Sendero Sur · Bariloche, Patagonia

Above Lago Gutiérrez — Sendero Sur property, Bariloche, Patagonia

Our Vision

Experience the essence of Patagonia.

Our mission is to create nature-forward experiences that protect and restore the native ecosystem of North Patagonia. We believe Nature and people are better together when the relationship is built on respect, appreciation and education. We are developing a series of activities, trails, playful interventions, observatories, and stays so that each visit unfolds uniquely, with the forest, the mountain, the sky, the wetland, and the lakes doing the talking.

The Land

Shaped by fire & ice, this diverse landscape now feeds two oceans.

Sendero Sur is situated in the unique ecosystem of the continental divide, between Lake Gutiérrez flowing to the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Mascardi flowing to the Pacific Ocean. Beneath the towering Cerro Catedral Sur peaks.

Coihue forests of cathedral proportions, a biodiverse wetland overflowing with life, majestic views over the awe-inspiring lakes, and peaks gazing from above like sentinels. Conveniently accessible along the southern corridor of Route 40, one of Patagonia's most storied highways & landscapes, only 30 minutes from both San Carlos de Bariloche and the international airport.

Activities

Experience Patagonia, your way.

In Sendero Sur the rhythms of the habitat guide the experience — the bloomings, the harvests, the arrival of birds, the return of silence in winter. We design experiences that accompany the cycles of a living landscape. Each season offers a unique reflection, lesson, inspiration and reason to return.

Spring · Discover

The habitat awakens

Summer · Explore

Trails, hills and lakes

Fall · Harvest

Fruits, colors and respite

Winter · Contemplate

Silence, pause and reflection

01. Leer el Bosque

A guided landscape-reading walk with Sebastián Fauret, ingeniero agrónomo y paisajista of PAINA. We move through the coihue forest, its clearings, and the transition into the mallín — observing native species, their uses, the relationships that hold them, and the processes of regeneration that sustain this landscape. Not a botanical checklist: an invitation to pause, observe, and understand how a Patagonian forest actually works. The first experience of the future Museo Botánico Patagónico, guided by its designer.

Guided walk · 2–2:30 h · 10–15 people

02. Taller de Acuarela

Apuntes del Hábitat Patagónico

An outdoor drawing and watercolor workshop. We work from apuntes — quick strokes to register leaves, flowers, textures — moving from the micro view to the wider landscape. Pencils, ink, and watercolors. Not about botanical accuracy: about paying attention to color, texture, and form, and letting what happens in the moment happen. For visitors and for those who live here and want to look at the surroundings with fresh eyes.

Workshop · 4.5 h · Small group · Materials provided

03. More experiences in development

We are developing additional experiences with local experts on medicinal plants, trekking guides, and more.

The Interventions

Everything is being designed to respond uniquely to the features and qualities we found throughout Sendero Sur.

Sendero Sur encapsulates the diversity of the Patagonia mountain range — mountain, forest, wetland and lakes — while the experiential design of nature-immersed interventions — including the trails, native gardens, observation stations, and luxury nature-immersed cabins — allows us to partner with nature to make the work sustainable.

Sendero Sur Masterplan

From day one, our value has been in illuminating the gift of nature — not in maxing out the buildable square meters. Our masterplan sits well within the permitted land-use regulations for Nahuel Huapi National Park and Reserve.

Each space allows the landscape and nature to tell its story about what's possible in Sendero Sur.

01

Los Senderos

A network of trails woven through the property, connecting every ecosystem — mallín, coihue forest, mountain viewpoints, lake edges. Designed with our resident baquiano to move lightly across the terrain.

Trails · Every ecosystem · Guided or self-led

02

Museo Botánico Patagónico

A living collection of native Patagonian flora, being designed with landscape architect Sebastián Fauret (PAINA). Interpretive stations weave botanical knowledge, ecology, and landscape reading into the walking experience.

Native flora · Interpretive · Museo

03

Bosque Comestible

A cultivated food forest and foraging landscape — native and edible species integrated into the terrain. A living pantry for guests and a demonstration of regenerative food systems.

Food forest · Foraging · Regenerative

04

Cabañas

Lagartija, our mountain cabin design, is a refuge perched above the treeline with commanding panoramic views of Lake Gutiérrez, reached by a 5–10 minute hike uphill. Our forest cabins, in the more accessible area, playfully echo its style and can be reached without hiking uphill or downhill, a short, easy walk from parking and the mallín.

Lagartija · Mountain · Hike-in

Enrich the ecosystem from wherever you are

Your contribution supports the full spectrum of native Patagonia habitat, allowing us to plant the right species for the right space — whether that means a delicate understory plant or a legacy canopy tree.

Adopt a Native Plant →

Questions

What you need to know.

We are in the planning and approval phase with architects and National Park authorities. Our target is to begin construction of the first cabin in 2027. When the build plans are approved we will begin accepting pre-reservations and communicating special offers for Founding Supporters.

When we arrived, what we found was land that had dealt with years of cattle grazing, along with illegal lumber harvesting and trash disposal. We realized our work needed to start with asking what the land needed, rather than what it could do for us. The answer: protection first, restoration next. Only then could the relationship be mutually beneficial. The first step: taking measures to protect the land from further grazing activity. Meanwhile, we're actively working with National Parks to study and remove the exotic jabalí that damages the native root systems. And with local ecological consultants, we are rebuilding the plant diversity that everything else — insects, birds, mammals — depends on. We walked every inch of the land alongside individuals with practical and technical expertise to understand what recovery would require. From that listening, we designed a masterplan of landscape interventions that local professionals and educators can use to teach and study regenerative practices with people of all ages. Our regenerative interventions focus on restoring a landscape reeling from a century of extraction and neglect.

Unlike equity crowdfunding or donations, we plan to adopt rewards-based crowdfunding via pre-funded early reservations. Your early reservation helps fund the infrastructure and construction. When we get the green light from Parks we will begin accepting pre-reservations.

Sendero Sur is located conveniently off Route 40, between Lake Gutiérrez and Lake Mascardi, 30 minutes south of Bariloche and the Bariloche international airport, in the province of Río Negro, Argentina. The access road is suitable for standard vehicles (2WD and 4WD).

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