Mendoza

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.

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Aconcagua

It 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 the “normal way” the hill is climbed through camping with resting parades. The main spots in the way are Campo Base, The Semaforo, Piedras Conway, Plaza Canada, Piedras de 5000, Cambio de Pendiente, Nido de condors, Berlin, Piedras blancas, Piedras Negras, Independencia, Portezuelo de los Vientos, Gran Travesía, La Canaleta and Cumbre del Aconcagua.
The other way much riskier than the normal is the Glacier of the Polacos, this approximates to the peak through the valle of las vacas. It is one of the most dangerous climbings. The first people to ascend the hill were the French Pierre Lesueuer, Adrien Dagory, Edmond Denis, Robert Paragot, Lucien Berardini y Guy Poulet

The caves

Its importance is because they were the last inhabitants to populate this route, which constitutes the main corridor of the Mercosur that connects Brazil, Argentina y Chile, through the Cristo Redentor tunnel. 9 km away of this population there is the monument to the Cristo Redentor.

Potrerillos

It is located 38 km away from the city of Mendoza in the Andean Corridor; it reaches a surface of 1500 hectares with 14 km of length and almost 3 km of width. Its imposing presence plus the beauty of the landscape, the pure air, the weather and the mountains make this spot a great place to visit.

Tupungato

The high of this volcano is about 6650 meters above the seal level and it can be watched from the centre north valleys of Mendoza.



Las Leñas

It is one of the most important ski and snowboard centers in the country. It has 13 ways of elevation that allows visitors to access to 27 ski tracks classified in beginners, intermediate and advance. Some tracks are illuminated for night skiing.

Ski Route

Wines

Mendoza is the first national producer of wine and with the pass of years it acquired international fame.
Many of its variety of wines are exhibited in international halls being the outstanding ones the malbec, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, barbera d'Asti y pinot noir for red wines and riesling, semillon, chinin blanc, torrontés and chardonnay for white wines.
San Rafael is the main producer of wine in the province; it counts with famous winery such as Bianchi, Goyenechea y Súter among others.

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The Coast

Mar del Plata

Few 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 Plata

Lodging

On 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 hec of marine rainfalls and beaches with cliffs, the club is located on the 17 km to the south; and also the spa of sea in which sea water is used for beauty and relax treatment.

To spend the night at a first level suite, nothing better than the Sheraton Hotel (www.sheraton.com/mardelplata), one of the 3 five Stars hotels in the city, the other 2 are the Costa Galana and The Hermitage. Here a luxurious suite for two persons costs around $822 a night, including hydro massage, breakfast and access to the exterior acclimatized pool.

The beaches

The baths of the south, passing the Light still being the top ones of the city, on the most sophisticated one is La Caseta (http://www.lacaseta.com.ar/), It has everything to make you want to stay forever, you can play volleyball, paddle, also has pools for children, games, class gym, surf and a wi – fi room with computers. It is very common in this place to see sportsmen, famous singers and Stars of the theatre shows of the city.
If you wish to watch the city from the sea, the harbor offers trips on exclusive Yates and cruise which allows visitors enjoy the exceptional coast landscape, places as the Isla de los lobos, la base naval, los astilleros y la escollera del norte are part of this amazing view.

Pinamar

It is one of cities with level of Atlantic coast, located in the province of Buenos Aires, 340 km away from the city of Buenos Aires. The sea in Pinamar is worm due to the origin of its water is from brazil, the sand is clean and it has dunes and forests.
The temperatures vary according to the season. Because of Its landscape many activities can be done in this place such sports, long walks, excursions among many others.

San Bernardo

It’s the closest city to the city of Buenos Aires, it is one of the calmest places so it is great to go and relax. Generally adult people visit this place and the main activities are fishing, because of its huge deck, and safari races in the “Punta Medanos” beaches.

Villa Gessel

A city for visitors that look after wide beaches, warm sea, tranquility and informality. Most of the time is visited by young people because of the numerous disco clubs, parties and concerts.
The weather in this region is warm, in summer time the temperature rises up to 33º C .

Miramar

This city offers beautiful landscapes with wide and modern beaches, it is a perfect place to enjoy with the family. The temperature range in summer time from 14º C and 33º C, at the night the pedestrian street is the main attraction because of its numerous shows, pottery markets and restaurants.

Carilo

It is a mixed between private neighborhood, forest and beach, it a class calm beach that counts with a shopping center, a golf field of 18 wholes and tennis courts.

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Posted by: Fernando Cabrera

Translation: Lucas Ensinck

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Entre Ríos

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 beaches

The Carnival

The 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 carnival
The Gualeguaychu Carnival, together with the Brazilian one is the most important one in the world. The most famous groups that compete every year are Kamarr of the Club Sirio Libanés, Marí-Marí of the club Central Entrerriano and Papelitos of the Club Juventud Unida.
Moreover in many occasions these groups invite famous personalities to participate in the show.

The Fishing

This is other activity that can be done in this beautiful province. The Paraná river and other rivers constitute one of the most important water reserves in Argentina, making this place very attractive to fishmen from all around the world because of the presence and the size of the fishes.
As well as the fishing, visitors can enjoy the beautiful landscapes in a moment of relax on the coast of the river.

Thermal waters

The visitors can choose for an effective treatment by therapists or simply spend a couple of days to relax in excellent thermal waters.
The different places have each a pool and lodging complex, the temperature of the pools range between 35° and 40 °C, depending on the places. This temperatures are natural no artifact is used.
Among the variety of therms the biggest ones are in Concepción del Uruguay, Colon, Chajari, Concordia, etc.

The Beaches

Other of the most attractive things in Entre Rios are its beaches and spas, situated on the coast of the Uruguay or Paraná rivers.
The warm weather, the plentiful rivers and the clean and thin sand make this a place a paradisiacal destiny where many water sports can be practiced such as windsurf, water-skiing, rowing, etc. Moreover the beaches offer many other services such as camping, restaurants and many other things so the visitor can enjoy full their vacations.

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Posted by: Fernando Cabrera

Translation: Lucas Ensinck

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

The 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 continent and the Obelisco, built to celebrate the fourth centenary of the city foundation and where for the first time the Argentinean flag was raised.
It is very popular the neighborhood of La Boca where most of the Italian immigrants of the XIX century established, so different to the San Isidro, a high class residential neighborhood. Other attractions are The Mezquita of Palermo, the biggest Islamic temple in South America and Tierra Santa, the only religious park in continent, where images of Jerusalem of more than 2.000 years old are reproduced.
Many personalities had been born in the city, writers as Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares, musical symbols as Carlos Gardel (writer and interpreter of tangos, like “Mi Buenos Aires querido” or “Volver) and the politician Evita.

The city of the tango and football

Among the external symbols of the city we can find The Tango which many architectural works had been dedicated to, one of them is the pedestrian bridge in Puerto Madero made by Santiago Calatrava. This work represents a couple dancing tango where the white mast is the man and the curved figure of the bridge is the woman. This kind of music is heard in every neighborhood of the city, although the most traditional ones are San Telmo and El Abasto.
Also stands out in the city the passion for football, almost half of the Argentinean teams among them the well-known River Plate and Boca Juniors, belong to Buenos Aires.
The Casa Rosada “The Pink House”
This palace known as the Casa Rosada “Pink House”, is the seat of the executive branch. Located where the fortress of Buenos Aires was, is composed by two buildings, no identical, joined by a central arch which can be reached through the Plaza de Mayo. The meaning of the pink colour is that symbolizes the union of two historical oppositte political ideologies, the strong red of the federales and the white of the unitarios.

The Plaza de Mayo

This square is the place in which the city of Buenos Aires was born, in the centre of it there is a white pyramid that holds up the statue of the republic. Opposite to the square is the colonial Cabildo, symbol of the independence and next to it are the Cathedral, the Pink House and some ministries.

The Colon theater and the National library of Argentina

This neoclassic building was inaugurated in 1908 twenty years after was built. Is the biggest and most important one of South America with an attendance of 4200 people. Many concerts, operas and ballet shows are exhibited.
The national library was inaugurated in 1992, in this modern building the famous writer Jose Luis Borges used to write his works. The building is composed by three huge underground deposits and an elevated body supported by four impressive mainstays.

The Colon Theater

National Library

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Posted by: Fernando Cabrera
Translation: Lucas Ensinck
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Salta

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-soiled Cafayate, as well as to other nearby tourist destinations.

Salta principal square

Cafayate

The town is an important tourist centre for exploring the Calchaquíes valleys, and because of the quality and originality of the wines produced in the area. It was founded in 1840 by Manuel, Fernando de Aramburu at the site of a mission. In 1863 the Cafayate Departament was created, of which Cafayate is the capital.

Cafayate´s Church

Wine yard and winery

Wines

The wine production is most important in the Valles Calchaquíes, followed by Tafi del Valle. The wines produced in the region benefit from the low-humidity mild weather of the valleys that receive an average of less than 250 mm per year. The most characteristic type of wine cultivated in the area is Torrontés. Most wine-cellars around the town host free guided tours.

Wine yard

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Posted by: Fernando Cabrera

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