Villa La Angostura

Nestled in the northern area of the Nahuel Huapi National Park, Villa La Angostura is located in the Patagonian Mountain Range, 473 km (294 mi) away from the capital of Neuquén and 1,693 km (1,052 mi) away from Buenos Aires.The lakes and forests that surround it merge with the beautiful mountains.

Tourists can visit Puerto Angostura, at Bahía Mansa, and its stunning beach from where lake excursions to the Arrayanes Forest depart.

The geography allows for a great variety of activities and sports according to each season. During the summer, visitors enjoy water sports, swimming and fishing in the lakes and rivers, as well as mountain bike, trekking and horse riding horse riding in the winding landscape.

In this region, sport fishing angling is a very important activity and it is internationally renowned. Perches or trouts can be fished at the mouth of rivers such as Correntoso, Bonito, Estacada, Ragintuco, Huemul, Limay, Machete and Ruca Malen.

During the winter, the most common sports are skiing, snowboarding and mountaineering andinism. The Cerro Bayo, one of the most popular winter centers of the country, is only 15 minutes away from the city and offers activities the entire year: trekking, horse riding, mountain bike, rappel, climbing, mountain board and many other typical activities in a ski center.

EVENT VENUES
Villa La Angostura combines nature with top-notch services.Due to its strategic location, the quality of the services and its modern infrastructure, it has become an ideal place to develop all kind of incentive programs, congresses and conventions.

There are stunning hotels and cabin resorts with unique views and the comfort required by business tourists.Nowadays, the city can accommodate about of 4,000 visitors. This number is increasing, as well as the restaurant selection.

The main event venue is the Arrayanes Congress and Convention Center, located only 300 meters (984.25 feet) away from the shopping area. Its indoor surface totals 980 m²(10,548.63 ft²) and it can host up to 450 people.It features top-level services and technology, comfort, security and a warm and calm atmosphere.It has a hexagonal room of 210 m²(2,260.42 ft²) and an average height of 8 meters (26.25 feet). Four of its laterals feature the same number of adjacent meeting rooms.It has wide windows through which delegates can admire the magnificent landscape, with hills that surround the urban center and the exuberance of the forests.It is suitable for organizing all kinds of events, even simultaneously.

HOW TO GET THERE
The city can be accessed through the San Carlos de Bariloche International Airport, which is 45 minutes away. Several daily flights from 4 companies arrive to the airport, mainly from the city of Buenos Aires. TAM airlines offers, from the airport of Bariloche, two charter flights to San Pablo, Brazil.

USEFUL INFORMATION

Subsecretariat of Tourism of Neuquén
Phone: +54299 - 4424089
E-mail: eventostur@neuquen.gov.ar
www.neuquentur.gov.ar

Secretariat of Tourism of Villa La Angostura
Phone: +542944 - 495007
E-mail: turismo@villalaangostura.gov.ar / cultura@villalaangostura.gov.ar
www.villalaangostura.gov.ar

Villa La Angostura Convention & Visitors Bureau
Phone: +542944 - 495460
E-mail: info@angosturabureau.com.ar
www.angosturabureau.com.ar