Situated in the southest part of South America, Argentina is a unique country because of its incredible diversity of landscapes and nature.
From North to South, from “La Quiaca” to “Ushuaia”, natural beauty abounds to satisfy all tastes. It has everything for all kinds of travelers. Fishing, skiing, yachting, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, scuba-diving, trekking mountain-biking, 4X4 passages, hanggliding, windsurfing, are some of the activities that are renewed and multiplied every day.
The typical music is the Tango. It is recognized worldwide. The folklore has different rhythms and styles depending on the country regions. The inevitable dishes that everyone must taste when visiting Argentina are, the “Asado” (bovine meat cooked to the embers) with a good wine, and the “Mate” (infusion) on the afternoon. The meat and its wines are also recognized worldwide, and the new Argentina food has an international level which stands out thanks to illustrated chefs. Many sports are practised, but football is the most popular.
The passion and fanaticism that this sport provokes, can be seen every weekend in the stadiums. A different alternative to recover the well-being and the quality of life is to enjoy the Health in Argentina. Between the sea and the mountains, our country offers sources with high curative properties that invite people to rest and relax. Argentina invites you to learn Spanish in the best way. You should live in its cities and enjoy the spirit of its people by immersing yourself in the language and culture of this fascinating country.
Why do you have to visit the big city of Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires, the Capital of Argentina, is known as “The South America Paris". This capital has its particular stamp, with its architecture, music and dance which distinguish it in the whole world. It is a fascinated city because of its idiosyncrasy, history and characters. Admired by its culture, avant-garde and traditional art, Buenos Aires offers diversity in entertainment: international prestige museums, theatre shows, sports shows, cinemas complexes, casinos, musical shows, tango and jazz concerts, handmade fairs, antiquarians, cultural centers, international restaurants, pubs, bars, thousands of cyber coffees, etc.
Every quarter has its own personality, its emblem, and physiognomy that makes it singular. “Los Bosques de Palermo”, “ Caminito “ in La Boca, “Plaza Dorrego” in San Telmo, walks in the “Delta del Tigre” and “El Puerto de Frutos”, The Floating Casino, the theaters in Corrientes Street, Tanguerías and typical “Bodegones” of the city, are obligatory steps that every tourist must visit. Buenos Aires is one of the biggest cities in the world overcoming 11 million inhabitants, it does not rest, neither in the day nor at night and this is exactly what attracts all those people who want know a city with endless of options to experiment.
What other touristic points cannot I avoid visiting in Argentina?
San Carlos de Bariloche Los Glaciares Las Cataratas de Iguazú Mendoza Litoral patagónico La Costa Atlántica Argentina La quebrada de Humahuaca
San Carlos de Bariloche, is located in Rio Negro Province, on the south margin of the Nahuel Huapi Lake. Bariloche is considered to be the Patagonia summit because it is the opening to a variety of options. Cradle of the adventure tourism, Bariloche offers different options such as 4x4, scuba-diving, Climbing, Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Fishing, Rafting and Trekking, among others. Another interesting option in this city is the visit to the typical Patagonian Ranches, where it is possible to enjoy walks in contact with the nature and enjoy a variety of typical zone dishes. It has a Ski Center located in the “Cerro Catedral” that is the most developed South American Ski Center, which is visited by thousands of skiers and snowboarders in winter periods. In summer, it offers many entertainment and adventure options too.
The lacustrine excursions offer to visit places seem as “Isla Victoria”, “Bosque de Arrayanes” and “Puerto Blest” among others.
Bariloche is one of the moost chosen destinations by thousands of tourists. This city is the starting point to other places, towards the south “El Bolsón”, “Lago Puelo”, “Esquel”, “Trevelin”, and towards the north “Villa La Angostura”, “Villa Traful” and “San Martín de los Andes” among others.
Los Glaciares, in Santa Cruz Province, are one of the most impressive attractions of the Argentinian territory. Thirteen glaciers with Atlantic slope come apart in enormous towers on the waters of the “Viedma” and “Argentino” lakes. On the last one, fall down, the fronts of the glaciers “Perito Moreno”, “Mayo”, “Spegazzini” and “Upsala”, staying at little far from shores the glaciers “Agassiz”, “Onelli”, “Ameghino” and “Frías”. Lacustrine navigations can be carried out to appreciate front’s glaciations front more closely. Trekking and ascensions to millennial ices. “El Calafate” is the nearest service center; you can get there by plane from Buenos Aries and Ushuaia, or by bus from “Rio Gallegos”.
Las Cataratas de Iguazú, are in “Iguazú” National Park, there are 18 Km from "Puerto Iguazú" and they were declared a Natural Patrimony of the Humanity by the UNESCO in 1984. Thousands of tourists visit this place annually and are impressed not only by the big jump of water, but also by the magnificent natural virgin environment, a subtropical forest where you can see turns the flora and fauna most representative of the zone. The border with Brazil goes along the "Garganta del Diablo", in which the fall of the waters makes multiple rainbows. Another beautiful place to visit is “San Ignacio” Ruins. They are characterized because of the historical and archaeological importance, where the Jesuits made one of the first establishments of evangelizations Christian in South America.
Mendoza. It is an important Argentinian city that has a wide commercial, industrial and cultural development. Y is also a touristic center towards the “Cordillera Andina” and the “Aconcagua” Hill, the highest one in the American continent. With wood streets, ditches and elegant green spaces theirs city is characterized by its cleanliness. There are a number of wineries of the highest quality which are exported to the whole world. Many of them can be visited and can be tasted by the tourists. Mendoza is considered to be one of the most attractive cities for the adventure tourism: trekking, rafting, skiing, mountaineering and spectacular sceneries to do safaris photographic, among other activities. Mendoza has a variety of possibilities for the tourists, for the urban, ecological and natural life. Litoral patagónico. Several natural reservations are set in this zone where many species of the marine fauna are protected, but no one offers such spectacular concentration of animals as “La Peninsula de Valdés”. Here the southern francs whales meet every year for their reproductive cycle, from June to December. From “Puerto Piramide” excursions set off to see marine fauna. IT is also possible to visit "Punta Tombo", which is one of the most important penguin’s reservations in the world.
La Costa Atlántica Argentina. Has proposals to enjoy the whole year, but when the days become warmer, the places that offer the possibility of resting in the seaside and enjoy all their attractions stand out. There are sceneries for all the tastes, dunes, fashion beaches and others where privacy can be found. Mar del Plata is the most developed and popular city in the area, and one of most chosen to be visited because of the big number of options it offers.
La quebrada de Humahuaca, (declared Cultural Scenery of the Humanity, for the UNESCO, on July 2, 2003). It is located in the Argentinian north, in Jujuy Province. It is scenery of color, adobe houses, historical chapels and pre-hispanic ruins, where the time seems to have stopped. One of the most beautiful places is “Purmamarca”, where you can find the “Cerro de los Siete Colores”, which layers show many geologic ages.
