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. The high peaks of the Andes still capped with snow are like wonderful meringue in a wash of spring colors.
The skiers and the snow boarders are soon replaced by outdoors enthusiasts for fun days of white water rafting and kayaking, trekking and mountain biking, scrambling and rock climbing, and by travelers who seek some of the most breathtaking and beautiful scenery seen anywhere on planet earth.
The spring sun, still low, but hot, has energized the land. The flora and fauna is bursting with new life. The Patagonian Hare (the Mara) pictured above is standing guard, watching over his life-partner who attends her new crèche.
Patagonia is the southernmost portion of South America split not quite down the middle between Argentina and Chile by the imposing Andes Mountains Range to the west and south, and plateau and low plains to the east.
We are most interested in the Argentine Patagonia, which moving north to south includes the provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego, as well as the southern tips of Buenos Aires, Mendoza and La Pampa.
Patagonia is a huge land expanse and discovering the idyllic and extreme would take many months. Argentina Countrywide advises travelers touring Argentina on travels and tours using our own experience of one of our planet’s last unspoilt frontiers.
Our advice ensures that your Patagonia travel is an unforgettable journey and a highlight of your vacation in Argentina.
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