Alumine Lake

Aluminé Lake lies in the Andes of western Neuquén, close to the mountain passes leading to Chile. A short channel brings water from Lake Moquehue, and the Aluminé River flows from its eastern end towards the Limay and the Atlantic. Batea Mahuida rises above the northern shore. On the western slopes, forests include the pehuén, or monkey-puzzle tree, whose seeds have long been gathered by Pehuenche communities.