Lanín volcano
Over the lake.
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Paimún is a mountain lake of about sixteen square kilometres inside Lanín National Park, joined to the larger Lake Huechulafquen by a strait barely a hundred metres wide, so it looks like an arm of it, though tradition counts it as a separate lake. From almost anywhere on its shores the snow-capped cone of Lanín volcano appears, one of the region's loveliest views. Its Mapuche name is read as «thick beard» or «flowing calmly». Its north shore is flat, with dark volcanic-sand beaches good for picnics, and its east shore is rocky cliffs, ringed by dense forest and snowy mountains, with red deer, foxes and caracaras around. The area between the two lakes is ideal for walking, camping and fishing, and was once a crossing from Chile south of the volcano. There is an organised campsite and a small inn on its shore, and the national park entry fee applies, ARS 35,000 for foreigners since June 2026.
Over the lake.
On the north shore.
To Huechulafquen.
Lanín National Park, west of Junín de los Andes, Neuquén
Yes, from almost anywhere on its shores.