After driving through the dry landscape of Argentinian Patagonia we reached the massive Southern Peaks of The Andes at El Calefate, a tidy tourist town on Lago Argentino, that services the nearby UNESCO World …
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Camarones and RN3 – Western Patagonia
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A day’s drive to the south of Puerto Madryn we pitched camp in a small coastal town called Camarones. The principal sight here is a colony of Magellan Penguins where there is a walkway …
Continue readingPuerto Madryn – Wales in Argentina
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Two days out of Buenos Aires we arrived in our first Patagonian town, Puerto Madryn, a piece of Wales in Argentina. The first settlers in Puerto Madryn came form Wales to build a new life …
Continue readingBuenos Aires – Final Thoughts
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Buenos Aires began to significantly develop at the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when Argentina’s agribusiness began to export to Europe and the rest of the world. The money generated from this …
Continue readingBuenos Aires – Tango
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No visit to Buenos Aires can be complete without seeing the locals dance the Tango. There are many formal Tango shows that the hawkers and hotels sell to all tourists as part of the bucket …
Continue readingBuenos Aires – La Boca, Colour and Football Tradition
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One of Buenos Aires most colourful neighbourhoods is La Boca and a must for all visitors and especially those with even a passing interest in football. La Boca is the neighbourhood around the old port …
Continue readingBuenos Aires – Porteños and Theatres
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We arrived in Buenos Aires by ferry in Puerto Madero where the Boca Area intersects with the main port. The main road that skirts between Puerto Madero and the City Centre is a chaotic set …
Continue readingFoz do Iguaçu – The Thunder of Water and Legends
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The Iguaçu/Iguazu Falls are the widest of the three monster waterfalls of the world and this time on our second visit they were full of water. Back in the summer of 2006, when we were …
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