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GETTING SORTED IN BARILOCHE
Essentials • First thing’s first. You probably need Argentine Pesos if you’ve flown direct to Bariloche or just crossed over from Chile. There are plenty of ATM´s in town and two Exchange Houses. Be warned that most ATM´s allow a maximum withdrawal of about P$500 - but sometimes, mostly on weekends, there isn’t enough money left in the machines to dispense. • Unlike the capital, Buenos Aires, almost everything shuts down for the mandatory mid-afternoon siesta (1.30pm to 4.30pm). Government offices typically shut at 1pm. • If you’re heading west out of town (beaches, trekking, and the Circuito Chico), the easiest place to catch a bus is on Moreno between Palacios and Rolando. Chocolate, ice-cream, coffee & internet • After dumping your bags and wandering around a bit, you might be looking for a coffee house to recover. Good coffee can be found at the Map Room (which also offers the only real American breakfast in town), La Esquina, and Havanna. If you have a sweet tooth and want a great cake with your coffee head to Del Turista. Tante Frida and Capuccino Cyber, that last of which also has Internet. Other good Internet cafes are La Loma, El Refugio, and downstairs in the Galeria del Sol. • Coming down from Bolivia, or anywhere else for that matter, your taste buds will likely be desperate for something sweet. Apart from the outdoor life, Bariloche is famous, and rightly so, for its chocolate and ice-cream. Mamuschka´s new outlet is always busy and the lines can be daunting. Del Turista has a huge service area and sells good chocolate. It has an ambience geared more towards families, and also sells excellent homemade local food products. • To cool off, you can splurge on ice-cream. Jauja is really good, although the lines outside are sometimes a bit daunting. Hanging out • Surprisingly, the main plaza (Centro Civico) is not the centre of town. You’ll see this once you walk around, nevertheless, it’s beautiful and there are useful things around it. There’s the tourist office, a small museum for those interested in the history of the city and the region, and a library where, with a bit of sweet talking, you can get a monthly membership for P$5 and find hundreds of English books. On the eastern side of the plaza you’ll find dozens of hippies selling hippy-style stuff. • If you’re in Bariloche on a sunny day, we highly recommend you head down to one of the beaches. However, if you want to get some shade and park greenery, we’d suggest you take a stroll to Plaza Belgrano (where more locals hang out), the park around the Cathedral, or the one next to Centro Civico, the Bariloche equivalent of the standard South American Plaza de Armas. • If it’s a movie you want to see, Bariloche offers two cinemas. There’s the new one at Shopping Onelli and another in the town centre on the corner of Morales and Moreno. Keep in mind that movies tend to be released a bit late down here. • For watching football matches on a big screen head to Pilgrim. Miscellaneous • After 11pm, you can’t buy alcohol in shops, (even the staple of the backpacker – beer). Stock up before this hour so that you don’t have to pay inflated prices. When you do buy beer bottles keep the receipt! You can then return the bottles the next day, which in the case of a supermarket halves the cost of a 970ml bottle of beer. • The best tobacconist in town is on the Plaza Firenze. They have the best selection of cigarettes, tobacco and rolling papers. • On the corner of Moreno and Villegas there’s an exhibition hall where you can buy some local arts and crafts. Behind it there’s a long wooden building housing stalls for local craftsmen. Spanish School La Montaña The school offers readers of The Traveller’s Guru a 10% discount "" on the first week of language courses. The school can also arrange volunteer work for you. We won‘t say anything else about the school, because it‘s owned by one of us – now that would be biased . The Guru Team |
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| OUTDOOR SPORTS – A Change in Pace | Bariloche |
| Although Bariloche is still getting used to the idea that it’s now the adventure sports capital of Argentina, the number of activities and providers is picking up. |
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| Gentlemen’s Sports | Bariloche |
| Although Bariloche is still getting used to the idea that it’s now the adventure sports capital of Argentina, the number of activities and providers is picking up. |
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| TOURS ABOUT TOWN | Bariloche |
| There are heaps of things to do around Bariloche, on your own and with minimal costs. Take a gondola to the peak of one of the nearby mountains or do one of the standard day tours. Then again, if you are willing to spend a bit more, there are also a few worthwhile multi-day tours. |
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| THE MOST POPULAR CIRCUIT AROUND BARILOCHE | Bariloche |
| For backpackers, Circuito Chico is by far the most popular bike ride around Bariloche. Rent a bike or a car, go on a tour, or try to do the circuit with a combination of buses and hitching. You’ll promptly appreciate why it’s such a popular circuit. |
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| TREKKING AROUND BARILOCHE | Bariloche |
| Without a doubt one of the highlights of Bariloche is hiking through the nearby mountains - not just getting hammered every night. |
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| PAMPA LINDA & OTTO MEILING | Bariloche |
| A refuge nestled at the confluence of two glaciers and on the shoulder of the awesome Mt. Tronador. |
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