San Carlos de Bariloche

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San Carlos de Bariloche, or simply Bariloche is a city on the Rio Negro Province, Argentina, and is the head of the Department of Bariloche. Bariloche is the most visited destination in Patagonia, receives about 100 000 foreign tourists annually, among which stand out for their influx those from Chile and Brazil, followed by Europe. It is Argentina's most populated city in the Patagonian Andes. It is located in the Nahuel Huapi National Park, southwest of the Río Negro province, near Los Andes, on the southern shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi, 832 km from Viedma. Nature reserves, including lakes, forests and mountains, and its outstanding ski resorts are the main attraction and economic livelihood of this city. The city has been considered by some sources as the second destination resorts worldwide. Bariloche is also one of the most important scientific and technological centers in Latin [citation needed], where are the Bariloche Atomic Research Center, part of the National Atomic Energy Commission, and the Balseiro Institute, National University of Cuyo, where the race of Physics, Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering and Telecommunications is issued. The city hosts INVAP, Argentina high-tech company that designs and builds nuclear reactors, radar and satellites, among others. Originally most of the buildings were made of wood, following building styles and designs inspired by alpine Europeans, since the first white men who settled in the place were immigrants of German origin. The building style is part of the historical legacy of the city and continues to this day. A sawmill (native Italian city of Belluno) Primo Capraro property located on the premises currently occupied by the Civic Center on unnamed Arroyo was one of the main suppliers of raw materials for construction. Between 1935 and 1940, the Department of National Parks made a series of works and buildings, embellishing and characterizing with this architecture the city. Some of them are the Civic Center project architect Ernesto De Estrada, which housed the library with a theater, the Museum of Patagonia, the building of the Municipality with its clock tower, the post office and telegraph, police and Customs. It also highlights the Cathedral of Bariloche, the Llao Llao Hotel and Capilla San Eduardo among others designed by the architect Alejandro Bustillo.