The Camino de los Vuriloches crossing that can be enjoyed in Bariloche is a stretch of the old mountain pass that is credited to the Jesuit Juan José Guillelmo in his trans-Andean trips, traveled long before by the native peoples and the slave expeditions of the Spaniards settled in Chiloé.
It is the mythical Paso de los Vuriloches that linked the Nahuel Huapi with Chile, also called the route of the Jesuits. After the death of the priest, the road was disused and forgotten, until Emilio Frey was able to trace it again in the early twentieth century. At present we could say that the Andean pass connects Bariloche and Puerto Varas.
Before heading out to the mountain, complete the trekking record of the Nahuel Huapi National Park.
Following in the footsteps of the Jesuit
Starting from the Chilean side, the stretch of the old VurilocheBariloche Pass continued to the reductions of the Nahuel Huapi, passing through Pampa Linda, the northern shore of Lake Mascardi, and finally Lake Gutierrez. Today it is a journey that can be done in both directions, discovering the magical corners of the mountain range.
On the Argentine side, the journey takes us through Lake Gutierrez, surrounded by forests of centenary coihues, and the Mascardi of turquoise waters with the island Corazón, near the vertex of the horseshoe.
The first destination is Playa Muñoz, whose trekking begins in the park ranger section of Lake Gutierrez, from where other walks such as Cascada de los DuendesRefugio Frey are born. It is a trail of low difficulty of about 6 km. There you can not camp, so you have to continue to the next point, about 7 km more, at the southern head of the lake, where some campsites are located at the height of km 2015 of route 40.
The next stretch is called the watershed, a flat surface joins Lake Gutierrez and Mascardi. It is a simple journey of 2 hours of walking to discover at any time of the year. These are wide internal roads, about 7 km that share the last stretch with Route 40, until the next stop, in the Los Maitenes ranger section.
The journey continues from Camping Relmu Lafquen, on the banks of the Mascardi, which can be another shorter trekking option, starting from there. The trail leads to Playa Leones and then to Laguna Llum, and the second option is to reach the viewpoint of Isla Corazón, counting about 10 km from the campsite, 3 hours of walking and a medium difficulty. The trail continues a little more closed by vegetation, not as clear as it had been, and once in Cerro Mora, you can get a panoramic view of Isla Corazón.
Miriam Coronel 
Interpatagonia.com 
