Why Travel to Argentina?
This huge country, second only to Brazil in South America, contains climates ranging from tropical jungle thru desert and
snow-capped Andes to barren Patagonia and the end of the world, containing some of the world’s most stunning natural wonders and a wide selection of activities to enjoy.
Argentina has a down-at-heel, but relatively sophisticated, energetic capital buzzing with people of south European stock, excellent soccer and rugby and fine dining – which you can afford thanks to incredibly low prices.
Downsides:
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local culture is hardly exotic
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city traffic is hectic, noisy and polluting
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city pavements (sidewalks) sport ankle-snapping potholes, dog doo, or often both
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widespread poverty is common, restrained begging too. Unusually, we recommend giving beggars a few centavos (cents)
Argentina’s climate:
Best: Spring (Sept-Nov) or autumn (March-May) strike a fine balance between warmth and clouds, but still no tank tops.
Worst: Jan-Feb. Summertime is hot, humid, expensive and everything’s booked up, but this is the best time for beaches and tank tops.
Winter (May-Sept) is driest in most areas, but also coolest, between 7-15C (45-60F) in Buenos Aires, so this time would be best, if holidays mean skiing, the north country and/or general sightseeing, but don’t think beaches, tank tops or Patagonia.
This is the eighth largest country in the world. So summarizing weather conditions is tricky, but one thing we should point out, this is mostly not a hot country, with temperatures rarely over 30C (85F) except in the far north.
Argentina holidays are around January, so transport and accommodation become a problem then.
Length of stay:
Minimum worthwhile stay, not including flights (bearing in mind that this is a looong flight for most English speaking travel folks): 2 weeks.
4 days in Buenos Aires, 5 days (flight) in Patagonia for glaciers and mountain hikes, 2 days (flight) to Iguazu Falls, and a few days northwest around Salta for Andean culture (flight), deserts and canyons, or skip that and hydrofoil into Uruguay for a quick look at Colonia, the beaches or Montevideo, the capital.
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March 23rd, 2011 at 4:08 pm
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