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Tigre   Buenos Aires

Tigre, Buenos Aires

 36 Reviews  It was founded on may 20th 1892 Address: Paseo Victorica 602 (1648) Tigre Pcia. de Buenos Aires - Argentina Fundado el 20 de Mayo de 1892 Paseo Victorica 602 (1648) Tigre Pcia. de Buenos Aires -... 

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Palermo's Park   Buenos Aires

Palermo's Park, Buenos Aires

 8 Reviews  If you feel tired of the city and want to see a green space, then Los Bosques de Palermo is a good place. They are located 15 minutes away from downtown and they get packed with locals, mostly at the... 

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National Fine Arts Museum   Buenos Aires

National Fine Arts Museum, Buenos Aires

 3 Reviews  I went to Malba and the Museo de Bellas Artes. Bellas Artes was far superior to Malba, so if you can't make it to both, go to the B.A. There is so much to see you will need at least a couple of hours.... 

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fly over the argentinian sky on a trikebuggy

by joeyfezster

theres a guy called jorge tobar. he's retired, but he flies trikes (like a sandbuggy with a wing).you can plan with him your own voyage through the northern argentinian skies.(if you would just like a normal tour, he can do that too)the price is more or less at 350 pezo for the flight hour, but you can come to other arangements depending on what youre looking for.you can reach him at his cell number: 0381 154 045 172or at the email adress of fly.north.argentina@gmail.comremember: you're getting a tailored flight plan, so be sure to contact him in advance!

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Buenos Aires - Colonia / Uruguay

by vtveen

Colonia del Sacramento is the full name of this Portuguese colonial town just opposite Buenos Aires on the borders of the Rio de la Plata in Uruguay. An interesting destination for a day trip from Bs As, but be aware to take the fast ferry, which takes about 1 hour (the slow ferry takes about 3 hours one way!!).Be in time at the Buquebus office/wharf at Darsena Norte, because before boarding we had to do a lot of ‘paper work’ :- we got a boarding pass and visa at the check in counters;- we had to fill in a form for the Argentinean immigration service;- we changed money at the changing booth; recommend to change money before in a bank or get your Uruguayan pesos from an ATM in Colonia; the changing booth is robbing you.- check of passports with a lot of stamps.Just outside the harbour building in Colonia are offices of car rental companies and a Tourist Information Centre, where we got a...

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Tilcara, Quebrada de Humahuaca

by Waxbag

Tilcara is one of the larger villages along the Quebrada de Humahuaca with a whopping 3500 people. The town has good facilities and accommodation and is situated in an excellent location to explore the surrounding country side and nearby villages of Miramar and Purmamarca.There is a nice pre-Colombian fortress here call El Pucara. They can't tell you much about the site but it is one of the largest sites of its kind in Argentina. The only thing really fortifying the pucara now are the hundreds of cactus.There is a trail that goes to a nice canyon called Garganta del Diablo (they name everything this don't they?). The trail is located off the southern road that leads up to the water purifying plant. If you go further along the trail you can enjoy a nice little waterfall. Maps off the town are hard to come by but they are around.There are some small museums in town but none that really...

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Villa Regina

by theworldnomad

This is a town in the edge of the Patagonian Region where you can get completly hooked all stress. The place is located in the Rio Negro Valley and its famous for it's apple production, so as you might guess here the main economical activity are plantations. There is also a Riverside with a "balneario" where locals gather during the summer months to beat the heat.But why I bring up this place located in a remote area and with seemengly nothing special at all? well here you can really taste the life in a small town in Argentina, where shops are closed for siesta, people are drinking mate in the door of their houses and dogs wonder freely through the streets.Also there is the tradional Argentinean Asado all the way, people barely eat anything but meat and the abundance of nature makes it more a relaxing experience.Great thing to do: Get your tent out and camp near the river, get a lot of...

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Visit Cachi near Salta

by DaveG0906

Cachi is a small village about 5 hours drive from Salta. It is only accessible via unmade roads and for this reason is not visited by many people. It is accessible by ordinary car but is a bumpy ride.It's a picturesque village surrounded by mountains. Whichever way you enter into the town, both roads are spectacular.In Cachi there is a museum and a church on the plaza. A day trip out can take you along Route 40 to La Poma, an even smaller village which was destroyed by an earthquake about 50 years ago. Another drive through amazing scenary.

Jujuy

by barryg23

San Salvador de Jujuy (or Jujuy as everyone calls it) is a gateway town to the beautiful Quebrada del Humahuaca, one of Argentina´s many natural wonders. It's often skipped by travellers on their way to the Quebrada, and certainly we didn't see any other "gringos" in town when we visited, but if you hae the time it's worth visiting for a day or two. There are a couple of good museums, some nice churches and very cheap restaurants & bars. The town is very quiet in siesta time - it does get very hot here - but really comes alive in the evenings.

Parana

by barryg23

Not many tourists visit Parana, or its province Entre Rios, but it's a pleasant enough place to stay, and a good place to break a journey north to Iguazu Falls. There are soem interesting museums in the town, a nice riverside area and a good selction of restaurants and cafes.

Tour of homes

by kyoub

Take a little drive around Ushuaia and have a look at all the large homes that are being built there. Here in the US the large homes all seem to be more or less alike, not here. I didn't see two houses that looked the same.

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Bring your binoculars

by kyoub

It is only about 1/2 mile from El Calafate, it is off the beaten path for the tourists but not for the birds. The Municipal Natural Reservation called 'Laguna Nimes". It is the place to go see birds that have migrated here for the summer months.The circuit is 2,500 meters long, it is a self guided reserve with bird blinds, a guide phamplet to show you what to look for at each numbered sign along the way is provided..You mayl see ducks, geese, black-necked swans, coots, Ibis, and Chilean flamingos.In winter the water is used for ice skating.When we were there it was very windy but we did enjoy walking around the reserve.

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Sierra de Cordoba - La Cumbrecita

by M.S.FOGG

If you want to go to the mountains walking or whatever you don´t have to go to the andes. The Sierra de Cordoba in middle argentina is very beautyful place. If you decide to go there I have a special tip - go to La Cumbrecita (you can take a bus from cordoba) - it´s a tiny village, with lots of tourism in winter time (argentinian tourism) but in the summertime there´s not really anybody going there. So when you reach there ask for a guy called Archie (everybody knows him), he´s an artist from holland. He´s got a bar on the top of the village mountain and in his garden there are little houses for two (artworks) you can rent for nearly nothing but you also can put a tent there. If you want to go to a trek you´ll need a guide, so ask for Raul - he´s a 70year old guitar builder, very nice guy - he will show you what a 70year old guy is able to do. I only saw his back!!! He bings you around....

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Q:  hey guys i'll be in BsAs from 15th of december until end of january. sadly i don't have really time to travel around, only 4... 

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A: Only one night in Ushuaia! You're joking! All that way! There is so much to see on both land and water. I suggest that you look at the travel guides section of VT as... 

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