Vía Cristi

Bariloche & the Lake District


Situated about 2km from the center of Junín de los Andes, near the end of Av Antártida Argentina, Vía Cristi contains a collection of 22 sculptures, bas-reliefs and mosaics as it winds its way up Cerro de la Cruz and vividly depicting the Conquest of the Desert, Mapuche legends, Christian themes and indigenous history.


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