Above The Noise: Adventure Meets La Tranquilidad Amid The Andes Peaks And Glacial Waterways Of Argentina's Lake District

Robb Report, March 2007 Summary

Robb Report’s journalist, Mike Nolan explores Argentina’s Patagonian Lake District around Bariloche with Blue Parallel. The article outlines founder Emmanuel Burgio’s background bridging banking and backpacking, highlighting Blue Parallel’s flexible itineraries, expert local guides, and its role organizing the complex continental aerial photography logistics across Latin America for National Geographic.

Key Quotes

“As he explained over plates of filet mignon at Cabaña Las Lilas-widely recognized as the city's finest parrilla, or grill, Emmanuel Burgio formed Blue Parallel in 2002 with the intention of "bridging the gap between the backpacker and banker worlds.”

“A five-course lunch awaits Alonso and me following our two-hour hike through forests of ancient trees and fields of waist-high lupine on Isla Victoria.”

“The day after arriving in Patagonia, I was standing halfway up Mount D'Agostini, a 2-mile-high peak at the southern end of Lake Gutiérrez, where the view was accompanied by nothing but the whistling of wind through the cypress trees.”