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Capital
Buenos Aires
Geographical Situation
Argentina is located in the southern extreme of South America. With
a continental extension of 2.791.810 Km2.(including Malvinas Islands,
other South Atlantic Islands and part of Antarctica). Argentina is
the second largest country in South America and the eighth in the
world.
Including the Antarctic Sector, Argentina claims a total area of 3.761.274
Km2
It is some 1425 Km across at its widest from east to west and stretches
3.800 Km from the north to the south.
it is bounded by Bolivia and Paraguay on the north, Brasil, Uruguay
and the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and by the Atlantic Ocean and
Chile on the west and south.
Relief
The western part of Argentina is occupied by the Andes mountain range,
the great mountain system of the South American continent. Here we
find the Aconcagua (6.959 m), the highest peak in the world outside
those existing in the Himalaya.
There also exists several parallel ranges to the east of the Andes,
such as the Eastern Mountain range and the Sub-Andean sierras to the
north ,The Pampean Sierras to the north and centre from the Aconquija
up to the Sierras of Córdoba and San Luis, and Buenos Aires
sierras systems such as Tandilia and Ventania.
The central part and the east of Argentina (except for the parallel
groups to the Andes already mentioned) consist almost entirely of
a flat or gently undulating plain.
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Buenos
Aires |
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Outline
The city of Buenos Aires, one of the most important Latin American
cities, is a great cosmopolitan and many-sided metropolis. This city
astonishes the tourist with its evident universal influence.
It is the capital of the Argentine Republic and the vital bond of
the nation.
As long as European arquitecture is concerned, many streets recall
those of Paris.
Its numberless museums, exposition and comference centres, art galleries,
cinemas and theatres with national and international spectacles of
high quality, are witnesses of its important cultural life.
The Colon Theatre, one of the most important lyrical theatres in the
world, is seat, together with some other scenaries, of an intense
musical activity that comprises all genres including, of course, the
famous and typical Tango; besides, the city is frequently visited
by orchestras, groups and soloists from all over the world.
Financial, stock-exchange and economical seat of the country, Buenos
Aires is the main port of the nation. It has an intense commercial
activity, reflected in numberless shops of the main worldfamous branches,
shop centres and commercial shoppings.
Its nightlife is quite varied and extends up to the ealy hours. Discos,
restaurants, cafeterias and many other attractions for all tastes
are spread all around the city offering the tourist a large number
of options.
Its accomodation capacity ranges from luxurious 5 stars hotels belonging
to international chains up to modest lodgings, including all the economic
levels.
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Jujuy |
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Outline
This city was founded on April 19th, 1593 by Francisco de Argañaraz
y Murguía. It is sorrounded by mountains within the triangle
made up by the tall herbaceous of Nieva and the rivers Xibi-Xibi
and Grande. Right from this place, the ravine of Humahuaca begins
to ascend; a natural climbing path to the Puna, with grounds of
changing tones that range from blue to red.
Its modern buildings alternate with others of colonial style. The
city has a modern receiving infrastructure such as comfortable hotels,
restaurants, and cafeterias. It has a quite active commercial centre
where you can purchase sweaters made of threads of llamita and merino,
as well as several regional articles, especially in the shops of
Belgrano, Alvear, Lavalle or Necochea streets. Walking around its
neighbourhoods, you will get to know about its people's customs
and environments, its uneven streets, and the big old houses with
grating windows and flowered yards.
Whenever there is a religious festivity, people from these places
walk down the mountains making up parades and playing music with
typical local instruments. People from Jujuy are enthusiast of a
carnival that displays singular auctonous colours. Some of the traditional
festivities are la Mancha Fiesta, in La Quiaca, and El Toreo de
la Vincha in Casabindo. Those who travel to this city during Christmas
will have the chance to see traditional aspects such as the typical
Holy Families, Christmas carols, the antique Danza de las cintas
(Dance of the ribbons) or Trence y Destrence (Braiding and Unbriding)
carried out by groups of children, all of them, expressions of lively
significance and colouring. Carnival festivities and the Latin American
National festivity of the student from September 17th, to 23th also
reach singular importance. From August 23rd, the week of the exodo
takes place, as a reminder of this fact that took place during the
Independence War, when the people from Jujuy escorted the General
Belgrano in his withdrawal leaving a devastated land to the realists.
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Misiones |
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Outline
The city is situated in the northern extreme of the province of Misiones
on the border between Paraguay and Brazil. It is located right in
the confluence of the Paraná and Iguazú rivers. Its
port has an intense movement with Port Meira (Brazil), in a typical
bordering zone with movement of people in the direction in which the
money exchange is more favourable. Its great tourist infrastructure
has lead this city to be the fourth as long as population of the province
is concerned.
Puerto Iguazú is linked with Brazil and Ciudad del Este in
the Republic of Paraguay through the International Bridge Tancredo
Neves.
It concentrates an important chain of tourist services at an international
level. Right from this city you can take part in different excursions
and visits to the Iguazú National Park and the Iguazu Falls
which, considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World due
to their natural magnificence and their wonderful vegetation, astound
those who have the possibility of getting in contact with them.
The Iguazu International Airport located at 17 km. and the outcoming
of new neighbourhoods, give this locality a special physiognomy.
This city forms a natural balcony that looks to Brazil over the inferior
Iguazu and the Paraguay rivers through the Alto Paraná. The
sight is specially interesting from the watchtower that is located
in the Hito Argentino (Argentine milestone) -obligatory visit in this
city, right in the confluence of the Iguazú and Paraná
rivers.
There is a varied offer of hotels, casinos, restaurants, camp grounds,
cafeterias and full services for the traveller and the car driver.
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Mendoza |
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Outline
La Leñas constitutes one of the most important ski centres
in Argentina and South America.
With snow of an excellent quality, this centre posseses 40 ski runs
with a skiing area of 3800 has. it also includes magnificent surfaces
for the free, cross-country and extreme styles of skiing.
It has 12 modern ski lifts, with a transport capacity of 10.000 skiers
per hour
It posseses the major uninterrupted length in descent of the country
(7.050 metres), that can be obtained combining the Apolo, Neptuno
and Venus runs.
The lower runs posses canyons with artificial snow that guarantee
permanent snow.
The services offered to the skiers comprise: skiing school (all levels),
ski keeping house, children care, equipment rental, repairing shops,
medical service, among others.
It has a complete lodging infrastructure for the tourist, with appartments,
hotels and first category apparts with more than 3000 beds.
As long as entertainment and night life are concerned, Las Leñas
has a commercial centre, restaurants, cafeterias, tea houses, discotheque
and close circuit television.
This centre, in summer, turns into a place devoted to outdoor sports
and adventure tourism, where you can practise swimming, fishing, trekking,
mountaineering, 4 x 4 crossings, etc.
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Córdoba |
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Outline
This village is situated in the Southern sector of the Punilla valley,
next to the San Roque lake and at 35 Km. to the west of the province's
capital, to which it is linked by means of a modern highway that joins
both points within a few minutes. It is the main tourist centre of
the province, to the west of the Cordoba capital.
The San Roque lake that bathes its coasts, is suitable for water sports,
canoeing, swimming, sailing, and windsurf. A service of catamarans
takes you accross the lake.
Besides, There are numberless beach resorts over the San Antonio river
and within its roundabouts.
You will note a great activity at the shops of the downtown streets
and in the modern shop centres, which display a large variety of regional
textiles, ceramics, ornamental objects, craftmanship and typical sweets
and marmalades.
It has an important night life reflected in its discotheques, theatres
cinemas, restaurants, cafeterias and the casino.
Due to its strategical position, this city becomes the ideal point
to organize trips, for, to the North you can visit the whole Punilla
valley; to the West you can enjoy the adventure of going through the
Gigantes (Giants); to the Southeast you can reach traslasierra through
the path of Altas Cumbres (High Peaks); and to the South you will
find the zone of the great dykes, dams and Calamuchita Valley.
Another feature that ensures its relevance for tourism is the important
lodging infrastructure that this city has. It offers all categories
hotels. hostelries, camp grounds and houses for temporary rent.
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Neuquén |
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Outline
The beauty of its landscapes, the peace and tranquility that its great
green extensions offer, make the visit to this place, which let you
enjoy the charm of the snow in winter and the adventure tourism in
summer in an imposing contact with nature, impossible to miss.
It is the main tourist centre of the province. Its origins go back
to 1883, when a fort was set up in the Vega Maipú. Today it
is an active community with 18.000 inhabitants.
The city, situated between the Lácar eastern lakeside and the
fertile Vega Maipú valley, is picturesque, of Alpine style,
and with buildings with abundant wood and wide pavement streets resulting
of an ordered outlining.
In winter the city gets covered by snow. This is an ideal frame for
the practice of ski in the neighbouring winter centre of Chapelco.
In summer, the activities are mostly carried out in contact with nature,
within the Lanín National Park, where you will find several
possibilities: sporting fishing of salmonids , trekking, rafting,
mountaineering, fotographic safaris, excursions in 4 x 4, etc.
With an important lodging capacity and a varied number of gastronomic
establishments, San Martín de Los Andes offers a suggestive
proposal of tourist services.
Cozy restaurants specialized in deer, trouts, fondue, and international
dishes; and picturesque tea houses and cafeterias, make up part of
its gastronomic offer.
This village has different accomodation possibilities for the tourism,
ranging from camp grounds with an adequate infrastructure, up to cabins
and hotels of varied categories.
As long as activities and sports are concerned, San Martin de los
Andes has fihing and trekking guides, tourism agencies with varied
proposals in lacustrine and terrestrial excursions, and night places
for having fun, such as the casino, which is located right in the
centre of the city.
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Río
Negro |
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Outline
San Carlos de Bariloche was founded on May, 1902 on the shores of
the Nahuel Huapi lake in the province of Río Negro. The city
stands out for its architectural features and for being located in
a priviledged region due to the beauty of its landscapes made up of
mountains, woods, lakes, glaciers, and an exuberant flora.
It is one of the most populated cities in the province and one of
the most important tourist centres in Argentina.
Its characteristic architecture consists of buildings made from stones
and wood with slated gabled roofs, that give the city a very special
physiognomy. Among the most outstanding groups we can mention the
Civic Centre, seat of the main official organisms.
Within the centre arteries there are varied shops and commercial shop
centres, cafeterias, and restaurants. The city also has an important
busy night life.
Date of the national and international tourism, Bariloche can be enjoyed
all the year long. In the spring and summer seasons, it is ideal for
carrying out all kinds of excursions and outdoor activities; in winter,
the snow offers a singular panorama, including the skiing spectacle
in one of the most important Argentine centres for the practice of
this sport in South America: Mount Cathedral. Within this frame, there
exists the famous Fiesta Nacional de la Nieve (Snow National Celebration)
which constitutes a truly international sporting, artistic and social
event.
The regional chocolates, in any of its numberless varieties are the
mostly appreciated souvenirs for all tourists. In some shops you can
see the way the are elaborated. The marmalades elaboration made of
regional fine fruits also stand out.
San Carlos de Bariloche comprises a tourist infrastructure and equipment
service in accordance with its importance, offering lodging and gastronomic
establishments for all levels.
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Santa
Cruz |
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Outline
El Calafate was created in 1927 and was named after the thorny shrub
with strongly tinted fruits that extends over the whole South Andean
Patagonia.
This picturesque village located on the Argentino lakeside, constitutes
the tourist centre of higher hierarchy in Santa Cruz.
Leaning on the hillsides that surround it, El Calafate offers a benign
microclimate that turns the place into an oasis that marvels the tourist
who reaches it after travelling across the arid landscape of the Patagonic
plateaux. The Calafate stream ,which divides the village in two, is
a placid retreat with a rocky bed surrounded by willows leaning over
its banks.
It is the nearest city to visit The Glaciers National Park and its
famous Perito Moreno Glacier, which was declared Natural Patrimony
of the Humanity by the UNESCO.
The buildings in El Calafate are gabled roofs to avoid the effects
of the heavy snows. Its flora is characteristic of the Andean Patagonic
woods, with a clear predominance of lengas and sour cherry woods.
It offers a good lodging and gastronomic infrastructure, agencies
and tourist guides that organize several terrestrial and lacustrine
excursions, restaurants, discotheques and very good means of transport.
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Tierra
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Outline
Ushuaia, the southernmost city of the world, is the capital of the
province of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida and South Atlantic
Islands.
Situated on the border of the Beagle Canal and surrounded by the Mounts
Martial, this city offers a unique landscape in Argentina made up
of mountains, sea, glaciers and woods.
Its capricious topography has generated an extremely picturesque city
that combines colours and unevenness with the silhouette of the Andes
Mountain Range as background. it is important to note the building
contrast between the modern constructions and the wooden houses with
gabled sheet metals that give it a particular characteristic.
Its climate, in spite of its geographical situation, is not as severe
as it seems, since both the mountains and the sea soften it. In winter,
the snowy landscape changes its physiognomy. There are several winter
centres for the practice of cross-country skiing; and in the central
part of Mount Castor, Alpine skiing can be practised.
The summer season is ideal for the adventure tourism activities such
as trekking, horseback riding, mountain byke, sporting fishing and
the most astounding tours along the Beagle Canal, Cape Horn and even
the Argentine Antártida. During this season, several cruises
reach the port of Ushuaia bringing numberless groups of tourists willing
to meet all these attractions.
The city comprises a very good lodging and gastronomic infrastructure,
where you can try the traditional fueguina spider crab surrounded
by the frame of a prodigious nature.
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Chubut |
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Outline
It is the most important tourist centre of the Chubut mountain range
standing over a beatiful mountaineous valley.
The city is located on the Esquel riverside and is surrounded by the
Mount Zeta (the Zed letter), Mount 21, La Cruz (the Cross) and Mount
Nahuel Pan; These mountain's slopes make up a great amphitheatre where
the different forest lands and vegetations of the valley stand out
giving birth to a charming landscape in which millenarian trees, crystal
water rivers and hundreds of water mirrors protected by thick woods
converge delineating a zone for the astonishment, the enjoyment and
the adrenaline.
Its main attractions are concentrated on the winter and summer seasons,
but you will have the possibility to enjoy this city all the year
long.
The most interesting tourist points are the ski runs of La Hoya in
winter and Los Alerces National Park with its millenarian woods in
summer.
It offers two types of excursions and adventure tourism activities,
which you can enjoy both on your own or with the help of some local
tourism agency or company.
The commercial chain of clothing and equipment for the different activities
such as fishing, skiing, mountaineering, etc; guarantee a good level
of provision.
The regional products, such as the handicraft textiles made by the
descendants of aboriginals and the authochtonous gastronomic delights,
can be enjoyed or bought in restaurants or specialized shops.
As a tourist city per excellence, it posseses an important infrastructure
with modern hotels, hostelries, cabins, residences, restaurants, cafeterias,
tea houses, casino and discotheques.
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