[Cuttnhorse]

Cool...Everyone tells me Bariloche is great.

I've been on the Chile side, went on a three-day horse trip into the Chilean rain forest and we rode on the old Puerto Mont, Chile to Bariloche road. It was constructed in the 1920's and is mostly a wood plank road...now rotting and falling apart. We are planning a trip to Bariloche in May or June.

I like the Argentineans as well, we found them to be very friendly and happy to see tourists.

Did you try any of the Malbec wines?? Excellent!

[jaime1959]

The Malbecs are quite nice; however, they make a white varietal called "Torrontes" that I really like. My local liquor store carries the Santa Julia Torrontes for about $6-7 bottle. Very dry and clean, with a pleasant minerally taste. Can't beat it for the price.

About 8 years ago, we took a 5 day trip and visited Osorno, Puerto Montt, Valdivia, and Niebla in southern Chile. Gorgeous area and very friendly people. And the seafood in Chile is every bit as good as the beef in Argentina.

Never been to Bariloche except in summer (theirs), so I don't know what the weather will be like then. Next time we go, we're shooting for late July/early August to go skiing.

Ciao!