Argentina Tourist Attractions
Argentina is diverse, vibrant, and interesting to visit any time of year. The expansive nation contains a variety of climates, so there are different times of year when it is best to visit different regions. There are the jungle of the northeast, high desert in the northwest, windswept Patagonia traveling south, and the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego (shared with Chile). Of course, there are the familiar pampas–the huge, mostly flat area ideal for cattle ranching–some of the most beautiful landscape to behold, with occasional low sierras and small agricultural towns that add even more interest. Except for mid-summer (December) when it is hot and sticky, Buenos Aires is a charming city to visit. The most picturesque quarter of Buenos Aires is La Boca “the mouth”) on the south of San Telmo, by the mouth of Riachuelo River. If you are familiar with Benito Quinquela Martin’s “Caminito,” you will recognize the lane of houses among art exhibitions, tango dancers, painters, photographers, and the wax museum. Another distinguished district of Buenos Aires is Recoleta, which got its start when people were fleeing the yellow fever epidemic at the end of the 19th century. Places of interest art Alvear Square, Recoleta Cemetery (burial place of Evita Perón), Buenos Aires Cultural City Center, Buenos Aires Design Center, Recoleta’s Crafts Fair (weekends), Bellas Artes Nacional Museum, and Nacional Library. San Telmo is one of the oldest Buenos Aires districts and where the original harbor was. While there, visit Dorrego Square (antique shops and coffee houses), Lezama Park (first foundation of the city), Russian Orthodox Church, Modern Art Museum, Historical National Museum, and Antonio Ballve Penitentiary Museum. Other Buenos Aires attractions are the Casa Rosada and Congress on De Mayo Avenue and Congress Square (best in autumn or spring) and Puerto Madero, the newly restored Buenos Aires dock that features restaurants, hotels, mueums, sport centers, cinemas, convention centers, bars, and Costanera Sur e Norte (an ecologic reserve). If you haven’t run out of vacation time yet, or you have returned to Argentina, there are outlying areas to explore via airpass or automobile. So, head to Antofagast de la Sierra, a remote village near the biggest crater on Earth. You’ll be amazed at the frozen lagoons and pink flamingos. Another extraordinary vision is Laguna Diamante, where a volcano is surreally reflected