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Monumento a la Independencia
From the plaza, a staircase climbs to the Monumento a la Independencia, a vulgarity produced by local sculptor Ernesto Soto Avendaño. The sculpture exemplifies indigenismo , a widespread tendency in Latin American art that romantically but patronizingly extols the virtues of native
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Balneario La Florida
Rosarios best beach is Balneario La Florida, with services and a safe bathing area. Picturesque stalls behind it sell river fish. A four-day pass costs AR$50. The summer-only Linea de la Costa bus heads here from Rioja/Roca. Otherwise take bus 102 Negro, 103 Negro or 143 Negro and
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La Riojana
La Riojana cooperative is the area’s main wine producer, and a sizable concern; some 30 million liters a year are produced here. A good free tour shows you through the bodega – think large concrete fermentation tanks rather than rows of musty barrels – and culminates in a generous
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Museo Mundial del Tango
Located below the Academia Nacional del Tango is this tango museum. Just a couple of large rooms are filled with tango memorabilia, from old records and photos to historic literature and posters. Tango shoes are also featured, but the highlight has to be one of Carlos Gardel’s famo
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Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays
Escape the din of Plaza Italia inside this lush botanical garden, designed by renowned landscape architect Carlos Thays and opened in 1898. It blooms with over 3000 tree and plant species, Roman-style sculptures, floating lily pads on still ponds and an antique iron-and-glass green
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Centro Cultural Recoleta
Part of the original Franciscan convent and alongside its namesake church and cemetery, this renovated cultural center houses a variety of facilities, including art galleries, exhibition halls and a cinema. Events, courses and workshops are also offered, and its Museo Participativo
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Torre Monumental
Standing prominently across from Plaza San Martín, this 76m-high miniature version of London’s Big Ben was a donation from the city’s British community in 1916 and built with materials shipped over from England. You can enter inside the base of the tower, where there are a few hist
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Museo Etnográfico y Colonial Provincial
Run with heartwarming enthusiasm by local teachers, this museum has a chronological display of stone tools, Guaraní ceramics, jewelry, carved bricks and colonial objects. Highlights include a set of tablas – a colonial game similar to backgammon – and a scale model of both original
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Casa Ecológica de Botellas
About 300m off the falls road, this fascinating place is well worth a visit. The owners have taken used packaging materials – plastic bottles, juice cartons and the like – to build not only an impressive house, but furnishings and a bunch of original handicrafts that make unusual g
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Termas de Río Hondo
Termas de Río Hondos main attraction is its thermal springs, and even the most basic accommodation has hot mineral baths. Very much a destination for Argentine tourists, Río Hondo is not as interesting for international visitors. That said, youll be comfortable in the off-season wi
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Museo del Traje
Near the Montserrat border, this small clothing museum is always changing its wardrobe. You can hit upon wedding outfits from the late 1800s, popular fashions from the early 1900s or even clothing worn by travelers on the Silk Road. If you’re lucky, accessories such as hair combs,
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Aigo & Salazar
The nearby Mapuche communities of Aigo and Salazar, on the 26km dirt road to Lago Ruca Choroi (in Parque Nacional Lanín), sell traditional weavings, araucaria pine nuts and, in summer, comidas tipicas (traditional dishes). Salazar is an easy, signposted 12km walk or bike ride out o
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Parque Hain
The product of a creative mind that never sleeps, this offbeat playground is styled entirely from recycled materials, namely 5000 wooden palettes, tires fashioned into playforms and bottles forming decorative motifs. Created by Roberto Barbel, who also owns the campground across th
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Floralis Genérica
This gargantuan solar-powered flower sculpture, located smack in the center of Plaza Naciones Unidas is the inspired creation of architect Eduardo Catalano, who designed and funded the project in 2002. The giant aluminum and steel petals are 20m high and used to close like a real f
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Museo El Castillo
Tours of the Castillo Luro, as the museum is known, offer insight into the luxurious eccentricities that Argentine landowners could afford to indulge in during the first half of the 20th century. Note, for instance, the walnut fireplace – an obsession that Doctor Pedro Luro was abl
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Museo de Ciencias Naturales e Historia
The natural-history section of the Museo de Ciencias Naturales e Historia focuses on fauna and the geology and mineralogy of the province. The museum also has an excellent serpentarium (with demonstrations of venom extraction), an aviary and an aquarium. Its historical section stre
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Tierra Santa
Even respectful, devout Catholics will find this – the ‘world’s first religious theme park’ – a very tacky place. It boasts animatronic dioramas of Adam and Eve and the Last Supper, but its pièce de résistance is a giant Jesus rising from a fake mountain – aka the resurrection – ev
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Mundo Marino
Mundo Marino, 3km northwest of the center of San Clemente, is South America’s largest marine park and home to a selection of marine and terrestrial mammals. It offers entertainment such as seal and dolphin shows, which may concern some visitors. Animal welfare groups claim keeping
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Cristo del Portezuelo
Head down Maestro from the plaza to reach this recent addition: a huge statue of Christ on a platform accessed by a 203-step ascent flanked by terraced cactus gardens. Views from the top give super perspectives over town, and local couples canoodle, secure at the saviors feet. Ther
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Centro Cívico
A stroll through Bariloche’s center, with its beautiful log-and-stone buildings designed by architect Ezequiel Bustillo, is a must. Besides, posing for a photo with one of the barrel-toting Saint Bernards makes for a classic Argentine snapshot, and views over the lake are superb. T
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