Luxe Beat Magazine May 2014 | Page 17

The sideboard is laid with a bounty of lunch dishes Steaks sizzle for the lunch at the gauchos barn The gaucho at Caballadas know every trail through the estancia Evening wine as violet shadows color the scenery at the Lodge at Caballadas and sweets spread out beside a stream up in the Araucaria Araucana (Monkey Puzzle tree) forest shading a remote gaucho camp. Santiago will create bespoke rides for you too. Expect to ride 6 hours or more a day. The vistas are all inspiring; snow-topped mountains, pristine lakes, rivers to cross, overnight horse camping, and adrenaline shifting gallops through the grasses. All make coming home to a hot shower and beautiful evening meal that much sweeter. Caballadas can take a maximum of 8 riders at a time on the estancia. Availability is seasonal and runs November to mid-December, and through March and April. Remembering that South American seasons are opposite the northern hemisphere means Caballadas is open during Spring and Fall to those of us arriving from North America. 17 But now, as $