Once we traveled through the Andes mountains we arrived in a ski resort town called Bariloche. This town was one of the most picturesque places we have ever been. It is a town at the edge of the 2nd largest lake in S. America and is completely surrounded by snow-capped mountains. It was really cold and windy here and not really high tourist season. The city is popular as a winter destination for its skiing and sledding. In the summer people vacation and utilize the lake. It is a very "German-style" town because of the number of German settlers that immigrated to this location. It reminded us of Vale or Aspen in Colorado. We took a ride up to the top of the mountain in a gondola. At the top there was an incredible view of the skiing mountains and the lake as well as the city below. They have a restaurant that circles very slowly, 360 while we were eating. We took a really long hike back down the mountain. While we were in Bariloche, the country voted on their next president, Christina Fernandez. She is the wife of the current president. So now both Chile and Argentina will have female presidents. 
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