The Spark team specifically lives in Bariloche, the largest city in a region known as The Lakes District.
It has a population of 164,000 with urban amenities such as a local airport, hospital, and city center. That makes this a great logistical start place for many expeditions to Patagonia.
The weather can be more forgiving here than destinations further South. There are tall snowy mountains with a dense concentration of established trails and vehicle access to trailheads.
The federal government manages commercial users within National Parks requiring insurance and certified local guides to accompany groups. This helps ensure quality and safety in the field of tourism for all those involved, as well as boosting the local economy.
The most important city in the area is Salta city, capital of Salta province.
It has a population of 640,000 which makes it the largest city of the Northwest. It has good infrastructure such as local airport, hospitals, and city center which makes it a great place to begin a expeditions to Puna region.
The weather from May to October can be very stable with beautiful sunny days, very low humidity and cool mornings.
High and arid mountains painted with beautiful colors offered by nature can be admired. In many places there are countless trails, many of those are still used by the locals to get to their towns in the mountains.
Tourist activity is an important income to the area and people involved care about providing a good quality and safe cultural experience with local guides and certified travel agencies.