an adventure in the Trómen and a proposal for the holidays

2023-12-06 08:00:00

«La Yesera del Trómen is in the transition zone between the Patagonian steppe and the Neuquén foothills, at the foot of the majestic volcano. It is a strange and beautiful landscape in northern Neuquén, called karst, unknown to most and unique for its rock formations of gypsum, anhydrite and gem crystals,” he says. the tourist guide Eduardo Vega from the north of Neuquén and invites you to take a walk this weekend from Buta Ranquil, and another for December 23 to the Trómen Area.

The exit to the Yesera del Tromen It will be this Saturday at 8 in the morning. The degree of difficulty medium, crossing a soil loaded with energy, mineral salts, crystals, gems, generated in ancient seas that dried up millions of years ago. You will see rock formations that have formed mounds, needle hills, deep ravines, spectacular lagoons, elevated by the rise of the Andes mountain range.

The distance to travel 13 km and the start and end place of the event It will be the Tourism and Culture office of Buta Ranquil, (intersection of National Route No. 40 and Av. Jadull), Pehuenches department, Neuquén.

«On the 23rd we will be able to enter the Trómen area, it was a very snowy year so we are going to go up to 3000 meters to one of the main craters, which is the vent cone. The lagoon now has water, “It’s about 12 kilometers, it’s a very nice trail,” said Eduardo Vega, who is a certified tourist guide in the Buta Ranquil area and also a geologist.

Hiking Tromen Vent Cone.

The Cono de Venteo del Tromen hike consists of a medium-intensity walk, on the slope of an active volcano, within the Protected Natural Area (ANP), origin of the “lava rivers” El Escorial.

They will walk through a natural, volcanic landscape, showing its rocks and volcanic geoforms, flora, fauna and an impressive volcanic chimney or lava conduit, through which the lava that formed the landscape we see today has been expelled.

The Protected Natural Area (ANP) was created in 1971, in the departments of Pehuenches and Chos Malal, with the objective, in principle, of creating a natural reserve within the Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB) of UNESCO.

Buta Ranquil is on Route 40, 40 kilometers from Barrancas on the border with Mendoza. “The volcano, for Buta Ranquil is everything. It is daily life, water, it is the source of life. Without it, the climate would not be the same, nor the grass, nor our people, because traditions are tied to it. People take their animals there in summer,” says Eduardo.

Trómen, comes from the word of Mapuche origin “Laguna de la totora”.

Registrations


To stay There are some places in Buta Ranquil and in Chos Malal there is more variety.

To participate you must be over 18 years old. Reserve a place by passing the information (name and surname, ID, date of birth, current address, contact telephone number). Cost: $15,000.

Hiking Guide: Lic. Eduardo Vega (N° Registro SEN03-012 DI-2021-32-NEU-LEG-MTUR) WhatsApp.: (+54) 9 2942556757. Email: [email protected]. Facebook GeosenderosNeuquen; Geotureduardo.


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