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Huemul Glacier
Huemul Glacier Huemul Glacier is named for a fairly rare species of deer. However, on a trip from El Chaltén over toward the Chilean side of the Andes, you do stand a chance to see one. The area features a native forest and numerous waterfalls that keep the area green year-round.Trips to the Huemu
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Huechulafquen Lake
Huechulafquen Lake To the native Mapuche of Argentina’s Andes, the name Huechulafquen means “long lake.” It’s an apt title for this azure spectacle that stretches for 18 miles, and is officially the largest of the 24 lakes in Lanin National Park. Next to the lake, on the northern shore, the conica
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Historical Museum of the North (Museo Historico del Norte)
Historical Museum of the North (Museo Historico del Norte) The Historical Museum of the North in Salta, Argentina is one of the most important museums in the country. The building was once the town hall building and is a true example of colonial architecture. The original building dated back to 16
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Hippodrome
Hippodrome From the nomadic gauchos of the Pampas to the skilled champions of polo, Argentina boasts an illustrious equestrian history that draws horse lovers from all over the world. One of Buenos Aires’ principal equestrian venues is the Hippodrome race ground, located in the central Palermo dis
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Hill of Glory (Cerro de la Gloria)
Hill of Glory (Cerro de la Gloria) A 14-ton bronze national monument atop the steps of the Hill of Glory pays tribute to the Army of the Andres battle for liberation, which freed Argentina, Chile and Peru from Spanish rule in the early 19th century. Travelers can wander the crooked path through Sa
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Guira Oga
Guira Oga In the Guarani tongue, Guira Oga means Bird House, and youll find scores of extravagantly plumed residents—toucans, macaws, parrots, parakeets, owls, eagles, guans, tinamous, and many more—flitting about their spacious jungle enclosures. This is a rescue center, not a zoo, and most resid
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Guemes Gallery
Guemes Gallery Dazzling shoppers on Buenos Aires’ central Florida Street, the Guemes Gallery, or Galería Güemes, is one of the city’s finest gallerias, making headlines as the highest building in Argentina when it first opened in 1915. Designed by legendary Italian architect, Francesco Gianotti (t
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Garibaldi Pass (Paso Garibaldi)
Garibaldi Pass (Paso Garibaldi) Garibaldi Pass, located on Tierra del Fuego, is the only paved route across the Fuegian Andes. Surprisingly enough, it’s also the highest point on Argentina’s Ruta Nacional 3. The views from the summit are stunning; to the north, the massive Lago Fagnano stretches 9
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Garganta del Diablo (Devils Throat)
Garganta del Diablo (Devils Throat) The highlight of any trip to Iguazu Falls is this massive complex of cascades that form a narrow chasm some 150m (500ft) long and 80m (262ft) high. The roaring falls and veils of spray create an awesome, full-sensory experience, which can be enjoyed from any num
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Galileo Galilei Planetarium
Galileo Galilei Planetarium The neighborhood of Palermo is not just fashion and shopping and tony places to drink wine. It is also home to the ñeafu park 3 de Febrero, and inside, is the Galileo Galilei Planetarium. At night the exterior is lit up with blue and purple lights, and during the day, y
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Galerias Pacifico
Galerias Pacifico Located on the already shopping-centric Florida Street in Buenos Aires, Galerias Pacifico is one of the city’s most historic shopping centers. The Beaux Arts building — it was inspired by the Gallerias Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan — was built during the 1890s as the Argentine he
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Floralis Generica
Floralis Generica The dramatic centerpiece of the Plaza de las Naciones Unidas, the Floralis Generica is a giant 18-ton aluminum flower sculpture that has become one of Buenos Aires’ most instantly recognizable landmarks. The quirky art installation was erected in 2002 in the parkland that bridges
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Finca Decero
Finca Decero The area of Mendoza is well-known for wine, with production here having started as early as the 1500s. But it was not until the 1990s that Mendoza became world-renowned for its production, mainly of reds. The vineyard Finca Decero is a newcomer to the game, built with foreign (Swiss-A
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Estancia Alice
Estancia Alice To really get a taste of rural farm life in Patagonia, visit the sprawling sheep property of Estancia Alice outside El Calafate.Visitors are invited to get involved, with sheep-shearing demonstrations and flock-gathering exercises operated by the farm’s team of well-trained kelpie s
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Esquina Homero Manzi
Esquina Homero Manzi Few tango venues have as illustrious a history as the Esquina Homero Manzi, built in 1917 and earning a reputation as an important cultural hub in the 1940s, where local tango musicians, dancers and poets would gather to drink, talk and perform. Today, the protected building h
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Esmeralda Lagoon (Laguna Esmeralda)
Esmeralda Lagoon (Laguna Esmeralda) The Esmeralda Lagoon hike is a popular afternoon and evening activity just outside of Ushuaia. Set in a wide valley in the Fuegian Andes, Esmeralda Lagoon is ringed by native cohiue and lenga forests. The hike traverses several peat bogs, which cover much of Tie
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El Querandi
El Querandi Red wine and red-hot tango are two of Argentina’s top exports and few places do both as well as El Querandi, one of the most famous tango venues in Buenos Aires. The atmospheric restaurant and wine bar is as popular with locals, who fill up on lunchtime steaks, as it is with tourists,
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Domaine Bousquet
Domaine Bousquet This winery that grows organic grapes is easily accessible from Mendoza, in the Uco Valley, with the closest town being diminutive Tupungato. Domaine Bosquet dates to the 1990s when the Bosquet family, with a long history of winemaking in their native southern France, came to Mend
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Cultural Center of the Americas (Centro Cultural America)
Cultural Center of the Americas (Centro Cultural America) The Cultural Center of the Americas is a building and organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting cultural events in Salta, Argentina. Events held here include concerts, art exhibits, educational workshops, and cultural, social and
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Cuesta del Obispo (Bishop’s Slope)
Cuesta del Obispo (Bishop’s Slope) Cuesta del Obispo, or Bishop’s Slope, is a hill southwest of Salta, Argentina along the way to the village of Cachí. Its name derives from the 1600s when a bishop was traveling through the area. He was so mesmerized by the sky that he decided he had to stop and s
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