PATAGONIAN ANDEAN FOREST
Flora and Fauna

Wildlife is unpredictable, the animals exist but some are friendlier than others. If we are lucky, we may see the following:

Native mammals:
Coipo - Coipo - gato huinia - guanaco - huemul - patagonia huroncito - mountain monkey - Púdu - puma - red fox - amongst others.

Exotic mammals:
Beaver - axis deer - red deer - dame deer - wild boar - european hare - mink - amongst others.

Birds:
Mora Eagle - black headed small eagle - red tailed small eagle - common small eagle - Southern wading bird - bigua - southern hawk - giant black woodpecker - common cauquen - grey haired cauquen - black necked swan - patagonian comesebo - condor - cooker sea gull - patagonian swallow - red headed jote - large martin fisherman - among others.

Reptiles and Amphibious:
Large and small lizards - austral palmed frog - small challhuaco frog - Darwin small frog - amongst others.

Native fish:
Naked mojarras - velveted bagre - patagonian pejerrey - peladilla - puyen - creole or perca trout.

Exotic fish:
Rainbow trout - brown trout - stream trout - salmon.

FLORA

Without a doubt one of the most beautiful sceneries in the western hemisphere, is found in the southern Andes. For this reason a chain of Argentinian National Parks protect this beautiful region.
A considerable number of lakes, fed by the glaciers reflect the majestic surrounding of the sub-Antarctic forests such as the Lenga, which changes colors in autumn, the Cohiue which grows in humid areas around the lakes and rivers, and the Pellin which looks like an oak.
Certainly the most memorable tree is the Pehuen. It is an Araucaria exclusive of Argentina and Chile. Its fruit is used to make various dishes in Mapuche communities. Many of these species are more than a thousand years old.
Other species are the Cypresses which form extensive forests located in the transition area between the Patagonian plain and the mountains.
The most humid zone called The Valdivia Jungle, is formed by an incredible variety of trees, such as: the Alerce, which in many cases is more than 2000 years old. The Arrayán is also another interesting tree with its cinnamon colored bark and its incredible formations.
All these species brought together create an incredible wilderness experience.