Argentina Travel

Argentina tours and sightseeing

Argentina is a beautiful country in Southern South America, situated between the Andes in the West and the Southern Atlantic Ocean in the East, bordered by the neighbor country of Paraguay and even Bolivia in the North, Brazil and Uruguay in the North - East and Chile in the West. It is the second largest country from the South American Continent after Brazil , and the 8th largest country in the whole wide world. The climate is mostly temperate, arid in the South - East and the sub - Antarctic in South - West.

Argentina is a very big country which contains a big number of very distinct features and original regions. In the heart of this country is the large city of Buenos Aires , the cosmopolitan and metropolitan gateway to the South America with a very spectacular place.

The Buenos Aires, the capital of this very diverse and rich country, is considered by the foreign travelers, as "The Paris from the Southern Hemisphere", offering a very diverse and varied range of cultural and traditional activities from a close tango show to a traditional beautiful asado. Its very big shopping centers or malls, such as the Alto Palermo, the varied Paseo Alcorta, the diverse Patio Bullrich, the rich Abasto de Buenos Aires and the Galerías Pacífico, are the most frequently visited places from Buenos Aires by the foreign tourists. The San Telmo is nowadays, a very well known Traditional and Cultural area in the South of this magnificent city or town, with its long history, with many beautiful houses from the old colonial times and the marvelous cobblestoned streets.

In the historic Dorrego Square you can see if you come here some impressive and unique Churches, Museums and antique shops, and even the "Antique Fairs" around which, there are actors in the very little streets, many skilled tango dancers and, of course, many foreign tourists (especially western tourists). North of the city of Buenos Aires , you can see the Iguazu Falls , which is one of the greatest wonders of nature in the whole world with more than 275 magnificent cascades. South, one finds the unbelievable region of Patagonia with its beautiful capital, the Bariloche.

"The San Carlos de Bariloche" and the Cerro Catedral are famous for the skiing activities, but also now great for some sight - seeing, interesting and funny water sports, exciting trekking and even from time to time, climbing. "The Peninsula Valdés" is now by many considered to be one of the most practicable places in the whole world for the very good observation of the wildlife, mainly of them, sea mammals and the Southern Right Whales, are also in our lifetime, the main and great attraction, and also the very beautiful elephant seals, the amazing sea lions, penguins and the very intelligent orcas are very well represented. Tierra del Fuego is actually the closest point to the Antarctic cold places. In the West of Buenos Aires, the wine region is located around the lively city of Mendoza , right next to the wonderful Andes Mountains . If you are interested in riding, this country has one of the best traditions of breeding horses.