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Piattelli
Built as if money and space were no object, this elegant US-owned, slightly over-the-top winery is 3km from town. Tours show you three levels of relatively small-scale but state-of-the-art winemaking equipment and culminate in a long tasting of seven wines. Theres an on-site restau
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Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
This desert-like park is a haven for native cats such as puma and yagouaroundi. You can easily spot armadillo, guanaco, mara (Patagonian hare) and vizcacha, while birdlife includes the rhea-like ñandú and many birds of prey such as the carancho (crested caracara). Though you’re unl
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Museo Histórico Provincial Marqués de Sobremonte
It’s worth dropping into this museum, one of the most important historical museums in the country, if only to see the colonial house it occupies: an 18th-century home that once belonged to Rafael Núñez, the colonial governor of Córdoba and later viceroy of the Río de la Plata. It h
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Termas de Fiambalá
Lying 15km east into the mountains from Fiambalá, these thermal springs emerge from rock and cascade down the mountainside in a series of pools: the highest is around 40ºC; the cooler ones are below. The views over the desert valley are epic. Its best after 5pm when theres more sha
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Museo Etnográfico Juan B Ambrosetti
This small but attractive anthropological museum was created by Juan B Ambrosetti not only as an institute for research and university training but also as an educational center for the public. On display are archaeological and anthropological collections from the Andean Northwest
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Isla San Martín
From the end of the Paseo Inferior, a free launch takes you across to this island with a trail of its own that gives the closest look at several falls, including Salto San Martín, a huge, furious cauldron of water. It’s possible to picnic and swim on the lee side of the island, but
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Parque Temaikén
Outside Buenos Aires is the exceptional zoo, Parque Temaikén. Only the most charming animal species are on display (think meerkats, pygmy hippos and white tigers), roaming freely around natural enclosures. An excellent aquarium comes with touch pools, and plenty of interactive area
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Edificio Kavanagh
A feisty Irishwoman funded the construction of this handsome 120m art-deco apartment building, which was the tallest skyscraper in Latin America at the time of its construction in 1935. A local rumor claims that the heiress, vengeful towards another aristocratic family for scorning
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Uquía Church
It’s not often that you imagine the heavenly hosts armed with muzzle-loading weapons, but in this roadside village’s fabulous 17th-century church that’s just what you see. A restored collection of Cuzco school paintings – the ángeles arcabuceros (arquebus-wielding angels) – feature
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Iglesia San Francisco
On a corner of the main plaza, this yellowish church, mostly dating from the 19th century, is an important Tucumán building. It contains the oldest known Argentine flag.
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Museo Histórico de Cera
Wax reconstructions of historical figureheads (literally) and dioramas of scenes in Argentine history are the specialty of this small and tacky private institution. Among the historical Argentine personages depicted are no less than Juan de Solís, Guillermo Brown, Mendoza, Garay an
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Museo del Automovilismo Juan Manuel Fangio
Named for Argentina’s most famous racing driver, the Museo del Automovilismo Juan Manuel Fangio , one of the country’s finest, preserves a multimillion-dollar collection of classic and racing cars in Fangio’s birthplace of Balcarce, 70km northwest of Mar del Plata. The museum stres
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Estancia Río Verde
Ranch life spills from the pores of Estancia Río Verde , an interesting stop on the shores of Seno Skyring. English-speaking hosts Josefina and Sergio keep a relaxed atmosphere and manage to be gracious hosts while also running the ranch. A ride around the property affords a close
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Iglesia de Uquía
It’s not often that you imagine the heavenly host armed with muzzle-loading weapons, but in this roadside village’s picturesque 17th-century church that’s just what you see. A restored collection of Cuzco-school paintings – the ángeles arcabuceros (arquebus-wielding angels) – featu
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Iglesia Santa Catalina
Santa Catalina was founded in 1745, when it became Buenos Aires’ first convent. In 1806 British troops invaded the city, and in July 1807 they took shelter in the convent. The soldiers holed up here for two days, and despite damaging the property did not hurt the nuns. Today Santa
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Costanera Sur
The grassy zone below downtown includes plenty of space for jogging and courting, as well as the Estación Fluvial building, offering boat trips and eating and drinking options. Heading further north, you pass various cultural venues before reaching Parque de España and its mausoleu
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Museo Penitenciario
Dating from 1760, this building was a convent and later a women’s prison before it became a penal museum in 1980; reconstructed old jail cells give an idea of the prisoners’ conditions. Don’t miss the homemade playing cards and shivs, plus the tennis balls used to hide drugs. Next
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Museo de la Policía Federal
This quirky and extensive police museum displays a whole slew of uniforms and medals, along with ‘illegal activities’ exhibits (cockfighting and gambling), drug paraphernalia (including an anal smuggling tube and a rubber arm stuck with a needle) and even a stuffed police dog. The
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Plaza 25 de Mayo
The center of colonial Santa Fe is a peaceful square framed by fine buildings. The vast Casa de Gobierno was built in 1909 and replaced the demolished cabildo (town council building), seat of the 1852 constitutional assembly. On the square’s east side, the exterior simplicity of th
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Capilla de los Negros
The Capilla de los Negros is worth a look. Here’s a little-known fact: Buenos Aires province and the capital were once home to a significant African population that vanished in the 19th century – some say because they were conscripted into the war against Paraguay. In Chascomús, bl
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