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Santa Cruz 2007-10-12 13:40:00 Santa CruzIn this province located on the south of Argentina, everything is beauty and immensity: amazing snowed hills, spectacular cliffs on its coasts, impressive glaciers, extensive plains and worm habitants make this place a paradisiacal destiny.The visitors feel trapped by this place of legends, of navigators stories and of intrepid adventurers and also of the impressive landscapes. The mountains, the woods, the water that everything surrounds and the architecture so characteristic of the cities, combine in a way that bring a unique identity recognized and appreciated by all the visitors from every part of the world.Its kilometers and kilometers of desolated plains drive us to the coast where everything changes, the colonies of seals, whales and penguins give and unforgettable show. Penguins at Puerto Santa Cruz, Puerto Punta Quilla.The cave of the handsThe rupestres manifestations which are presented as truly pieces of art, for example the cave of the hands, declared by the UNESC Read more:Santa
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Argentinian Traditional Food 2007-10-10 11:53:00 El asado (The Barbecue)Without doubt, what characterizes us is what we call “asado” (Barbecue). It can be cooked in different ways:Grilled: it uses vegetal charcoal for its baking. Cooking time is around one hour and a half or two. Generally, small cuts to medium are preferred and it is possible to eat it along with achuras (offals) and other cuts like chicken, pig, etc.A Barbecue can be made al “asador”. In this case a fire is made on the ground or in a fire pit and surrounded by metal crosses of around 1, 30 mts (asadores) that hold the entire carcass of an animal splayed open to receive the heat from the fire. Generally this style is used for cuts of meat of about 10 kg and its baking is made with wood since the metal crosses are placed at 45 degrees on the fire and is the heat of the flame which cooks it. Cooking time is of 5 hours approximately. It is begun to cook on the side of the bones for three hours and a half, after this, it is turned over, to cook the fat side. Nex Read more:Traditional
Quebrada de Humahuaca 2007-10-01 17:08:00 On our first publication we will dedicate to Province of Jujuy, specially to 3 of the most beautiful and wonderful towns of “Quebrada de Humahuaca”: Purmamarca, Tilcara and HumahuacaStarting from the Province Capital, after riding 65km, we arrive to a city called “Purmamarca” (meaning in Aimara Language “Town of Virgin Land”)It is a marvellous place, unique all over the country and the region.Walking by “Florida” street, we arrive to the foot of the denominated “Cerro de los Siete Colores”. (Seven Colours Hill). Their different layers are the result of the marine, lacustrine and fluvial sediments that 600 million years ago were in the area, and after, as a result of tectonic movements, acquired the present location. The best view you can have is from the route, 400 mts of distance.Exactly behind the hill there is a place called “Paseo de los Colorados”, this name is due to the unbelievable reddish colour of the landscape. As years went by, the rocks and mountain
Iguazu Falls and Jesuit Ruins Tour 2007-10-15 21:31:00 The North-EastOn the other side of the country, on the lands of Corrientes we can find one of the most important saving drinking water in the world, then driving through 14 national route we reach Misiones, the province of the red soil, where we can find places unable to forget. In Puerto Iguazú we arrive to the amazing Iguazú Falls
which belong to the National Park of Iguazú; also in the villages of San Ignacio Mini, Nuestra Señora del Loreto, Santa Maria la Mayor y Santa Ana we can find the original jesuitics ruins with more than 300 years ages.The Iberá EsterosThis huge humidity system is composed of a diversity of animals, flowers and plants. The depth of the Esteros allows plants to grow up to the surface, where can be seen juncos, achiras, camalotes e irupés, natural plants of the area. The environment allows the living of different floating islands, colors, and all king of animals such as carpinchos, yacarés and others, and more than 300 types of birds making this place i Read more:Ruins
TANGO 2007-10-24 16:40:00 The Tango Buenos Aires is a province with so many places to be visited, each one with its own attraction to any person, either visitors or not. It’s located in the centre of the country and is the province with the most cultural, social and economic activities, also is the most populated one.As we don’t want to waste the plenty of places Buenos Aires has to offer we will be dedicating a post for each place.No doubt that tango is the style and dance music that characterizes Argentina the most and even more the region near the Buenos Aires’ harbor and surroundings.Basically in the orquest, the bandoneon with its particular sound plays an essential part in it.The language used in the composing of the lyrics is known as “lunfardo”, which means a vulgar expression of feelings and sadness referred to life’s things and love, the suffers and eradication of the immigrants.On of the most attractive things about this dance is the particular and complex choreography characterized by a
Tucuman: A Tour around the Calchaquies Mountains 2007-10-29 07:37:00 Tafí del ValleWithout doubt, the Calchaquí mountains are one of the most attractive places to visit within the Province of Tucuman. The entrance to “Tafí del valle” city is amazing, from there you can have a complete view of the whole valley. At the centre of this valley, you can find La angostura dam, an artificial water reservoir, that gives the place a magnificent view. At the south of this dam, it is a town called Mollar, here we can find the archeological reserve called “Los Menhires”, full of monololiths, made out of metamorfological stones by Tafí natives. These monoliths protected their cultives and animals. Many of them, have feline images or human faces representations.You can find different prices to send the night , hostel prices start on $20 pesos per person for the night, there are also hotels between $250 and $350 for the room (capacity: 4/5 )This region has an excellent climate. Dry and cool. Average temperature in summer is around 25º, and during winter sn
Buenos Aires 2007-11-07 17:48:00 Buenos AiresThe city of Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina and a worldwide metropolis. It is located in the point in which the Rio Paraná becomes the Rio de la Plata opened to the Atlantic Ocean.The Rio de la Plata and the Riachuelo are the natural limits on the east and south of the city, while on the north and west the avenue general paz. This avenue connects the city with the province of Buenos Aires, a place with a high concentration of population and strong economic activity.Buenos Aires nowadays is the most important city of Argentina; it’s the economic and political heart, has the main harbor and is the seat of the state government. It is a city full of museums, theaters and historical corners, among them all the ones that stand the most out are the Plaza de Mayo, in which its located la Casa Rosada seat of the Executive branch; the famous Colon Theater, one of the most famous theaters in the world; the cemetery of the Recoleta the oldest and aristocratic one in the con
Salta 2007-11-05 17:02:00 Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the eponymous province, situated at the foothills of the Andes mountains.The city is located in the Lerma Valley, 1,152 meters above sea level. The weather is warm and dry, with annual averages of 756 mm of rainfall and an average temperature of 16.4 °C (20.4 °C in summer, 10.8 °C in winter). January and February are the months with greatest rainfall. During the spring, Salta is occasionally plagued by severe, week long dust storms.Nicknamed Salta la Linda ("Salta the Beautiful"), it is a tourist destination in part due to its architectural attractions, such as the 18th century Cabildo, the Cathedral, and the Plaza 9 de Julio city park. It has also a number of museums, including the Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña, which houses the bodies of 3 Inca children found frozen at the summit of Mount Llullaillaco. Salta is also the starting point of the "Train to the Clouds" (Tren a las nubes), and on the way to red-so Read more:Salta
Entre Ríos 2007-11-10 10:02:00 Entre Rios is one of the provinces with more political history in Argentina. Its main economical activity is the cattle farming and the agriculture. We are going to refer to the activities that attract more the attention of the visitors: the carnival, the fishing in the Uruguay and Paraná rivers and the beautiful beachesThe CarnivalThe Carnival of Entre Rios is one of the most important ones in South America and the world; it is the biggest outdoor show in the country.It is done every January and the groups that participate in it prepare themselves the rest of year for the show.These groups of more than thousands of people, characterized by their colour, music, brilliance and the colourful customs, compete together to see which one is going to be the winner. Every group has a queen that will also compete to be the queen of the carnivalThe Gualeguaychu Carnival, together with the Brazilian one is the most important one in the world. The most famous groups that compete every year are Ka
Mendoza 2007-11-18 15:41:00 Mendoza has numerous attractive places to visit, in the south as well as in the north. Because of its variety of landscapes it is considered a tourist option for Argentineans and visitors; furthermore it counts with a lot of lodging options as for students to hotels up to five stars with casino.When talking about Mendoza we can’t leave out the Aconcagua hill, where many sports can be practiced such as climbing, rafting and horse riding.At the end of March the National Party of the Vendimia takes place, there the national queen is elected and many carriages march in the main streets. Also other parties are celebrated in this province such as the Province Party of tourism in San Rafael in October, National Party of the tune in Tunuyan and in General Alvear the national party of cattle farming takes place in may. Source: WikipediaAconcaguaIt is highest peak in America with 6962 meters above the sea level. There are different ways of climbing it, each with different rates of danger. In t Read more:Mendoza
The Coast 2007-11-14 16:52:00 Mar del PlataFew cities around the World offer the diversity of options as Mar del Plata does, the main summer destiny of the country. The city receives 7 millions visitors during the year. On summer most of the South American theater shows are exhibited there.The variety of hotels and gastronomy are the most outstanding things the city offers.For the Golf lovers, Mar del Plata has 5 golf fields of international level and 4 clubs, the most luxury one is the Marayui located on route 11 km 15. Casino to Mar del PlataLodgingOn the Varese bay, one of the best landscapes of the coast, we can find the Torres de Manantiales Apart Hotel (http://www.manantiales.com.ar/), luxurious apartments each with a view to the sea. With a total of 190 apartments and duplex, includes breakfast and garage. Las nubes café, on the 28th floor, is the highest viewpoint of the city, ideal to watch the impressive view within music and drinks. Also the hotel offers its private club on the beach with more than 7 he Read more:Coast
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