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27.11.2007
A very long trip to Argentina!
What a trip! Going from Potosí / Bolivia to our next destination, Trelew (pronounce it “Tre-le-o”) in northern Patagonia, was a long journey of almost 4.000 kilometer. It took us no less than 5 days! Leaving Bolivia by plane was so expensive that we decided to head to Argentina by bus, on the terribly bumpy southbound road. It took us 10 hours to reach the border, only 380 kilometers from Potosí. We crossed it on foot and managed the formalities in less than 10 minutes. We stayed overnight in La Quiaca / Argentina, the twin city of...[more] Category: Argentina
29.11.2007
Puerto Madryn - Gateway to Peninsula Valdéz
At the airport in Trelew, we rented a car and went straight north to Puerto Madryn, the small town at the entrance of the Peninsula, a 65 kilometers ride on a perfectly straight road crossing northern Patagonia. Here we got a first taste of what the landscape in this area of Patagonia is like: flat like a pancake with low growing bushes, extremely monotonous no matter which direction you go. Well, nobody comes here for the flora but for the whales, guanacos, sea lions, sea elephants, penguins and lots of other wildlife! In Puerto...[more] Category: Argentina
30.11.2007
Peninsula Valdéz - Whale watching
The Peninsula Valdéz is one of South America most popular national parks, with 80.000 visitors a year, which is for instance ten times more than in the beautiful and very pristine Madidi National Park in the Amazon Basin in Bolivia. With 3.600 square kilometers and especially 400 kilometers of coast, it is home to many species like sea lions, the only colony of sea elephants on a continent apart from Antarctica, graceful guanacos, Magellanic Penguins and the endangered Ballena Franca Austral or Southern Right Whale, to only name some...[more] Category: Argentina
01.12.2007
Península Valdéz - Home of sea lions and sea elephants
On the second day, starting from Puerto Piramides, we drove around and across Peninsula Valdéz, a very long drive of about 220 kilometers on gravel roads. There are mainly three places to go. Punta Delgada in the southeast is the home of a large number of sea lions and in spring, a huge colony of sea elephants makes this place its home. From a long cliff the visitors can see an endless string of these giant sausage-like creatures lined up along the beach. It is the sheer number that makes it such an impressive sight, but since these...[more] Category: Argentina
02.12.2007
Punta Tombo - The biggest penguin colony outside of Antarctica
About 120 km south of Trelew is the other main attraction of this region: the biggest penguin colony outside of Antarctica. An estimated 175.000 couples (some say 200.000 couples) of Magellanic Penguins arrive here in August / September to build nests and lay eggs. Around mid November the eggs are hatched. Males and females take turn feeding the hungry chicks. At this time of the year it is quite noisy around the area, with adults and young ones alike braying loudly. These penguins live in holes they dig into the ground or under the...[more] Category: Argentina
03.12.2007
Gaiman & Dolavon
These two places found their way into a traveler’s itinerary because of their incredible history. In 1885, a group of Welsh settlers, frustrated by English domination, arrived near Golfo Nuevo, today Puerto Pirámides. Looking for a place to retain their language and cultural identity, they asked the Argentine government for land and eventually were allotted the lower valley of Rio Chubut. These “Gales” had learned about this area through the reports of Captain Robert Fitz Roy, who had explored the region in 1833. They had little...[more] Category: Argentina
05.12.2007
Argentina: South America or Europe?
Argentina is the fifth country we are visiting in South America. As already mentioned in previous reports, even though these countries are on the same continent, they are worlds apart! But after 7 weeks in Bolivia, arriving in Argentina was a shock to us in many respects. First, this country does not seem to fit our concept of Latin America or what we had seen so far, but is far more like Europe. The first thing that stroke us is how economically developed the country is: looking around, it could be any country in Europe. The same...[more] Category: Argentina
08.12.2007
Heidi - Lake district: El Bolson & Bariloche
El Bolsón lives a bit off its myth being the first non-nuclear zone of the country way back in the sixties and the first to be named an ecological municipality. That the nearby Cerro Piltriquitron is considered one of the earth’s energy centers just falls in line with this image. There are a few nice hikes, but otherwise it is very “tranquilo”. To exemplify this very quietness: I wanted to do a boat ride on a nearby lake, but the boat did not leave because there were only four tourists who wanted to do the trip! So after two days...[more] Category: Argentina
22.12.2007
Back in Argentina - Traveling to Ushuaia
After 16 days in Chile we are back in Argentina, in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, as it likes to pride itself. Obviously it has marketed itself much better than Puerto Williams, in Chile, on the other side of the Beagle Channel. This is the TRUE southernmost settlement in the world, but not more than a couple of houses. Being almost at the 55th parallel south, it is further south than any other city on any other continent.So Ushuaia mercilessly sells its unique location claiming the title: “El ciudad en el fin del...[more] Category: Argentina
24.12.2007
Xmas at the end of the world
We approached Ushuaia around midnight. It looked like a brightly lit island since it is surrounded by high mountains and the sea. There was still a streak of light in the skies. So it felt less odd that we still had no place to stay. We trekked the empty streets passing busy restaurants uphill to try our luck at Hotel Rio Ona, although our reservation was not until two days later. And luck we had. Rio Ona turned out to be a rather traditionally run hotel, but really comfortable, very warm and extremely quiet, with owners eager to...[more] Category: Argentina
26.12.2007
Around Ushuaia - Penguins & National Park
es, we have already seen lots of penguins in Peninsula Valdez and especially in Punta Tombo. But frankly: who can resist visiting a penguin colony if there is another opportunity to see such cute creatures? Especially since this time the whole family went to see this spectacle! We had booked a tour with Para Tour, the only agency who is allowed to take tourists ON the very island where the penguins come in September to build nests, lay their eggs and breed, until they set out for the ocean in March, where the spend the winter. The...[more] Category: Argentina
28.12.2007
El Calafate - Staying at the Hostal America del Sur
El Calafate, the gateway to Parque Nacional Los Glaciares and especially to Glaciar Perito Moreno, has all the features of a typical frontier town. The main drag, Avenida Libertador San Martin, is lined with souvenir shops, restaurants and tour operators. There is nothing much to discover once you leave this street. The road to our hotel, only 10 minutes from the center, is a dirt road, further out that there is nothing but Patagonian steppe, which means vast flat emptiness. Since the construction of the airport in 2000 the city...[more] Category: Argentina
29.12.2007
El Calafate - Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
Our first excursion in El Calafate took us to this National Park. After a short bus ride to Puerto Bandera, we embarked our boat, the Quo Vadis, a state of the art catamaran designed for 310 people, for the trip on Lago Argentino. Although we knew we would get to see some of the most spectacular glaciers on this globe, we were overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the glaciers and incredible display of colors. Soon after starting the boat trip, we passed large icebergs floating in the milky, green water heralding the nearby...[more] Category: Argentina
30.12.2007
Trekking in El Chalten
The northern part of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares is a newer travel destination and most visitors go there in order to trek and get a view of majestic Cerro Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre. Unfortunately, both are very difficult to spot, since they are almost always covered by clouds. We met people who went three days in a row to finally see all of Cerro Fitz Roy, but still could not see Cerro Torre. The taxi ride between El Calafate and El Chalten was much faster than what we thought it would be: it took us 2 hours and 40 minutes one...[more] Category: Argentina
31.12.2007
A little glaciology
The reason why glaciers can be found at such a low altitude here has to do with the special climatic situation. Due to the moist-laden clouds coming in from the Pacific, an average of 30 meters of snow fall in this part of the Andes. As more snow builds up over the years and the pressure increases, the snow turns into ice. That extra weight forces the glacier to move downhill. The terrain it moves along is not plain and smooth, so the ice cracks and develops bizarre deformities, called crevasses. It is these wild forms and the...[more] Category: Argentina
31.12.2007
Ice-trekking on Perito Moreno
Our tour of Perito Moreno first took us to a Mirador on the shore of Lago Argentino from where we could view a large part of the glacier’s front, basically the area between Peninsula Magallanes and the northern shore of the lake. The view is not only an overwhelming visual experience, but it is also an auditory one, with big chunks of ice noisily calving and collapsing into the lake. Often we heard noises that reminded of an avalanche breaking off but we could not see anything, the grumbling seemed to be coming from inside the...[more] Category: Argentina
01.01.2008
New Year in southern Patagonia
On January 1st, “Der Standard”, an Austrian newspaper, reported that about 650.000 people partied in the streets of Vienna, Austria, a city of 1.7 million inhabitants. Well, what we experienced in Patagonia was completely different. We were very far from the typical New Year’s Eve frenzy that we have never enjoyed when being in Europe at that time. Here in southern Patagonia, we would not have noticed the arriving of the New Year, if our hostal, the America Del Sur, had not organized a small party to celebrate the event. This buffet...[more] Category: Argentina
02.01.2008
A few facts about Iguazu Falls
No matter how many waterfalls you have seen in your life, these leave the most experienced travelers mumbling all kinds of words of excitement when you finally stand in front of “Garganta del Diablo” or Salto San Martin. This place was definitely one of the highlights of our trip through South America. These are some of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world, far more impressive than Niagara Falls, for example. Shared between Argentina and Brazil, the falls are set inside a 2.100 square kilometer national park, resembling very...[more] Category: Argentina
03.01.2008
Our Stay in Puerto Iguazu
Arriving in Puerto Iguazu from El Calafate in Patagonia was a real shock for the eleven of us: the cold was immediately replaced by humid tropical heat, reaching at times more than 40 degrees Celcius with almost 100% humidity. Puerto Iguazu itself is a small town that lives off its proximity to one of the “Top 3” tourist destinations in Argentina. We stayed at Hotel La Sorgente, which provides comfortable rooms with AC and has a nice garden with a fairly sized swimming pool. We all enjoyed this oasis to relax after our long trips to...[more] Category: Argentina
04.01.2008
Exploring the Argentinean side of Iguazu Falls
Most tourists spend only one or two days at the Iguazu Falls. Well, we felt that even three days were not enough. Besides the falls, there is bird and butterfly sanctuary and a national park that can be visited off the beaten tracks for those who have time and stamina. The heat turned out to be a major challenge for all of us. At 11:00 am it was already very hot, and at 01:00 pm it was simply unbearable. The afternoon of the day we arrived, we visited “Garganta del Diablo” or “Devil’s Throat” on the Argentinean side of the falls: A...[more] Category: Argentina
05.01.2008
Visiting the Brazilian side with US citizens
Crossing the border to get a view from the Brazilian side is normally no big deal: you line up at the immigration, get a stamp and move on. But since all the children, Anna, Helene and Raphael as well as Rebecca were traveling with their US passport, this excursion turned into an expensive challenge. In the aftermath of 9/11, the US government requested visas for Brazilians entering the US, so President Lula retaliated by making it a requirement for US citizens entering Brazil. Now paying USA 150 for spending one afternoon in...[more] Category: Argentina
07.01.2008
Posadas - Argentina’s northeast
On Saturday, January 5th, we separated from the Barbier family after traveling together for two weeks: the whole family took a plane to Buenos Aires before returning to Paris or San Francisco. The same day we traveled by bus to Posadas, the gateway to the Jesuit Missions in the northeast of Argentina. The town sits right on River Paraná that separates Argentina from Paraguay. We contemplated crossing the border and visit the Mission in Trinidad, but due to the relentless heat our enthusiasm and energy was not up to the usual...[more] Category: Argentina
08.01.2008
The Jesuit Missions
Early morning the next day, we caught the bus to San Ignacio to visit the ruins of the old Jesuit missions, which dates back to the early 17th century. During that time the Jesuits started establishing these so-called “Reducciónes”. By 1732, around 140.000 Guarani lived in 30 missions, most of them in what is today the province of Misiones in the northeast of Argentina, but also in neighboring areas of today Brazil and Paraguay. The overall purpose of these missions was of course the evangelization of the indigenous population. The...[more] Category: Argentina
08.01.2008
Misiones San Ignacio & Santa Ana
San Ignacio was our first stop, since it is the best restored mission in Argentina. When we arrived early afternoon, the city was baking. There were no people in the street and no sound to be heard, not even a dog barking. We checked into Hotel San Ignacio, one of four accommodations in town and the first hotel we passed, actually the most comfortable one. It was quite a funny place, a hotel & bar and pool hall in the evening. You could also buy mobile phones at the reception. There we hid until 7 o’clock, when it had finally cooled...[more] Category: Argentina
09.01.2008
Long and unpleasant bus ride through the Pampas
Back in Posada we spent most of the afternoon in an Internet café to escape the heat, before we started our 1.000 kilometer bus journey to Rosario. There we managed to find reasonably priced online tickets to the Easter Islands, Tahiti and Rarotonga, after a travel agency in Posada gave us an absurdly expensive quote. Only one bus company, Rio Paraguay, had seats available that evening. It was very expensive and the service turned out to be chaotic and very disappointing. Right at the beginning of the trip, Heidi had asked to turn...[more] Category: Argentina
09.01.2008
Rosario: “La mejor ciudad para vivir”
Rosario, Argentina’s third largest city with about one million inhabitants is situated right on Rio Paraná. It is a university town and Che Guevara’s birthplace. Arriving in Rosario, we first went to Hostel Rosario, whose website listed Air-conditioning among its services, no luxury with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. Well, not only was the address given on their website wrong, but the hostel was run-down and had no air-conditioning. So we set out again searching and quickly decided to stay in a “real” hotel, the Hotel...[more] Category: Argentina
16.01.2008
Impressions of Buenos Aires
This is one of the largest cities in Latino America with 13 million inhabitants, but fortunately it does not show the usual symptoms of such a “megapolis”. Actually it is quite a pleasant place to visit and to live: the ever increasing numbers of tourists and expatriates are the living proof. The city offers an incredible amount of cultural activities, there is an abundance of parks and tree lined streets, the food is great and plentiful. Plus, the nightlife rules! Above all, it is the very people who make it such a wonderful place....[more] Category: Argentina
17.01.2008
Our homes in “La Capital”
When we were in Buenos Aires, we mostly stayed in the barrio of Palermo, which is northeast of the centre, very green and full of great restaurants and parks. The last time we stayed there we made the Borges Design Hostel our home. It has fast WiFi, kitchen use, is greatly located, has friendly staff and most important a little garden to chill out in the afternoon or at night. The only nuisance was the ever blasting stereo in the lobby which is next to the common area. Our room was okay, but the bathrooms are tiny. Another major...[more] Category: Argentina
18.01.2008
Food for body and soul in Buenos Aires
Heidi could not wait to learn all about Argentina’s specific pronunciation, especially the one of Buenos Aires. So she spent her afternoons at Buespanish, a language institute, which she can highly recommend: www.buespanish.com.ar. They have excellent teaching materials, especially developed for providing foreigners with an insight in Argentine’s culture, geography, a bit of history or simply daily affairs. The staff is really competent and they do the utmost to make your stay in Buenos Aires memorable. On two evenings they took us...[more] Category: Argentina
19.01.2008
Carnaval de Gualeguaychu - Part 1
“The greatest parade in Argentina and one of the three most famous carnivals of Latino-America” that is how this carnival promotes itself. Although we lack the expertise to verify this, we definitely can say that it was very, very impressive and a lot of fun. We definitely would recommend everybody to do the trip while it is still kind of an informal event. Tours from Buenos Aires, only 3 hours south, especially for foreign tourists, just started last year! What was so unique about this carnival was that we were as close to the...[more] Category: Argentina
19.01.2008
Carnaval de Gualeguaychu - Part 2
The parade of the bands started around 22:30 and by then the Corsódromo was packed with cheering people, altogether about 40.000 people that night. Each of the three groups had a motto, water was one, and the various subgroups represent this. The dancers were a swaying sea of colours of elaborately designed costumes, headdresses made of feathers and beads, more beadwork for ankles, necks, belly and wrists. The costumes can be made of lots of material or of very, very little. Sometimes it is as little as a few rows of beads. The...[more] Category: Argentina
19.01.2008
Carnaval de Gualeguaychu - Part 3
The last group of dancers finished around at around 03:00 am. By then fatigue had set in a little bit and our hands were sore from banging the metal of the barriers that separated us from the dancers. This is the way to express your enthusiasm for a particular group or dancer. We left right after by bus back to Buenos Aires, where we arrived at 07:00 am Sunday morning. Twelve hours later, we left Buenos Aires by bus again for Tucuman, in the northeast of Argentina. Since we were only in town for 12 hours during the day we had...[more] Category: Argentina
20.01.2008
On the road again - with style!
After a whole week in Buenos Aires, it was time to move on … So we took a bus to Tucuman, in Argentina’s most traditional region in the Andean northwest. There we plan to stay one week before heading to the region of Mendoza, our last stop in South America. We already have mentioned it: there are many classes of long distance bus travel in Argentina: Semi Cama, what we know in Europe or the USA; Cama, offering large and very comfortable seats and meal services and then the top, “Primera Classe”, “Suite Premium” or “Tutto Letto”...[more] Category: Argentina
21.01.2008
Tucuman - The cradle of Argentina
This busy, bustling town in the northwest of Argentina is where the declaration of Argentina’s independence from Spain was signed back on July 9th, 1816. Naturally the “Casa de la independencia”, a beautifully restored colonial building, is the must see in town. Portraits of the signatories line the wall of the very room where the document was signed. We walked a lot around town without finding anything really interesting to see or do. Exhausted, we dropped in a small restaurant, El Portal, to sample some regional food, Empanadas,...[more] Category: Argentina
22.01.2008
Tafi del Valle
This small town is a popular refuge for Tucumanos to escape the summer heat at 2.700 meters altitude. Besides that, the surrounding scenery is truly stunning. Coming from Tucuman, the road first runs through the gorge of Rio de los Sosas. Its steep slopes are covered with the most amazing, most dense, greenest subtropical forest ever. As the road winds its way up the river disappears way down. It reminded us a lot of mountain roads in Bolivia. The slight drizzle and fog created an incredible atmosphere. Even people who find the word...[more] Category: Argentina
24.01.2008
Las Ruinas de Quilmes
Quilmes was an urban complex where about 8.000 people lived, starting from 1200 AD. They fiercely resisted the Incas and after that fought the Spanish for over 130 year but were defeated in 1667, after the Spanish succeeded in cutting off their water supply. Many of them, mostly women and children, committed suicide rather than surrendering to the Spanish. The 4.000 survivors were forced to a 1.500 kilometre walk to Buenos Aires. Only 1.000 arrived. Most of the families that now live in Quilmes are the descendants of those who...[more] Category: Argentina
25.01.2008
Argentina’s Northwest around Cafayate & Cachi
Cafayate is a popular resort town thanks to its scenic surroundings and the pleasant climate during the summer months. The main attraction is Quebrada de Cafayate, a canyon cut in the arid zone by rivers descending down from the Andes. What make the canyon so spectacular are the many colours of the different sedimentary layers and the bizarre rock formations. Not less visited are the many wineries in the area around Cafayate. Of course we tried the local wine, but did not do the obligatory tour to a Bodega. This will have to wait...[more] Category: Argentina
26.01.2008
Mudslides, falling rocks and “mucho suerte”
We knew that the road from Cachí to Salta was not only extremely scenic, but also bumpy and a muddy mess during the rainy season, with precipices equalling “Death Road” in Bolivia. But we never anticipated the things to come! When leaving the small village of Cachí Friday morning, we were a happy bunch in our tiny VW Gol, since we had picked up three young Argentinean hitchhikers. Although cramped with five people, five backpacks and a guitar, we cheerfully started our journey passing through the incredible Parque Nacional Los...[more] Category: Argentina
27.01.2008
One day in Salta
After this exciting trip we bid farewell to our three lovely Argentinean passengers, Guadalupe, Martina and Pia. We started looking for a hostel and luckily, very soon we stumbled across the superb Hostal El Cerrito, where first thing we showered off all the mud from this travel. After a short phone call to the car rental company, we knew was to do! First, report the damage to the police, then buy plastic sheets and tape to cover the big opening in the rear where once used to be a window. All this was done very easily and quickly....[more] Category: Argentina
28.01.2008
The Andean feeling is returning
As it turned out, leaving Salta was not that easy, only after asking four times for the way could we head north, to San Salvador de Jujuy and our next destination: Purmamarca and Humahuaca. We could not help but thinking of our friend Jody who described exactly the same experience in her travel notes. Purmamarca is famous for its “Cerro de los Siete Colores”, an incredible sight. A wide cliff facing the village offers a spectacular sight: thin layers of different shades of red, brown, purple and white seemed to be painted onto the...[more] Category: Argentina
28.01.2008
Doma & Crina Limpia
You don’t know what we are talking about? Also we had no clue when we spotted a poster at Maimara’s village square saying “Festival de folklore y doma”. There was a photo of a bucking horse on it so we decided to go for it, hoping to see a rodeo with real gauchos, something we never had a chance to see. Actually we had not planned to stop in Maimara, but then took a quick look at the cemetery, which is picturesquely squashed on a small hill just on the edge of the pueblo. Heidi, naturally curious, had discovered the poster...[more] Category: Argentina
29.01.2008
Back in Tucuman striking luck three times
After checking in again at the very basic but super friendly “El Portal del Viajero” or Gaucho Hostal, we immediately went to the car rental, ready to hear some bad news. The staff at Movíl Renta turned out to be absolutely professional, so everything ran just smoothly. Basically, they told us to come by the next morning, by then they would have a quotation of how much the repairs of the car would be. Then finding a power adapter for our laptop was the only item on our agenda. Well, every shop kept sending us to another place, never...[more] Category: Argentina
01.02.2008
Mendoza, “Tierra de Sol y Buen Vino”
Arriving at Mendoza’s bus station after a 13 hour trip from Tucuman, we dropped by the tourist information telling them what we expected of a hostel in Mendoza. This time we were very particular because we would stay here for six nights AND it was the very last place to visit in South America. We were sent to Hostel Estacion Mendoza and found everything we wanted, a quiet place with a swimming pool, Internet and kitchen use. Plus a little garden, a friendly staff and lots of common areas to relax or mingle with other travellers....[more] Category: Argentina
02.02.2008
Tour de Bodegas in Maipu
The Spanish conquistadores planted wine to South America, although what was produced then hardly resembled the Cabernet-Sauvignons or Malbecs that are nowadays so famous in international wine circles. During the immigration boom in the 19th century, Italian, French and Spanish settlers brought their knowledge and best grapes to Argentina and started growing wine in the west of the country. Even then, the wine produced in Argentina and Chile was sold only on the domestic market. Only the last decades saw Argentinean wines compete...[more] Category: Argentina
03.02.2008
Touring “Montana Alta”
“Alta Montana” is a very popular one day tour starting in Mendoza which covers about 400 kilometres. Its declared highlights are a view of Mount Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, a visit to Puente del Inca and the monument of Cristo Rendedor. Well, we believe that the scenery going to all these places is equally, if not more intriguing. Considering that we had driven through hundreds of miles of countryside featuring polychromic mountain slopes in the northwest of Argentina, we still found this drive exciting. The...[more] Category: Argentina
04.02.2008
Outdoor Adrenaline
On Sunday, we went towards the mountains again and spent the whole day white water rafting, horseback riding and “canopying”. We both loved it so much! In the morning, we separated since Heidi had been too impressed by a video presentation that showed rafting through category III rapids. So instead, Heidi went horseback riding in beautiful landscape with the Andean backdrop, while Gilles tried rafting for the first time. This was an incredible experience! Very reassuring were the safety standards: each raft held five tourists that...[more] Category: Argentina
04.02.2008
Chilling out at Hostal Estacion Mendoza
At Hostal Estacion Mendoza, we found everything we wanted: a quiet place with a swimming pool, which we actually never used, Internet and kitchen use, plus a little garden, a friendly staff and lots of common areas to relax or mingle with other travellers! We had also a large and quiet room on the top floor. But what made our stay in this place so special were the other guests, all from Argentina and Brazil. Almost every night, we met someone different and had the opportunity to chat and share experiences. Of course, every evening...[more] Category: Argentina
05.02.2008
Argentina - Budget
We stayed 58 days in Argentina and spent no less than 2.840 Euros per person, which means an average of approx. 53 Euros per person and day. No need to say that this is a lot, even much more than Brazil, where we spent an average of 40 Euros per person and day, not to talk about Bolivia … What made our stay in Argentina so expensive? Costs for hotels were high but not absurd: 27 Euros per night, which is actually less than Brazil (30 Euros) but much more than Bolivia or Peru. Only in the Andean Northwest did we find really cheap...[more] Category: Argentina, Budget
28.02.2008
Argentina - Summary
We spent 74 days in Argentina, Chile & Uruguay and 54 in Argentina alone: since major points of interests are in nearby places in Chile or Uruguay, travelling in Argentina most certainly means crossing the borders into these countries. In Argentina, we visited most of the classical tourist destinations: Buenos Aires, Misiones, Iguazu, the Andean Northwest, Mendoza, Peninsula Valdez, the Lake District, Southern Patagonia with El Calafate & El Chalten, and Tierra del Fuego. Add to this Chiloe, the cruise between Puerto Montt and...[more] Category: Argentina, Summaries
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