Lago Blanco

Lago Blanco is a rural community in the Río Senguer department of south-western Chubut, in the Huemules valley right beside the lake of the same name. It lies on provincial route 55, a few kilometres from the Santa Cruz border and a moderate distance from the Huemules international crossing into Chile. It has 227 residents (2022 census).

History

Steinfeld and Botello, collaborators of explorer Francisco Moreno, surveyed the region on his behalf, and it was Steinfeld who named the lake and the place. Eight years passed before Julio Koslowsky became its first resident.

Distances: South-western Chubut · provincial route 55 · on the Santa Cruz border