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Catedral Metropolitana
This 19th-century cathedral is a landmark on the main plaza, boasting a Greek temple-like columned portico.
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Galerías Pacífico
Covering an entire city block, this beautiful French-style building has fulfilled the commercial purpose that its designers envisioned when they constructed it in 1889. Galerías Pacífico is now a shopping center – dotted with lovely fairy lights at night – and boasts upscale stores
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Parque El Desafío
Don’t miss Parque El Desafío , the perfect remedy to long-distance travel fatigue. Its octogenarian owner Joaquín Alonso, the ‘Dali of Recycling, ’ spent 30,000 hours fashioning some 80,000 bottles, cans and soda containers into whimsical folk art. Though he created the park to ent
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Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
The centerpiece of the southern sector of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares is, without a doubt, the breathtaking Glaciar Perito Moreno, one of earths most dynamic and accessible ice fields. A low gap in the Andes allows moisture-laden Pacific storms to drop their loads east of the div
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Jesuit Estancia
From 1643 to 1762, Jesuit fathers built the Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora de la Merced , the estancia’s most impressive building. Directly south of the church, the colonial Jesuit workshops of El Obraje (1643) are now a public school. Beside the church is the Museo Histórico Na
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Plaza San Martín
Pretty, with quiet benches in the shade of poplars and purple-blossom jacarandas.
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El Abasto
The bustling barrios of Abasto and Once, while a little dodgy at night, are part of the ‘real’ Buenos Aires that’s largely unaffected by the tourist trade. Walk west from Congreso along Av Corrientes, or take a quick taxi or Subte ride, to reach this cultural melting pot and commer
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Parque Nacional Baritú
This remote national park can only be accessed by road through Bolivia. Lipeo, a hamlet at the northwest corner of the park, has a ranger station and campsite but no other services, though locals offer accommodation in their homes. There are various trails to tackle on foot or hors
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Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano Isaac Fernández Blanco
Dating from 1921, this museum is in an old mansion of the neocolonial Peruvian style that developed as a reaction against French influences in turn-of-the-19th-century Argentine architecture. Its exceptional collection of colonial art includes silverwork from Alto Perú (present-day
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Parque Nacional Talampaya
The spectacular rock formations and canyons of this dusty desert national park are evidence of the erosive action of water; these days its hard to believe that existed here. The sandstone cliffs are amazing, as are the distant surrounding mountainscapes. You must enter by guided vi
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Parque Nacional Lanín
Dominating the view in all directions along the Chilean border, the snowcapped cone of 3776m Volcán Lanín is the centerpiece of this national park, which extends 150km from Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi in the south to Lago Ñorquinco in the north. Protecting 3790 sq km of native Pat
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Parque Nacional El Rey
East of Salta, this national park is at the southern end of the Yungas subtropical corridor and protects a gloriously biologically diverse habitat. Its a beautiful, varied landscape ranging from meadowlands and low scrub forest to subtropical cloud forest. There are various well-ma
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Palacio San José
Topped by twin towers and surrounded by elegant gardens, Justo José de Urquiza’s ostentatious pink palace is 33km west of Concepción. Set around an arched patio, with a walled garden out back, it was built partly to show up Urquiza’s arch rival in Buenos Aires, Juan Manuel de Rosas
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Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego
West of Ushuaia some 12km along RN3, Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego was Argentina’s first coastal national park and extends 630 sq km from the Beagle Channel in the south to beyond Lago Fagnano (also known as Lago Kami) in the north. For information, visit the Centro de Visitante
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Casa Rosada
On the eastern side of Plaza de Mayo stands the stately Casa Rosada. It’s from the balconies here that Eva Perón famously preached to throngs of impassioned Argentines.The building’s color could have come from President Sarmiento’s attempt at making peace during his 1868–74 term (b
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Colección de Arte Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat
Rivaling Palermo’s Malba for cutting-edge looks is this stunning art museum, prominently located at the northern end of Puerto Madero. It shows off the collection of billionairess, philanthropist and socialite Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, Argentina’s wealthiest woman. There are gall
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Museo Histórico Nacional
Located in Parque Lezama is the city’s national historical museum. It’s dedicated to Argentina’s revolution on May 25, 1810, though it covers a bit of precolonial times too. There are several portraits of presidents and other major figures of the time, along with a beautifully lit
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Parque 3 de Febrero
Also known as Bosques de Palermo, or Palermo Woods, this sweeping green space abounds with small lakes and paddleboats, pretty gazebos, stands renting bikes and in-line skates, a monument to literary greats called El Jardín de los Poetas (the Garden of Poets), and the exquisite Ros
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Cayastá Ruins
An interesting day trip from Santa Fe takes you to that city’s original location, the Cayastá ruins, picturesquely set beside the Río San Javier, which has eroded away a good portion of them. There’s ongoing archaeological excavation and conservation, but the most fascinating find
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Centro Paleontológico Lago Barreales
For true dino-freaks, the best place to satiate the hunger for bones is the Centro Paleontológico Lago Barreales, located 90km northwest of Neuquén. It was closed at the time of research, but if youre at all interested in dinosaurs, you should check the website for latest developme
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