Lago Escondido
Place in Patagonia, Argentina
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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.
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  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 situated on the east side of the Andean Patagonian Cordillera,[1] 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.
