Lago Escondido

Lago Escondido (Spanish for Hidden Lake) is a village and lake in the Ushuaia department in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. As of 2001 it has a population of 71, growing from 46 in 1991.

Lago Escondido
Lago Escondido
Coordinates: 54°32′0″S 67°12′0″W
Country	Argentina
Region	Patagonia
Province	Tierra del Fuego Province
Department	Ushuaia Department
Population  (2001)
• Total	71
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
Climate	ET

The villages which thrives lives mainly on logging and tourism, is located 57 km north of Ushuaia. There is a major sawmill works and timber operation in the area.

Lago Escondido is surrounded by forests and steep mountain ranges. The lake on which the village lies (and shares the same name) tends to change color depending on the sunlight.

See also

• Escondido Lake