Argentina
is a diverse country with plenty to see and do, even for the most jaded of
seen it all travellers.
Beaches, giant water falls in tropical
rainforests, skiing in the Andes, horseriding on the Pampas, or watching whales and
penguins off the tip of Patagonia. All you need in Argentina
is time.
Travel
and Leisure:
The Buenos Aires Herald's travel section, covering Argentina and beyond.
Virtual
Argentina:
General information on places of interest around Argentina.
The area extends on both sides
of the River Iguazú and its water falls between Brazil and Argentina.
Derived from a Guaraní word for great water,
the name is Iguaçu in Portuguese-speaking Brazil.
The falls are the centrepiece of the parks.
Over 60 m high, the series of falls and cascades stretch for 4 km in the wet season.
Visitors can view the base of the falls in
Argentina, and the lip in Brazil.
The Great Waters
Rain Forest:
This is the region of the great rivers, of the humid tropics, of the red earth and the
magnificent jungle. A virgin jungle full of gigantic trees, and extraordinary flora and
fauna. Great Waters, in the Guaraní language Iguazú, which overflow with a roar in one
of the wonders of the world, the Falls of Iguazú.
The Pamas
are the vast treeless plains of central Argentina that stretches from the Atlantic coast
to the Andes Mountains.
The humid Pampa, eastern portion, is one of the most
fertile regions in the country.
The dry Pampa is the area towards the Andes, a less
populated region famous for its horses, and sheep.
The name Pampas comes from a Quechua Native American term
for flat land or plain.
Argentine Ranches:
Fancy horseriding on an Argentine estancia?
La Pampa -- Land
of the Gaucho:
La Pampa is a sea of green grass that occupies a quarter of the country. Home of the
legendary gaucho, all the romantic fantasies about Argentina are concentrated here.
The
great mountain range of the Andes forms the spine of South America.
Running almost parallel with the Pacific
coast, the Andes stretch for more than 7,000 km -- that's 41/2 thousand miles, from Panama
down towards Cape Horn. The highest mountain in the western hemisphere is in the
Andes -- Argentina's Aconcagua (6,959 m).
South America
Touches the Sky:
The North-western and the Cuyo are regions of high peaks -- here is the Aconcagua, stone
sentinel - snow-capped volcanoes, plateaux, ravines and deserts. Under clear blue sky,
small villages let the seasons pass by quietly, only interrupted by the carnivals, Indian
markets and the worship of "Pachamama" or Mother Earth who provides maize and
the pastures where the llamas and guanacos graze.
Mount Aconcagua:
The Aconcagua, in the province of Mendoza, is the highest mountain in the Americas.
The passes
through the Andes are at their highest, steepest, and narrowest in Peru. Arequipa to Puno (4,468 m); Lima to Tarma and Cerro de Pasco
(4,804 m).
Between Mendoza, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile, the Uspallata Pass, still reaches a staggering 3,900 m.
Between Puerto Montt and Bariloche:
Crossing the lakes and lower mountain passes of the southern Andes, with a condor flying
overhead, beats looking up at hang-gliders in the Alps.
Argentina
Cities:
The major cities in Argentina.
Argentinian
Patagonia:
Patagonia was formerly the name for the southernmost portion of the South American
continent, including what is now the southern parts of both Argentina and Chile.
Argentina
Tours:
Adventure travellers have a lot to choose from in Argentina that a tour might help you
focus on what to do.
Skiing
in Argentina:
The main ski resorts in Argentina.
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