BUENOS AIRES.
The Autonomous City of Buenos Aires is the Federal District of the Republic of Argentina and the most important cosmopolitan urban center in the country.
Bathed by the Río de la Plata on the East, it borders on the "Riachuelo" (brook) to the South whereas the metropolitan perimeter is given by the General Paz Beltway, which borders the city from North to West.
The weather in Buanos Aires is oceanic temperate. The annual average temperature is 18ºC. There are no frosts in the winter and the temperatures range from 3ºC to 8ºC. In the summer, it is hot and humid and the average temperature is 28ºC.
The Buenos Aires transportation system offers multiple alternatives, including Ezeiza International Airport, Jorge Newbery Airport, an important web of subways and more than a hundred bus lines that cover the whole city and join it to the rest of the cities belonging to Greater Buenos Aires.
Regarding fluvial transport, Buenos Aires is linked to The Eastern Republic of Uruguay through ferries and cruisers. Furthermore, there are many railway lines that take you downtown through Retiro, Constitución, Once and Federico Lacroze Railway Stations.
Popularly known as the "Queen of the Río de la Plata", the city is recognized because of the varied artistic expressions that ornament and surprise tourists with various monuments, wall paintings, galleries and art museums.
Among the most visited places in this beautiful capital city, you can find the San Telmo Fair, the recreational spots in the northern waterfront area and the natural park in the southern waterfront area.
The tours and excursions that show the strong cosmopolitan spirit of Buenos Aires are Caminito, Recoleta, La Boca, the Mataderos Fair, the Botanical Garden, the Zoo, the Japanese Garden and the Holly Land Theme Park, which is the first religious theme park in the world.
Other remarkably interesting places due to their historical value are the "Casa Rosada" (President workplace), the Congress, the Obelisk, Colón Theatre, the Block of the Lights .
At night, "the city that nevers sleeps" offers concerts, shows, theatres, cinemas, floating casinos, discos, cafés and pubs.
For all these reasons, Buenos Aires owns an open door identity that offers an endless variety of entertainment choices.
IGUAZU
Situated in the northeast of Argentina, Puerto Iguazú City is 300 km away from the Capital City of the Province - Posadas City - and is the city that borders on Brazil and Paraguay through the concourse of Paraná and Iguazú Rivers.
Being a touristic place, it provides with the greatest spectacle of water and forest ever existing on Earth - the imposing Iguazú Falls - in guaraní language "Big waters".
This region has a humid subtropical climate without dry season , with temperatures ranging from 20º C to 33º C in Summer while Winter is mild and nice. It is important to mention that due to the high degree of humidity the rain diminishes thermic amplitude and causes clouds increase.
Topographicaly speaking, Puerto Iguazú is located in a plateau with red rocky land due to the melaphyre decomposition rich in iron and having cliffs covered by humus favouring the growth of an exuberant forest.
To get to this charming city and one of the most wonderful sceneries in South America one can do it by plane arriving at Iguazú International Airport 17 Km away from the city centre.
Coming from Brazil and Paraguay one can cross "Tancredo Neves International Bridge".
Among the most chosen activities, the tourist goes on excursions to Iguazú National Park -NaturalHeritage to Humanity by UNESCO- visiting 275 waterfalls and getting to know the exotic flora and fauna .
In the city, there are different places to visit such as "Mbororé" and Natural Sciences Museums, Tres Fronteras Boundary Stone and the International Casino.
From Puerto Iguazú, one can go on excursions to Ciudad del Este (East City) -Paraguay- where there is an important crafts and electronics fair, as well as on excursions to Brazil in order to get a different view of the falls.
Puerto Iguazú is a place where nature , in its greatest beauty expression, will amaze the tourist for sure.
BARILOCHE
Located in the western area of the Province of Río Negro, Bariloche is in the heart of the Nahuel Huapi National Park. Lying on the southern shore of the lake after which the park is named, it is the perfect combination between the speed of the city and the quietness of nature.
Only 1,640 kilometers away from the city of Buenos Aires, this tourist city has a hotel and gastronomic infrastructure that was first developed over eight decades ago. Not only is San Carlos de Bariloche a mandatory destination for students on their graduation trip, but it also welcomes visitors from all over the world who enjoy its wonderful landscapes, its tourist services and the facilities of one of the main ski resorts in Argentina: Cerro Catedral.
The scope of activities seducing the tourists that visit Bariloche is in force all through the year. During the summer, adventure tours are protagonists: rafting, hiking, mountain biking, horse-riding and fly fishing excursions. In winter, snow sports enter the scene.
Likewise, lake excursions across the Nahuel Huapi provide access to spots that are unique in the world, such as the Myrtle Forest and Victoria Island.
The various tourist circuits in Bariloche include sites like Mount Campanario, Puerto Pañuelo, Puerto Blest, Los Alerces Cascade and Small Circuit.
Bariloche is a pioneer among the lands that man has chosen as a destination to meet their need of traveling for pleasure.
PENINSULA DE VALDES
Habiendo arribado al Istmo Carlos Ameghino, se puede divisar el Golfo San José y el Golfo Nuevo.
Es el paso obligado de todos los turistas en su viaje a la Península Valdés, una introducción a la magia de la estepa patagónica que contrasta con las aguas del Atlántico y su fuerza incesante, rompiendo en mil olas contra los farallones y acantilados de la costa.
Esta estrecha franja de tierra patagónica de 35 km de largo, con su suelo árido y las salinas más profundas de Sudamérica, posee un recurso faunístico marino muy importante y de reconocimiento internacional.
La reproducción y alumbramiento de la Ballena Franca es un espectáculo que la naturaleza ofrece gratuitamente, año a año, de junio a diciembre. Las orcas podrán ser vistas más frecuentemente, entre febrero y mayo, y los delfines y toninas, durante todo el año.
Puerto Pirámides es una villa balnearia frecuentada por los amantes de la naturaleza en su estado mas prístino y será, sin dudas, una experiencia imborrable para todo aquel a quien la curiosidad lleve a recorrerla.
Sus playas de suave declive están protegidas por acantilados que asemejan pirámides, a los cuales debe su nombre, y en los que se encuentra gran cantidad de restos de invertebrados fosilizados hasta 9 millones de años de atrás.
COMODORO RIVADAVIA
Located in the Southeastern angle of the Province of Chubut, Comodoro Rivadavia is a modern booming city. It has been named after Commodore Martín Rivadavia, who traveled the Patagonian shores between 1890 and 1892 by request of the national government in their plan to create a harbor in central Patagonia. Its significance in the area began in 1907, when important oil fields were found in the area of the San Jorge Gulf.
The surrounding mounts have forced a whimsical shape in the urban geography. With the passing of time, Comodoro Rivadavia has acquired more and more relevance, thus becoming the main industrial, commercial, financial and service center in the region.
It has mild climate, both in the winter and in the summer, with an average annual temperature of 13º C, a maximum of 27ºC during January and a minimum of 3ºC in July. Winters in this area of the country are mild with occasional snowfalls. During the summer, it offers the possibility of enjoying its large beaches, as the winds from the West are dry but temperate.
In order to get to Comodoro Rivadavia, visitors may choose to fly up to the city international airport or travel along National Route 3, which presents excellent conditions. It offers an interesting hotel and gastronomic infrastructure that guarantees pleasant moments of leisure and recreation.
Sheltered by the mythical Mount Chenque, from where an infinite panoramic view of the city and the Atlantic Ocean may be obtained, Comodoro Rivadavia presents interesting tourist proposals to see its surroundings. Lovers of sport fishing may go on amusing on-boat or shore outings. In a tour around the area, the characteristic oil pumps, the windmills used as a non-conventional source of energy and, 14km from the center, the endless beaches of Villa Rada Tilly, where windcar driving is practiced may be appreciated.
The Comodoro Rivadavia and Villa Rada Tilly beaches are flanked by Mounts Punta de Piedras and Punta del Marqués, real natural vantage points accessed by bicycle or on 4 x4 vehicles along winding paths that reveal incredibly beautiful sceneries behind every bend.
Comodoro Rivadavia is a synonym for a city with its own energy.
EL CALAFATE
In El Calafate you will find yourself at the gateway to the majestic world of glaciers.
This town is near Lake Argentino, a green water surface covering 1,600 km2, with a length of 60 km and a width between 12 and 14 km. It also has great mysterious depths, like all lakes orginated from glaciers, ranging from 35 m in Feruglio, on the southern shore, to 300 m off the Avellaneda Peninsula.
El Calafate connects you with the most unknown and magical features of our geography.
It is 316 km. from Río Gallegos, 185 m.a.s.l. and receives its name from the small bush calafate, indigenous of Patagonia. Its fruit is a delicious berry very good for the elaboration of jam. According to tradition, whoever eats calafate will return for more. But reality indicates that whoever visits Calafate wants to stay there forever.
It is a tourist resort of both national and international importance, since it is the start of all glacier circuits. It is an oasis of poplars, willows and pines at the border of the steppe.
This small town and all its magic are a must for lovers of glaciers.
El Calafate presents a dry climate, with an average maximum temperature of 19ºC, and an average minimum of -2º in winter. The length of the day changes according to season. In summer, the sun rises at 5.30am and sets at 11pm. In winter the day is shorter as there are only 8 hours of daylight.
El Calafate is the main supplier in the area. It has a population of around 8,000 inhabitants on a 155,000-hectare surface, with rivers and creeks draining into the Atlantic Ocean through the Santa Cruz River.
The Glaciers National Park covers a surface of some 600,000 hectares with 47 glaciers, such as the Viedma, the Moyano, the Marconi, the Upsala, the Agassiz, the Bolado, the Onelli, the Peineta, the Spegazzini, the Mayo, the Ameghino, the Moreno and the Frías, all of them located within the Atlantic basin.
RIO GALLEGOS
Capital of the Province of Santa Cruz, Río Gallegos is the continental city farthest south in Argentina.
We can start by telling you that the total surface of the country is 3.761.274 km2, while the province of Santa Cruz has a surface of 243.943 km2, and is inhabited by 159.839 people, what gives an average of 0.7 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Today Río Gallegos is a city of more than 80.000 inhabitants, head of the department of Güer Aike, second important city in the patagonian coast, with an international airport, banks, hotels, restaurants, etc.
Río Gallegos is in the immensity of the patagonian plateau, crossed by river valleys in a west-east direction. The city is precisely on the steps descending to the Argentine sea at a latitude of 51º 38' south and a longitude of 69º 12' west. It is a centenary city on a low wet land, only 20 m. above sea level, 2.636 km. from Buenos Aires city, by the river Gallegos, the most austral river in continental Argentina. This river is born in the confluence of the rivers Penitente and Rubens, in Chile, and is a typical patagonian river, middle size, with banks
alternating beaches and cliffs, with calm waters as well as rapid currents, mainly in its upper part where it presents many curves, stoney grounds and deep pools.
In these latitudes, the weather is severe in winter and the sun only warms for three or four hours a day, while in summer it is present up to half past ten in the evening.
Río Gallegos city has become a distribution centre for tourists who visit southern Patagonia. It has a dry cold weather with temperatures around -15ºC, strong winds in spring, and up to 25ºC in summer.
At present these farms are devoted to extensive sheep breeding.
The port of Río Gallegos is opposite the capital, 8 miles from its outlet, and one of the most important ones in Patagonia. It presents the problem of tidal amplitude (17 to 20 m.), and so ships have to wait for long periods in Punta Loyola to the south of the outlet before they can anchor. It has a commercial pier and a timber pier. It is a fishing port, and they export ovine frozen meat, wool and leather, as well as coal from the mines in Río Turbio.
Its international airport is the base for aerial operations to Antarctica and also a stopover for the jumbo jets of Aerolíneas Argentinas that perform the transpolar flight to New Zealand and Australia.
