is a
National Park of
Argentina with an area of 17.53 square
Kilometre s. It covers the Quetrihué Peninsula on the shore of the
Nahuel Huapi Lake in the province of
Neuquén , 3
Km from
Villa La Angostura .
Even though
Arrayán trees can be seen on the way to the end of the
Peninsula , the forest of 300 year old arrayanes covers 0.2 km² of the southern point, with individuals of over 600 years. The forest can be reached by boat from different points of the Nahuel Huapi lake, or a 12 km path from the beginning of the park at the port of Villa La Angostura. This path, full of ups and downs, is also popularly done by
Mountain Bike .
There are a few
Pudú and
Huemul Deer ,
Guanaco s,
Monitos De Monte and small
Fox es. Among the birds,
Condor s,
Eagle s,
Hawk s and
Woodpecker s can be found here.
Even though it was already part of the
Nahuel Huapi National Park , Los Arrayanes was created in
1971 to protect its forest of rare arrayán trees. To protect the soil and the roots of these fragile trees, a wooden path has been made for the tourist to enjoy the view of the
Cinnamon -coloured trees. It is said that the forest inspired
Walt Disney for the scenography of his film
Bambi , though he visited it in
1941 , when production of the film was already in course.
