After spending quite a bit of time in Buenos Aires (because Pedr was sick) it was finally time to get moving again and start seeing northern Argentina. This meant that we went all the way to the northeastern-most corner of Argentina and then all the way to the northwestern-most corner of Argentina. Iguazu Falls in […]
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Buenos Aires: Not Your Usual Sightseeing City
So after a month in Argentina we finally made it to the most famous city in the country: Buenos Aires. It’s not like your usual sightseeing city since it doesn’t have that many famous landmarks, but it is a very interesting place to explore. Recoleta Buenos Aires is different from most Latin American cities because […]
Moonscapes and Malbec
After all our hiking in Patagonia we thought we should take a break and enjoy the wine region of Mendoza and check out the moonscapes and rock formations in the area nearby. Mendoza Mendoza produces most of Argentina’s wine, and Malbec is the most popular variety. It was actually surprisingly hard to find a wine […]
The Route 40 Bus: Not The Tourist Attraction Advertised
This description of the Route 40 bus ride was originally going to be part of the last post, but as I started writing it it took on a life of its own and needed its own post. Route 40 is the longest highway in Argentina, over 5000km long. It’s an old highway, and there are […]
The Other Side: Argentinian Patagonia
After our big hike through Torres del Paine in Chilean Patagonia we crossed over into Argentinian Patagonia to see how things looked on the other side of the Andes. Our first stop was El Calafate, which was a 8 hour drive from Torres del Paine. The bus didn’t go faster than 60km/h, which made the […]
