eat an asado with them the first night and we hung out the rest of the time. On our way to visit friends of theirs in a neighboring town, the car broke down. While Gustavo fixed the car, Hugo gave me a roadside guitar lesson. He is a music teacher in La Plata and he taught me to play a chacarera- one of the types of Argentine folk music. It was fabulous!