Argentina

Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls is one of the top of the list ‘must see’ attraction you won’t want to miss! 

Quite simply, there are no other waterfalls on this planet that match up to the sheer magnificence, size or indeed, water volumes that tumble over the Iguazu Falls. There is nothing quite as enchanting as waking to jungle noises and the roar of the Falls.

Situated within the Iguazu National Park on the Argentine side, it is the only hotel in the area offering incredible views of the waterfalls from guest rooms.

Price Guide from Per person 
(twin share)
Sheraton International Hotel
Garden View Room $674
Falls View Room $809
Tropical Das Cataratas $660

Authentic View in Argentina

"Three Galaxies and a Comet"

This image reveals the majestic scene along the Southern Milky Way. The image shows beautiful stars and dark nebulae. The image spans a 100 degrees wide and is a compilation of 13 images taken with a camera angle of 100 x 100 degrees. Seen in the foreground is the terrain of Patagonia, Argentina. This images allows us to get a better look at the Southern part of our very own galaxy.
However, the image also allows us to see two irregular shaped galaxies. We see two satellite galaxies the Large and Small Magellanic clouds. These are dwarf galaxies, the large is 180,000 light-years away and spans about 15,000 light-years. The small also spans about 15,000 light-years and is about 210,000 light-years away.
Lastly, the image reveals the tail of the McNaught Comet.

The Cotopaxi Blues

Cotopaxi is a stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located about 75 kilometres (50 mi) south of Quito, Ecuador, South America.[2] It is the second highest summit in the country, reaching a height of 5,897 m.

Cotopaxi has an almost symmetrical cone that rises from a highland plain of about 3,800 metres (12,500 ft), with a width at its base of about 23 kilometres (14 mi).[3] It has one of the few equatorial glaciers in the world, which starts at the height of 5,000 metres (16,400 ft). The mountain is clearly visible on the skyline from Quito.[2] It is part of the chain of volcanoes around the Pacific plate known as the Pacific Ring of Fire.

The volcano is the subject of 1855 and 1862 paintings by Frederic Edwin Church.

Perito Moreno Glacier

The Perito Moreno Glacier is the longest and widest glacier in the world outside Antarctica and truly is a spectacular sight. This is one of ‘those places’ that you need to visit once in your lifetime.Enjoy your full day tour to the Perito Moreno Glacier. Experience the movement of the surrounding glaciers and listen for the enormous pieces of ice that break away and fall with a thunderous noise into the lake every now and then.Transfer to Puerto Bandera and board a catamaran for your cruise on Argentino Lake. Cruise amongst the stunning icebergs, before reaching the Upsala and Onelli Glaciers, the largest in the National Park. Enjoy a short stop at Estancia Cristina where you will find yourself surrounded by a typical natural Patagonian forest.

Price Guide from $740 per person twin share  

NorthWest

The Northwest is one of the most attractive regions of Argentina. 
With its gorges and small towns full of beautiful colonial architecture.  

Your 4-day tour will take you to the Humahuaca Ravine, visiting a local Quechua village, its cobbled streets lined with adobe houses. Also visit Cafayete via the stunningly scenic Lerma Valley.

Evolution with dinosaurs

Paleontological Museum in Trelew, Argentina:

It was a surprise to find a full-featured, well put-together dinosaur museum pretty much in the middle of nowhere, and even more of a surprise to find it showing a BBC Horizon documentary from 2002 about the hunt for dinosaurs in the empty spaces of Patagonia.

The programme detailed how researchers in Trelew were searching for the “missing link” from the mid-Jurassic period that could help explain if dinosaurs developed according to Darwinian theories of evolution.

Getting to Argentina

Air                                                                                                                                                   Argentina has excellent worldwide air connections, with Aeropuerto Internacional Ezeiza (35km/22mi outside Buenos Aires) the main international airport. A departure tax of USD $23.50 (plus 21% IVA) is payable on international flights; the tax is USD $5.00 (plus 21% IVA) on flights to Uruguay. Note that all taxes and costs will be up in the air until the monetary crisis sorts itself out. 

Land
If you're arriving at the Ezeiza airport, you have several options for getting into Buenos Aires. If you're alone your best bet is taking a comfortable shuttle bus (they're right outside the customs exit) for about USD $8.50; avoid these companies' taxis as they're overpriced. For taxi service head to the city's booth (just behind the shuttle bus stands); a ride into the centre should be around USD $15.00. Avoid taxi touts. Penny-pinchers can take a slow, uncomfortable local bus (less than USD $1.00, up to 1-1.5 hours).