Patagonian Travel, Tours & Estancias
Winter is over in Patagonia. The winter sports enthusiasts have gone home. The snows are thawing and the streams and rivers are full, and fast. …
03 Oct
Calafate, Perito Moreno Glacier: hotels & tours via Buenos Aires Argentina
Calafate, Perito Moreno Glacier: hotels & tours via Buenos Aires Argentina
El Calafate is a small Patagonian village on the shore of the breathtaking lake Lago Argentina. Known as the national capital of the glaciers, El Calafate is an important tourist destination as it serves as the gateway to the majestic world of glaciers and to Los Glaciares National Park which includes the amazing Perito Moreno Glacier (one of the most popular and visited glaciers in the world). There are two other lesser-known, but spectacular Glaciers – Cerro Chalten and Cerro Torre.
02 Oct
Ushuaia, the end of the world: Tourism, travel, hotels via Buenos Aires
Ushuaia, the end of the world: Tourism, travel, hotels via Buenos Aires
In the southern end of the Republic of Argentina, on the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, there lies Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. Located on the Beagle Channel, it takes its name -which means “bay overlooking the West”- from the yámana tongue.
01 Oct
Iguazu Falls, Cataratas estancias, hotels, travel & tours via Buenos Aires
Iguazu Falls, Cataratas estancias, hotels, travel & tours via Buenos Aires
Iguazu Falls is one of the most visited places in the Argentine province of Misiones and one of the most amazing natural attractions in the world. In the local language, Guaraní, the term “Iguazu” means great waters. Discovered in 1541 by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and established in 1984 as Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Monthly Archives: October 2009