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Laguna de los Tres
Follow the main trail from Laguna Capri, which continues gently to Río Blanco, base camp for the Cerro Fitz Roy experience. From here its a very steep climb to Laguna de los Tres (four hours one way). Bring loads of water and supplies - its a toughie. But the extraordinary close vi
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Reserva Faunística Península Valdés
Lying on Argentinas barren eastern Patagonian coast, this oddly shaped peninsula is home to some of the countrys richest wildlife. Elephant seals, Magellanic penguins, right whales, guanacos, armadillos and foxes are almost guaranteed sightings during their high seasons. This is wh
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Palacio Barolo
One of the Congreso area’s most striking buildings is this 22-story concrete edifice. The building’s unique design was inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy; its height (100m) is a reference to each canto (or song), the number of its floors (22) to verses per song, and its divided stru
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Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús
Designed by the Flemish Padre Philippe Lemaire, this church dates from 1645 but was not completed until 1671, with the successful execution of Lemaire’s plan for a cedar roof in the form of an inverted ship’s hull. Lemaire, unsurprisingly, was once a boat builder. Inside, the churc
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Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi
One of Argentinas most visited national parks, Nahuel Huapi occupies 750,000 hectares (1,853,290 acres) in the mountainous southwestern Neuquén and western Río Negro provinces. The parks centerpiece is Lago Nahuel Huapi, a glacial remnant over 100km (62mi) long that covers more tha
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Reserva del Huaico
This 60-hectare cloud forest reserve is in San Lorenzo, 8km west of Salta, and run by a not-for-profit nature foundation. Entry is by appointment only and includes a four-hour guided walk along the reserve’s 15km of trails. Despite Salta’s proximity, the bird-watching is extraordin
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Museo Nacional del Petróleo
Museo Nacional del Petróleo gives an insider look at the social and historical aspects of petroleum development. Don’t expect balanced treatment of oil issues – the museum was built by the former state oil agency YPF (it is now managed by the Universidad Nacional de Patagonia). Whi
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Convento de Santo Domingo
Built in 1623 by the Diaguita under the direction of Dominican friars, this is Argentina’s oldest monastery. The date appears in the carved algarrobo door frame, also the work of Diaguita artists. Theres a museum of religious art alongside.
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Laguna de los Padres
A popular weekend destination for marplatenses (residents of Mar del Plata), this lake (13km from Mardel along RN226) offers a bucolic setting and countless activities, including bird watching, fishing, water sports, biking, hiking and rock climbing. You can camp near the lake, and
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Palacio del Congreso
Colossal and topped with a green dome, the Palacio del Congreso cost more than twice its projected budget and set a precedent for contemporary Argentine public-works projects. It was modeled on the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, and was completed in 1906. Across the way, the M
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Museo Histórico Dr Arturo Jáuretche
Spread out on different mezzanines, this museum makes sense of Argentina’s chaotic economic history. It includes good, well-lit displays on the country’s early economic regions, the financing of political independence and the establishment of public credit. There are also interesti
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Teatro Nacional Cervantes
Six blocks southwest of Plaza San Martín is the lavishly ornamented Cervantes theater. From the grand tiled lobby to the main theater, you can smell the long history of this place. The Cervantes is definitely showing its age, with worn carpeting and rough edges, but improvement pro
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Palacio San Martín
This impressive art nouveau mansion (1912) is actually three independent buildings around a stone courtyard. It was designed by architect Alejandro Christophersen and boasts marble staircases, grandiose dining rooms and a garden containing a chunk of the Berlin Wall. A small but go
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Museo Evita
Everybody who’s anybody in Argentina has their own museum, and Eva Perón (1919–52) is no exception. Museo Evita immortalizes the Argentine heroine with plenty of videos, historical photos, books, old posters and newspaper headlines. However, the prize memorabilia has to be her ward
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Monumento Natural Bosques Petrificados
During Jurassic times, 150 million years ago, this area enjoyed a humid, temperate climate with flourishing forests, but intense volcanic activity buried them in ash. Erosion later exposed the mineralized Proaraucaria trees (ancestors of the modern Araucaria , unique to the souther
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Mercado de Abasto
The historic Mercado de Abasto (1895) has been recycled by US-Hungarian financier George Soros into one of the most beautiful shopping centers in the city. The building, once a large vegetable market, received an architectural prize in 1937 for its Av Corrientes facade. It holds mo
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Museo de la Memoria
A former army HQ, not far from where police held, tortured and killed during the Dirty War, this museum seeks to remember the violence and victims. If you can read Spanish, its a small but very moving display, with witness descriptions, photos of the disappeared and an attempt to l
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La Casa de la Piedra Pintada
Coming from Carolina, 3km before the Inti Huasi cave, a dirt track turns off to Paso de los Reyes. From the turnoff, it’s an easy walk to La Casa de la Piedra Pintada, where more than 50 rock carvings are easily visible in the rock face. Follow the road until you reach an open mead
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Santa María la Mayor
Further afield, this is the fourth mission on the joint admission ticket. A sizeable plaza is the main feature, with the church very ruinous. The settlement was large, with printing press and prison; the chapel is a 20th-century addition. It’s a relaxing place surrounded by jungle
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Reserva Natural Municipal Punta Rasa
A few kilometers north of San Clemente del Tuyú are several protected areas, including Reserva Natural Municipal Punta Rasa which is managed by the environmental NGO Fundación Vida Silvestre. At the tip of Cabo San Antonio, where the Río de la Plata meets the Atlantic, the park is
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