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Argentina. Bariloche
It is located in the southern Andes and on the border between Argentina and Chile. Cerro Tronador is in between two national parks: Nahuel Huapi Park in Río Negro and Neuquén provinces (Argentina) and Vicente Pérez Rosales Park in Llanquihue province (Chile). The mountain’s name comes from the Spanish word for “thunder”, a reference to the sound that the breaking ice glaciers make. It is 3,554 m.a.s.l. (11,660 feet), has seven glaciers and it is Bariloche's highest mountain. Leaving from downtown, the famous National Route 40 takes us south along the banks of lakes Gutiérrez and Mascardi until the intersection with Provincial Route 82. Along the way there are stunning views of mounts Bonete and Cresta de Gallo or we can visit one the shores of Mascardi Lake. Then we follow a road surrounded by native forests until reaching Manso River; the winding road goes up until the highest point. From there we take the road to the base of the mountain and then the ascent continues until the last viewpoint along the route: Ventisquero Negro, a glacier that comes down from Mount Tronador and stands out because of its dark color. Then we start our way back to Bariloche.