https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com Lets back to the old days... when blogging was a differentway of sharing... https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/laprologo2.jpeg https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/explorando-trabunco-primavera-en-patagonia <div data-rss-type="text"> <h3> <span> A spring crossing at Paso Trabunco </span> </h3> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> Spring is settling over Trabunco, and the trail shows it in every direction — snowmelt running fast, the forest waking up, and the kind of light only this season brings to Patagonia. Come along for a short ride through the pass with us. </span> </p> </div> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:22:03 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/explorando-trabunco-primavera-en-patagonia thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/09/a-walk-through-snow-with-thermoshtml  Thermos in hand, cup ready, heading back through the forest after another mate stop. This is what most of our winter days actually look like: less about covering distance, more about moving slowly through snow like this and stopping whenever it feels right.If that sounds like your kind of trip, San Martín de los Andes in winter has plenty of trails just like this one waiting for you. <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> Thermos in hand, cup ready, heading back through the forest after another mate stop. This is what most of our winter days actually look like: less about covering distance, more about moving slowly through snow like this and stopping whenever it feels right. </span> </p> <p> <br/> </p> <p> <span> If that sounds like your kind of trip, San Martín de los Andes in winter has plenty of trails just like this one waiting for you. </span> </p> </div> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:14:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/09/a-walk-through-snow-with-thermoshtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/09/mate-time-in-forest-san-martin-de-loshtml  A fallen log, a thermos, and good company — that's really all mate time requires. Somewhere in the lenga forest outside San Martín de los Andes, the trail always seems to find a spot like this: sheltered from the wind, close to the snow, with the dog stretched out nearby waiting to see who gets up first.Mate isn't a side detail on our tours, it's part of how the day is paced. We stop when the spot is right, not when the clock says so — and in a Patagonian winter forest, the right spot usually finds you. <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> Mate isn't a side detail on our tours, it's part of how the day is paced. We stop when the spot is right, not when the clock says so — and in a Patagonian winter forest, the right spot usually finds you. </span> </p> </div> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:11:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/09/mate-time-in-forest-san-martin-de-loshtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/09/mate-and-tired-dog-resting-after-winterhtml  Every good hike needs a proper stop. Snowshoes off, a small stove going, and mate passed back and forth while the dog decides whether to nap or keep watch — this is how a Patagonian winter afternoon is supposed to feel.There's a rhythm to it: walk out into the snow, find a clearing with a view, sit down, and let the cold air and the mate do the rest. No rush to get anywhere else. If you ask anyone from San Martín de los Andes what they actually love about winter here, it's usually some version of this. <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span>   </span> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> There's a rhythm to it: walk out into the snow, find a clearing with a view, sit down, and let the cold air and the mate do the rest. No rush to get anywhere else. If you ask anyone from San Martín de los Andes what they actually love about winter here, it's usually some version of this. </span> </p> </div> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:05:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/09/mate-and-tired-dog-resting-after-winterhtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/09/snowshoes-and-view-winter-above-sanhtml  Snowshoes are the easiest way to earn a view like this. A short climb above San Martín de los Andes trades the road for untouched snow, and the payoff is a full panorama of the cordillera — volcanoes and all — with nobody else in sight.This is the kind of half-day outing that works for almost anyone: no technical skill required, just snowshoes, warm layers, and a bit of curiosity about what's above the treeline in winter. It's one of our favorite ways to show visitors why this part of Patagonia doesn't shut down when the snow arrives — it just changes what's possible. <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> This is the kind of half-day outing that works for almost anyone: no technical skill required, just snowshoes, warm layers, and a bit of curiosity about what's above the treeline in winter. It's one of our favorite ways to show visitors why this part of Patagonia doesn't shut down when the snow arrives — it just changes what's possible. </span> </p> </div> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:56:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/09/snowshoes-and-view-winter-above-sanhtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/09/a-good-dog-snowstorm-and-san-martin-dehtml  Some days in San Martín de los Andes start with a full whiteout — and our trail dog doesn't mind one bit. This is what a proper Patagonian snowstorm looks like from ground level: thick, wet snowflakes settling on a coat built for exactly this weather.Winter here isn't a season we wait out — it's one of the best times to be outside. The trails around Mallín Grande and Trabunco turn quiet and completely white, the lenga forests go still, and a hike that takes three hours in summer feels like a different world in July and August.If you're planning a winter trip to Patagonia, don't leave San Martín de los Andes off the list. Bring good boots, expect snow like this, and maybe make a four-legged friend along the way. <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> Winter here isn't a season we wait out — it's one of the best times to be outside. The trails around Mallín Grande and Trabunco turn quiet and completely white, the lenga forests go still, and a hike that takes three hours in summer feels like a different world in July and August. </span> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> If you're planning a winter trip to Patagonia, don't leave San Martín de los Andes off the list. Bring good boots, expect snow like this, and maybe make a four-legged friend along the way. </span> </p> </div> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:49:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/09/a-good-dog-snowstorm-and-san-martin-dehtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/03/lanin-and-matetimehtml  ~ Mate and Lanin ~ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:49:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/03/lanin-and-matetimehtml sightseeing,nature,patagonia,san martin de los andes thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/03/matetime-and-toyotahtml  ... #matetime and the best #toyota hilux surf... Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:43:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/03/matetime-and-toyotahtml ,sightseeing,trail,nature,toyota,offroad,patagonia,san martin de los andes thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/03/mate-in-la-piedra-del-rey-leonhtml #Matetime in la Piedra del Rey Leon... Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:38:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/03/mate-in-la-piedra-del-rey-leonhtml sightseeing,trail,nature,patagonia,san martin de los andes thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/03/matetime-in-househtml  MAte time in the house, looking at the Lago Lacar ... <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> MAte time in the house, looking at the Lago Lacar ... </p> <p> </p> </div> Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:34:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/03/matetime-in-househtml sightseeing,nature,patagonia,san martin de los andes thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/arrivedhtml  Just arrived to enjoy the mallín grande!~ La Provision del Sur - Experiences ~ <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> ~  <a href="http://www.laprovisiondelsur.com" target="_blank"> La Provision del Sur - Experiences </a>  ~ </p> <p> </p> </div> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:14:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/arrivedhtml trail,sightseeing,nature,patagonia,offroad,san martin de los andes thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/arriving-to-malliinhtml  Join us o this trail... with or with out your vehicle...~ La Provision del Sur - Experiences ~ <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Join us o this trail... with or with out your vehicle... </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> ~  <a href="http://www.laprovisiondelsur.com" target="_blank"> La Provision del Sur - Experiences </a>  ~ </p> </div> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:12:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/arriving-to-malliinhtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/offroad-trail-half-way-to-malliinhtml Join us on an off-road adventure to the mallín...~ La Provision del Sur - Experiences ~ <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.laprovisiondelsur.com" target="_blank"> La Provision del Sur - Experiences </a> </p> </div> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:09:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/offroad-trail-half-way-to-malliinhtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/scouting-new-areashtml  Join us on this trails...~ La Provision del Sur - Experiences ~ <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Join us on this trails... </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> <span> ~  </span> <a href="http://www.laprovisiondelsur.com" target="_blank"> La Provision del Sur - Experiences </a> <span>  ~ </span> </p> <p> </p> </div> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:03:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/scouting-new-areashtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/lengas-in-mountainhtml Join us on a stunning and exclusive trail in the cordillera...~ La Provision del Sur - Experiences ~ <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Join us on a stunning and exclusive trail in the cordillera... </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> <span> ~  </span> <a href="http://www.laprovisiondelsur.com" target="_blank"> La Provision del Sur - Experiences </a> <span>  ~ </span> </p> <p> </p> </div> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:54:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/lengas-in-mountainhtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/off-road-track-on-way-to-cordillerahtml  Join us on this trail!~ La Provision del Sur - Experiences ~ <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> Join us on this trail! </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> <span> ~  </span> <a href="http://www.laprovisiondelsur.com" target="_blank"> La Provision del Sur - Experiences </a> <span>  ~ </span> </p> <p> </p> </div> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:54:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/off-road-track-on-way-to-cordillerahtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/the-old-wapp-still-in-usehtml   <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/WhatsApp+Image+2026-02-17+at+17.35.40+copy.jpeg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/WhatsApp+Image+2026-02-17+at+17.35.40+copy.jpeg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:51:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/the-old-wapp-still-in-usehtml thumbnail https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/mate-time-in-mallim-gramdehtml  join us on the best mate time ever... in patagonia!~ La Provision del Sur - Experiences ~ <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="http://www.laprovisiondelsur.com" target="_blank"> La Provision del Sur - Experiences </a> </p> </div> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:43:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/mate-time-in-mallim-gramdehtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/new-experience-guided-off-road-tourhtml  ~ La Provision del Sur - Experiences ~ <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> </p> <p> <span> ~  </span> <a href="http://www.laprovisiondelsur.com" target="_blank"> La Provision del Sur - Experiences </a> <span>  ~ </span> </p> <p> </p> </div> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:41:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/02/new-experience-guided-off-road-tourhtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/a-general-view-of-vallescondido-and-hehtml  With our experience to the Mallin, we drive closer and closer to the mountains... Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:44:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/a-general-view-of-vallescondido-and-hehtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/sunset-in-cordillera-ago-lacar-backhtml   <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:42:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/sunset-in-cordillera-ago-lacar-backhtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/evening-in-mallin-grandehtml  ph: @joaquin.lagos.estiga <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/WhatsApp+Image+2026-01-16+at+09.21.02.jpeg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/WhatsApp+Image+2026-01-16+at+09.21.02.jpeg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:40:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/evening-in-mallin-grandehtml thumbnail https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/a-walk-in-mallin-grandehtml   <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/WhatsApp+Image+2026-01-16+at+09.20.59.jpeg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/WhatsApp+Image+2026-01-16+at+09.20.59.jpeg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:45:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/a-walk-in-mallin-grandehtml thumbnail https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/woodpecker-visitinghtml   Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:53:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/woodpecker-visitinghtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/moonlight-in-mountainshtml   <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:58:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/moonlight-in-mountainshtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/trail-to-mallin-grandehtml   <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/trail+to.jpeg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/trail+to.jpeg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:39:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2026/01/trail-to-mallin-grandehtml thumbnail https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2025/12/summer-lake-lago-lacarhtml   <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:46:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2025/12/summer-lake-lago-lacarhtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2025/12/one-day-rain-stoppedhtml   <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:43:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2025/12/one-day-rain-stoppedhtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2025/12/a-peacefull-trail-in-mountainhtml   <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   <br/> </p> </div> Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:59:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2025/12/a-peacefull-trail-in-mountainhtml thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2025/12/trabunco-stream-on-way-to-mallinhtml86fb73b8   <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/trabunco+december-70f82a12.jpeg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/trabunco+december-70f82a12.jpeg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:54:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2025/12/trabunco-stream-on-way-to-mallinhtml86fb73b8 thumbnail https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2025/12/mallin-grande-in-december-even-lookshtmledfb3768  A panoramic picture from yesterday... <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> <div> <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/mallin+panoramic-79f59eb3.jpeg" target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/mallin+panoramic-79f59eb3.jpeg" alt="" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:48:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2025/12/mallin-grande-in-december-even-lookshtmledfb3768 thumbnail https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/litle-snow-in-december <div data-rss-type="text"> <h3> <span> Snow in December... (just a little) </span> </h3> </div> <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/IMG_7615.JPG"/> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> The Chapelco Grande mountain got some snow during a bad weather week in patagonia... </span> </p> </div> Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:45:32 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/litle-snow-in-december thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/volcan-lanin-is-always-there <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/IMG_7413.JPG"/> </div> Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:53:35 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/volcan-lanin-is-always-there thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/trabunco-stream-in-the-morning <div data-rss-type="text"> <h3> <span> This is a subtitle for your new post </span> </h3> </div> <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/IMG_6249.JPG"/> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> New Paragraph </p> </div> Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:51:04 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/trabunco-stream-in-the-morning thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/a-mountain-trail <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/IMG_6235.JPG"/> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> New Paragraph </p> </div> Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:49:48 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/a-mountain-trail thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/december-flowers <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/IMG_7351.JPG"/> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> New Paragraph </p> </div> Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:48:22 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/december-flowers thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/crossing-the-trabunco-stream <div data-rss-type="text"> <h3> <span> Autumn in the Mallin Grande... </span> </h3> </div> <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/IMG_0175-1146f258.JPG"/> </div> Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:45:38 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/crossing-the-trabunco-stream thumbnail main image https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2024/08/the-perfect-mate-tea-el-mate-perfectohtml  ~ while crossing to the Arctic... we set the standard, for the perfect mate tea... ~~ Navegando hacia el artico, estblecimos las medidas standard para el mate perfecto ~ --- No comments allowed ---:) <div data-rss-type="text"> <p>   </p> </div> Tue, 06 Aug 2024 02:15:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2024/08/the-perfect-mate-tea-el-mate-perfectohtml thumbnail https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2024/08/handcrafted-cross-of-lapacho-and-christhtml     ~ Lapacho is a hard wood - El lapacho es madera dura ~ Lenga is a native wood from Patagonia - La lenga es madera nativa de Patagonia ~  Finally we created a handcrafted cross, combining two diferents woods with the Christ partially inserted in the lapacho - Finalemente, creamos una cruz hecha a mano, con el Cristo en parte incrustado en el lapacho ~ All cover with Bandurrias "Mozzafiato" oil - Luego recubierto con aceite Badurrias Mozziafato ~             <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> </span> </p> <p>     ~ Lapacho is a hard wood - El lapacho es madera dura ~ Lenga is a native wood from Patagonia - La lenga es madera nativa de Patagonia ~  Finally we created a handcrafted cross, combining two diferents woods with the Christ partially inserted in the lapacho - Finalemente, creamos una cruz hecha a mano, con el Cristo en parte incrustado en el lapacho ~ All cover with Bandurrias "Mozzafiato" oil - Luego recubierto con aceite Badurrias Mozziafato ~ </p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <a target="_top"> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/c9c9506c/dms3rep/multi/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-03+at+11.11.12-8427634e.jpeg" alt="Handcrafted lapacho wood cross being carved in Patagonia" title=""/> </a> <span> </span> </div> Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:44:00 GMT https://www.laprovisiondelsur.com/2024/08/handcrafted-cross-of-lapacho-and-christhtml thumbnail