Iguazu Falls was our last stop in Argentina via a night bus from Buenos Aires (during which we got to watch the awesome movie Avatar). Before leaving for the park we needed to stop by the Brazilian consulate to apply for our visa. We waited until Iguazu because I read it could take [...]
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Iguazu Falls, Argentina
Tigre, Argentina
In the morning Mom and Dad performed some unnecessarily complicated calculations using spreadsheets and a pocket calculator in order to pay the hotel bill. Paying in cash allowed us to save the 20% VAT. After the bill had been paid we taxied to Estacion Maipu in a suburb of Buenos Aires where we [...]
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Our reunion began at our hotel, Torrecillas SoHo, after a 12 hour flight for Marc´s parents and a 14 hour bus ride for us. Wednesday afternoon and evening we recuperated from our respective journeys and rewarded ourselves with a nice dinner of steaks and malbec.
Our first day exploring the city started out a bit rocky. [...]
BAF Week
How could I not love a city where there is a BAF Week?
La Cinacina Estancia, Argentina
An estancia is a ranch. The cultural history of the estancia is intertwined with the gauchos, cowboys who roamed the open pampas of Argentina. Nowadays most of Argentina’s remaining estancias function as hotels or resorts and the modern day gaucho is more likely to make a living from tourism than by living off [...]
Mendoza, Argentina
It turned out that Bikes and Wines was not a tour operator after at all. For US$12 the company rents a bicycle to you, hands you a map, and off you go! We were a bit surprised (since we were expecting a tour) but it worked out and we were able to explore [...]
Aconcagua, Argentina, in Brief
Yesterday, we wrapped up our fifth solo trek to Aconcagua Provincial Park. We didn’t attempt to ascend the tallest mountain in the western hemisphere (6962 m / 22841 ft) but instead camped for two nights at Plaza Confluencia (3400 m / 11152 ft), the first base camp on the Normal Route, and did a challenging [...]
Aconcagua, Argentina, in Detail
Saturday, January 30, 2010
We had secured our “Short Trekking” permit two days earlier upon our arrival to Mendoza. This permit allows trekking in the park for three days, camping no higher than Plaza Confluencia, and hiking no higher than Plaza Francia. There are two other permits available. The “Long Trekking” permit allows [...]
El Chocon, Argentina
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
We arrived in Neuquen from San Martin on Tuesday. After speaking with various bus ticket agents, I bought night bus tickets to Mendoza for the following (Wednesday) evening. We needed to wait several hours for the bus to Villa El Chocon, so I made hostel reservations in Mendoza (a fatal mistake, as [...]
San Martin de los Andes, Argentina
San Martin had been recommended to us by a guy we’d met at our hostel in Vicuna, Chile. After booking our hostel we began to learn that San Martin is a smaller, more upscale resort town than Bariloche. A bed in a 6-bed dorm ran us AP$65 (~US$17), more than we had been paying elsewhere [...]