Travel To Argentina

desertdog94526 asked:


I am currently doing a project about Argentina. One of the topics needs me to list at least 3 famous tourist attractions. Please list where it is located and any other needed additional info Thanks.

Ashley

longbeach89 asked:


I am a senior at high school planning on traveling aboard to Argentina for 2 months. I am planning on participating in community service where can do one of the following:
- Volunteer in orphanage
-Help teach soccer to children with disability
-work on environmental projects restoring parks.

Which activity would be best for medical school? Do you that med school would like the fact that I went aboard to Argentina or not really since I did it during senior year at high school?

Lisa

The Naturalist asked:


I am going to argentina for a month, and am going to collect plants/insects and preserve them while I’m there. As long as they are preserved, dead, and mounted, is it legal to bring them from Buenas Aires to the US as a non cairry on item, whithout claiming them at customs? If not, is it legal for them to be shipped from there to my home, without me claiming them?

Luis

Peter Siljerud asked:


Land

Train can be a relaxing way to travel from the center of one town to the center of another. If you are approached by hoards of touts as you arrive, step into a shop or restaurant to get some privacy and plan your next move. If you are two people or more traveling together it may be a good idea to let one person in the company go look for accommodations without the backpack. Wearing a backpack will undoubtedly attract commission hunters.

Personal Experience - Taxi Trouble Twice

In 2001 we were going to Chamonix in the summer time. Arriving late in Geneva, Switzerland left us no other options than sleeping in our tent next to the highway - or take a taxi to France. It was a terribly expensive taxi ride. A week later when we were going back to Geneva from Chamonix we missed the bus and had to take another taxi back. This time even more expensive. Sometimes it is hard to learn by your own mistakes. A few years later we were going from Santiago de Chile to Argentina. Again we missed the bus and had to hire a cab driver. Geez…

Sea

If you get seasick, get up on deck and look at the horizon. Look at a point in the distance. Fresh air on top of the boat is usually strengthening, but a seat lower down on a ferry might mean less motion.

Time zones

Change your watches to the local time zone and note if there are any adjustments for daylight savings time. Do not forget to change your cell phone´s time setting as well.

If you cross a border by air you are normally told the local time and can adjust it accordingly. If you cross by land however it can be easy to forget to change to the local time. There can also be several different time zones within a country.

Personal Experience - The Panaji Payback

In India 1997 me and a friend arrived at rush hour in Panaji. While my friend waited with the backpacks in a restaurant I searched for available rooms nearby. The hostel just across the street was okey and after dealing with the owner I got a decent price. I went back to where my friend was waiting and we started to walk towards the hotel. Immediately a friendly person approached us with a smile and were willing to help us find a good and nearby hotel - apparently the one I had already booked. He insisted in showing us the way and gladly walked the seven flight of stairs to the reception. When he realized we already had made an arrangement he was not so happy. Sometimes they win, sometimes you win…

Personal Experience - The Chilean Clock Catastrophy

I once crossed the border from Chile to Argentina by bus. The next day I was enjoying my morning coffee waiting for my rafting excursion which would leave from my hostel at 10.00. Suddenly I look at the clock on the wall. 10.20! I rushed back and just managed to catch my ride. I had missed that there was a one hour time difference between the countries.



Jarred

GovernorJason asked:


Does anyone know a site in which you can find the cheapest phone cards to call Argentina that do not have a connection or maintenance fee?

Reed

OU812 asked:


If it’s Spanish, do they use vos or tu?

And is Argentina considered part of Latin America?

Karen

Peter Siljerud asked:


“Most travel is best of all in the anticipation or the remembering; the reality has more to do with losing your luggage.” - Regina Nadelson



Start by thinking about your guidebook needs. Do you mostly need practical information such as getting there and away or are you more interested in history and culture? Are the maps any good? Are the illustrations of the sites you intend to visit clear and informative? There are several guidebooks with different focus. Look them through to find the one which fits your needs.

If you have a bulky guidebook it may be awkward to lug around when you are walking around town. Make photo copies of the maps of the cities you will visit and bring the copies along instead of the guidebook (or if you do not care so much about the guidebook you can tear out the map pages). Put the maps in a protective plastic sheet to protect them against rain.

Check out the legend of the maps and learn what the different symbols mean, it will make navigating a lot easier.

If you are planning on visiting several countries the guidebooks can take up a significant part of your luggage. One option is to buy them as you go and get rid of the ones you do not need any more. A drawback to this approach is that the guidebooks are not available everywhere. In some countries it can be difficult to find domestic guidebooks (such as Argentina in 2004). The prices can also differ quite a bit between countries so it may be cheaper to buy it once you are there. Swapping guidebooks with backpackers going in the opposite direction can be a clever trick.

Place a rubber band around your guidebook and use it as a bookmark to easily find your way back to where you were last. You can also buy small colored plastic stickers and use as bookmarks - place them on pages you want quick access to.

You can make your own guidebook by copying information from different web sites.

There is an Internet project called Wikitravel where people from all over the world join forces to create an online free and always updated travel guide book.



Guidebooks seem to have a hard time to be honest about places which suck. Maybe they do not want to offend the inhabitants? Anyway here is a short guide to decipher what they really mean:



When your guidebooks says “A hard place to fall in love with at first sight” they really mean “The place is a dump”

When your guidebooks “Give it a chance and it may grow on you” they really mean “Welcome to Dumpville”

When your guidebooks “Family owned” they really mean “Owned by the Mafia”

When your guidebooks says “Friendly atmosphere” they really mean “Impossible to sleep since there are parties til 5 am every night”



Jerome

Jonathan Williams asked:


Argentina is home to some of the best tourist attractions in South America., and with its rich Spanish culture, you will find it a culturally rich destination when it comes to music, dance, architecture and most especially food. Here, because of its diverse climate, you can do a myriad of things from hiking in the rainforests to skiing or trekking the glaciers, from immersing yourself in culture and history to taking part in eco-tours, from enjoying the rich food and night life to nights of camping and days of diving. Here are 10 things you can do or go to in this fabulous country:

1.) Buenos Aires

The first Argentina destination you would probably find yourself in is this vibrant city offers much when it comes to entertainment. It has Spanish inspired-architecture and culture to the beat of the nightlife or the exotic delicacies. Here, your senses will definitely be stretched to the fullest in this magical city.

2.) Cordoba

Come to this other great city in Argentina. Here, you will feel like you have traveled back in time as you immerse yourself in the colonial architecture. Its history is also known as one of the greatest western cities of the past.

3.) Pampas

Pampas gives you a glimpse of the wild wild west as it was during the past. Here, you will see Gaucho cowboys living much like the cowboys of old. You can also see the flamingos in the great salt lakes of Argentina.

4.) Tiera del Fuego

In this southernmost of cities at the edge of the world, you will experience a breathtaking myriad of flora and fauna never seen in other places. The marine life here is also something to behold as you go kayaking, fishing or just plain sightseeing. Because of this, a lot flock to this area yearly.

5.) Patagonia

Patagonia is home to the route of the great southern whale as it returns every year to the coast of the Peninsula Valdez. You can also visit one of UNESCO’s world heritage sites, Alto Valle Rio Pinturas. You can also see the paintings of the river valley in Santa Cruz where ancient paintings adorn the cave walls.

6.) Iguazu Waterfalls

Found in Iguazu National Park, it is one of the most powerful waterfalls of the world. The park itself is home to a wide variety of subtropical plants and animals. So strap on your backpack and get ready for a wonderful trip through nature.

7.) Mendoza

This is the center of commerce of an area blessed with vineyards and snow. Here, you can ski to your heart’s content at such international ski centers such as Las Lenas and Los Penitentes while sipping homegrown wine fresh from the fields. In this place, you can also go kayaking, bicycling or hiking through nature.

8.) Talampaya

Home to the long extinct dinosaurs and some of the first men who walked the earth, Talampaya is found on the southern part of La Rioja. Today, this place is a hotbed of archaeological and paleontologic finds. In this remote dessert, you will indeed be at awe at the majestic geological formations that dots the landscape.

9.) Valdez Peninsula, Chubut

The Valdez Peninsula in Chubut serves as a refuge for armies of extraordinary animals such as elephant seals, different species of penguins, and the Austral Right Whales. Moreover, you can also relax in the hot baths or perhaps trek in the glaciers of San Rafael. You will definitely not run out of things to do and see here.

10.) Puerto Madryn

It is located north of Trelew. This beach and tourist paradise offers diverse activities such as yachting, windsurfing, sport fishing, and diving. More than that, it is also home to some of the best hotels and restaurants in the country where they serve delectable seafood and bars where dancing can go on all night.



Kali

Scott Ferree asked:


Argentina is a country of contradictions and contrasts, home to both Patagonian glaciers and tropical rainforests. A country of vineyards and waterfalls as well as deserts.

To help you define your priorities when you’re planning your trip, here’s a quick list of my five favorite Argentina tourist attractions:

1. Buenos Aires. Number one because it can’t be missed. Which is convenient for most visitors since, as the center for transportation in the country, the city would be hard to miss if you tried. Even if you only have a short time, plan on staying here for at least a few days: flexible travelers with lots of time on their hands often find that after several months they still haven’t moved on! Things to see and do: Go to a “milonga” (a tango dance hall), the city is, after all, the place where tango began. Have a steak, the best beef in the world. Spend an evening or two in the neighborhood of Palermo with its restaurants, bars and clubs. And if your language skills are rusty, B.A. is one of the best places in Latin America to learn Spanish.

2. The Glaciers National Park. You may have seen photos in National Geographic of these glaciers calving off icebergs and thought that this was one of those exotic places in the world you’d never be able to see. Well, think again: Argentina’s glaciers, though in the far south of the country, are these days easily accessible by air and land transportation and the Perito Moreno glacier, the park’s star performer, is so awe-inspiring that even the most jaded world traveler could scarcely fail to be impressed. Mount Fitzroy in the north of the Park is only a short drive away, too. With its sheer rock cliff face, it is one of the Andes’ most emblematic peaks.

3. The Iguazú Waterfalls. This enormous waterfall in Argentina’s tropical north, by many accounts the world’s largest, is formed by a confluence of swollen rainforest rivers dropping hundreds of feet off volcanic rock cliffs. Since the falls form part of the Argentina-Brazil border, try to see the falls from the National Parks in both countries. On the Argentine side, walkways take you to the very edge, letting you peer down into the misty void. On the Brazilian side, you’re able to take in the whole panorama of the falls from below.

4. Salta and Jujuy. Argentina’s Andean northwest, with its high planes, green valleys, llamas herds, spicy food and indigenous people sporting ponchos. The region is home to some of Argentina’s most varied and rugged landscapes.

5. Puerto Madryn and Peninsula Valdéz. No visit to Argentina should be considered complete without a visit to coastal Patagonia, one of the richest marine ecosystems in the world. In the winter and spring months the Southern Right Whale mates, gives birth and raises its young in the sheltered harbor of the Peninsula. At other times of the year, there are sea lions, seals, penguins, dolphins and even orcas on view.



Darryl

Victoria Love-Williams asked:


Just wondering about ancient ruins, monuments, or historical sites in Argentina. What are your favorites?

Daquan