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Argentina 2010 – Happy New Year!

Argentina 2010 – Happy New Year!

Argentina Countrywide has stayed at every estancia we recommend. If you want to know about Argentina ‘straight from the horse’s mouth’ speak to us for comprehensive and knowledgeable Argentina travel, estancias and tours consultancy.

 

Bariloche: Travel, estancias, hotels & tours via Buenos Aires Argentina

Bariloche: Travel, estancias, hotels & tours via Buenos Aires Argentina

Situated in Patagonia at the base of the Andes, surrounded by lakes, mountains and forests, San Carlos de Bariloche is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Mendoza: Tourism, travel, estancias, hotels & tours via Buenos Aires

Mendoza: Tourism, travel, estancias, hotels & tours via Buenos Aires

Mendoza is the most important city in the region of Cuyo and the capital city of Mendoza Province. Located at the foothills and high plains on the eastern side of the Andes Mountain Range, Mendoza is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Argentina. Mendoza is famous for its many vineyards (bodegas) with their Malbec wines and as the cradle of heroic deeds of Liberator General San Martin, the Father of Argentina.

 
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