Discover the rich cultural heritage of Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, in this article.

The cultural riches of Buenos Aires

This article explores the beauty of Iguazú, the town where three countries meet.

Iguazú - where three countries meet

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Mendoza's cuisine

This article plunges you deep into the end of the world in Ushuaia.

The end of the world: Ushuaia

  Trelew is famous for having Welsh origins. 1 hour by bus from Puerto Madryn.    

South America

With its end of the world feel,&nbsp;Argentina attracts and surprises. Its very rich&nbsp;unique culture,&nbsp;its varied breath-taking scenery&nbsp;or even&nbsp;its dynamic and bustling capital city, Buenos Aires,&nbsp;mesmerise travellers. Whether you choose to concentrate on one area, or alternatively travel the breadth and width of the country,&nbsp;a trip to Argentina has what it takes to satisfy all your desires. Its landmass covers a part of the luxurious&nbsp;amazon forest, pampas plains, and also the steppes and glaciers of Patagonia for&nbsp;enthusiasts of extensive&nbsp;hikes and treks. Argentina also shares two of its geographical landmarks between its neighbours, who are witnesses to the incredible diversity that the country has to offer: in the north-east the majestic&nbsp;Iguazu Falls&nbsp;are divided into three parts; one in Brazil, another in Paraguay, and finally the most spectacular falls of the park which are home to the Devil’s Throat, on the Argentinian side. Nearly 4,300km from there, at the southernmost point of the country, Argentina covers a third of the legendary Tierra del Fuego, the rest of which is controlled by Chile.&nbsp;Ushuaïa&nbsp;still remains to this day the Eldorado of escapism in the hearts of adventurers. So, are you ready for your&nbsp;trip to Argentina&nbsp;?

Argentina

Trelew

Puerto Madryn, the place from which to visit the Valdès Peninsula, is on the Atlantic sea coast, in the north of Argentine Patagonia.

Puerto Madryn

 Punta Tombo is Argentina's penguin paradise on the Atlantic coast of Patagonia.

Punta Tombo

Like its neighbour  Trelew, Gaiman is a small town in the province of Chubut, that has been very marked by the immigration of Welsh people to Argentina in the 19th century.

Gaiman

La Rioja is quite centrally located and is basically somewhere to stop at in order to break the monotony of the long journeys you have to make between the various cities in northwest Argentina.

La Rioja

Uruguay

The Galapagos Islands

Patagonia

Europe

Central America

Africa

North America

Asia

Middle East

Oceania

The city of La Rioja serves as a place to stop off at on your trip to Argentina but is not particularly interesting in itself. The liveliest part of the city is the area between the "9 de Julio" and "25 de Mayo" squares, both of which are surrounded by tourist restaurants, shopping streets and various churches. The shops close and the streets empty of people in the afternoon however, during the hours of siesta. I stopped at La Rioja for a break on my way from Salta to Mendoza. The tourist office here, by the bus station, has lots of information about all the accommodation options available in the city and the organised tours available to sites in the local area. Not really wanting to go on a tour myself, I decided instead to visit Sanagasta, a little village a half-hour bus ride from La Rioja. From there I was taken to the dinosaur park, a tourist attraction located at a site where intact dinosaur eggs covered in a layer of ash have been discovered. This is an interesting place to visit for geology and palaeontology enthusiasts, and for children and young people too.

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