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Bariloche - Lago Gutierrez

Diego Moretti

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Bariloche Cathedral

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Bariloche - Lago Gutierrez
photo by: Diego Moretti

Built in 1946, under the name Nuestra Señora del Nahuel Huapi -Our Lady of Nahuel Huapi- it belongs to the National Parks Administration and has been declared a National Historical Monument. The Bariloche diocese was created in 1993. Its bishop is Monseñor Rubén Frassia. Every Christmas a concert is given at the cathedral by the "Coro de Niños y Jóvenes Cantores de Bariloche" -Bariloche Children and Young People's Choir- together with other choirs and local musicians.

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The "Centro Cívico"

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Inaugurated on March 17, 1940, this was Argentina's first civic center. Designed by architect E. de Estrada, it was built from "ciprés" and "alerce" wood and stone quarried from Carbón mountain. A monument to Julio A. Roca stands in the center of the square. The Centro Cívico was declared a National Monument in 1987. The square is surrounded by buildings hosting the Police Station, the ex-post office and ex-customs offices (now an exhibition salon), the Offices of the Municipal Secretariat of Tourism, the Town Hall, Museum and Sarmiento Library. There is a large clock in the more..

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Patagonia Museum "Francisco P. Moreno"

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Inaugurated by Parques Nacionales in 1940, the museum is located at the east end of the Centro Cívico. It was named after Francisco P. Moreno, who explored the Andes and Patagonian rivers, and donated to the government the lands which were to become Argentina's first National Park (see information on Nahuel Huapi National Park). The museum's first director was Enrique Artayeta. Parques Nacionales acquired the museum's first anthropological and historical collection, which has since increased along with the findings of researchers. There are various sections, including natural more..

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