San Martín de los Andes

San Martín de los Andes needs 2 days: the log-cabin-style center by Lake Lácar on one, an excursion to Lanín Volcano, 3,776 meters with an almost perfectly conical silhouette, inside Lanín National Park, on the other. December-March is summer season; June-September for skiing at Cerro Chapelco. It's mid-to-high priced for Patagonia. It's nicknamed the Patagonian «chocolate capital» alongside Bariloche, and its strict wood-and-stone building codes maintain a uniform Alpine aesthetic uncommon elsewhere in Argentina.