Circuits and excursions are closed in the Nahuel Huapi National Park due to a forest fire

Due to forest fires that affect part of the Nahuel Huap National Parkiin Río Negro, several trekking trails were closed preventivelya, while other areas are open “conditionally.”

According to National Parks, the park will remain closed “until further notice.” Cinco Lagunas crossinglas crossings between shelters and the paths that leave or arrive at Pampa Linda, one of the main trail distribution points in the park. For this reason, they highlighted from Parks, entry to these paths is prohibited.

In addition, all trails in the central and southern areas of the protected area are open.”conditionally”, due to the large presence of smoke, which even affects the center of Bariloche.

Therefore, those who are traveling these circuits “must andstart returning to the city and evacuate the area“, they warned from the organization.

In addition, from the Civil Protection area of ​​Bariloche it was reported that the entrance to Bahía López and its paths, Cerrito Lao Llao and Refugio López, were closed. Likewise, preventively Access to the Jakob, Laguna Negra, Frey, and Ilón shelters was temporarily closed.

Also the lake excursions to Brazo Tristeza They will remain closed until further notice.

As of today, a helicopter with technical and operational personnel was flying over the affected area in order to evaluate the situation, since it is an area of ​​coihue and cypress forests that are difficult to accessso we work jointly with the Argentine Naval Prefecture.

From Cathedral Hillwhile in summer it offers ascents and trekking at altitude, they pointed out that the hill is open, although “subject to weather and safety conditions”.

“The staff is attentive and adjusts the operation according to the conditions, specifically the risk of fire during yesterday and today. Besides, It is toured and monitored permanently from the summit the Cathedral area,” highlighted from Cathedral Alta Patagonia .

And they added that Different points of the mountain and company vehicles were supplied with water and elements to combat possible outbreaks (which can be initiated by the flight of ashes). Likewise, assistance is provided to institutions such as the Forest Fire Prevention and Fighting Service (Splif) or National Parks.”

In statements to Diario Río Negro, the Secretary of Citizen Protection of the Municipality of Bariloche, Carlos Madjinca, pointed out that the fire originated in the Brazo Tristeza area for reasons that are unknown to date, although he said that could have started due to “carelessness” from someone who did not know that he cannot make a fire or did so knowing that in certain areas there is no possibility of making a fire.”

The sector in which the fire broke out “is a very remote, very distant place” and difficult to access, he noted, adding that “people only arrive by boat or have been walking and stayed in the area overnight.” “One place, he had a bonfire, then he couldn’t or didn’t know how to control it (…).”

At the moment, two teams from the National Park reach the area affected by water from Puerto Pañuelo, although, as Madjunca highlighted, An operational base will be set up in Bahía López and communications will be installed on the Lla Llao hill.

He Los Alerces National Parkin Chubut, a few km south of Nahuel Huapi, is another protected area that is experiencing a fire emergency.

There, the tourist services enabled are operating normally, although motorists are advised to drive with extreme caution on the section of provincial route 71 that crosses the Parkdue to the circulation of emergency vehicles working on the logistics of the fire.

Likewise, it is remembered that there is a restriction for navigation in a sector of Lake Futalaufquenbetween the South headwaters and Punta Mattos, because aerial means for water recharge are operating there.