For those who are looking for a walk to be dazzled at every step, contemplate a beauty of a unique singularity and be surprised by the magnitude of the waterfalls, they must go to thes waterfalls on the border between Argentina and Chile, through the Cardenal Samoré international pass.
In the “inter customs” zone, on a hidden path, which is not visible from the route and laden with vegetation,the Dora and Santa Ana waterfallstwo impressive waterfalls, each one with its singularities, which demand a trekking qualified as “medium difficulty”inserted in the Nahuel Huapi National Park.
The first thing to know is that to get to this path customs procedures must be done at the Samoré pass, as if traveling to Chile, but leaving for the record that destiny is halfway to see the waterfalls.
An important fact is that for a few days the Samoré pass schedule change of attention because Chile ran its time. Therefore, on the Argentine side, it is enabled circular from 9 to 19 (from 8 to 18 Chilean time) and to get to the waterfalls National Parks requires that the entrance be in the early hours of the day.
In Argentine Customs requests DNI and vehicle documentation in which you travel. In addition, the trekking registration of the Nahuel Huapi park must be carried out previously (48 hours in advance) and once in Samoré, go to the National Gendarmerie office to notify that the waterfalls are accessed.
In the summer, since the reopening in mid-December, following 3 years of the trail being closed due to the pandemic, andThis circuit of the waterfalls was so crowded that there were days with more than 100 people registered and dozens of vehicles were stationed in the access parking lot, which is a few 13 kilometers from the border complex and regarding 100 meters before the Pantojo River. Also, the reference is that it is a few meters before reaching the milestone that marks the division of the two countries.
The first steps towards Dora
The trail to get to the waterfalls begins on the right hand side of the road that leads from Customs to the border between Chile and Argentina, but it always remains in national territory.
A National Parks poster has the basic indications before embarking on the adventure. There it is indicated that it is a trekking of medium difficulty between December and May, with a drop of 275 meters and a distance of 4 kilometers. Despite the fact that the road is short, it is estimated between round trip from 3 to 5 hoursdepending on the pace of the walk and the time spent in the waterfalls.
The path begins with a forest and A neat and well marked path, accessible. A few meters away there is a fork and a sign which indicates to the right the road to Santa Ana and continuing you will reach Dora. It is advisable to go to Dora firstwhich is no more than 40 minutes from the beginning of the path, at a calm pace, without rushing.
To access the first waterfall, the road is smoothOnly in the last section there is a pronounced descent, but very short, with the possibility of holding on to the trees. And immediately the Pireco river that is fed by the waterfall of the Dora waterfall, located on the left, in the shape of a fan, with lush vegetation similar to the Valdivian jungle around it.
You can walk along the side of the river -to the left- to get closer to the waterfall, until the steam from the waterfall moistens you.
Once the impact of the beauty of this natural environment has been overcome, you must return through the same place until the fork in the roads that the sign had and take the direction of Santa Ana.
More demanding to get to Santa Ana
This second section of the trekking is more demanding and you must ford the Pireco riverbut to get to this watercourse you must walk regarding 40 minutes. There a sign indicates the crossroads and confirms that you are going on the correct path to the Santa Ana waterfall.
The fording of the river may be accessible, depending on the flow of the water. Anyway, you have to be careful on the stones and there are ropes to hold on and avoid falls. Parks recommends bringing extra footwear.
Once past the river, the path begins to be steeper and has demanding moments in terms of the unevenness in ascent, but also sharp declines in some sectors of loose earth, which complicate the journey.
After overcoming these obstacles, the path descends and enters the leafy vegetation until it surprises the image of the Santa Ana waterfall, an imposing waterfall of regarding 40 meters that falls hard and nourishes the river once more.
The landscape is majestic and with striking rock formations because it can be seen that where the water falls a cave forms behind which can be reached by walking along a steep path that leads to the right.
Going up to almost the beginning of the waterfall allows you to enter and walk in that kind of cave of rocks shaped by wind and water that look like a mosaic wall and literally se can stand or sit behind the waterfallcontemplating from the height its fall and the river below.
The return is along the same path with all the obstacles, steep ascents and descents, fording the river and everything once more, but in the opposite direction.
For many, the path itself is so beautiful that it is worth doing, but without a doubt, the final destination in the Santa Ana waterfall makes you forget the fatigue of the journey.
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