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Update:
Argentina has been getting bad press since December 2001 - a
year after the first edition of The Rough Guide to Argentina was
published. Media headlines have made the country sound dangerously
chaotic, but things have definitely calmed down. It's still a fabulous
country to visit and, apart from the occasional flare-up related to the
economic crisis, tourism has been pretty much business as usual in 2002.
In fact, domestic tourism has actually benefited as previously wealthy
Argentines can no longer afford trips to Miami, Brazil and the Dominican
Republic. The major change to watch out for is the devalued peso. It's
no longer interchangeable with the US dollar, so you'll have to keep an
eye on the exchange rate - on the whole you should get about two pesos
to the dollar. This means that Argentina no longer seems exorbitantly
pricey compared with neighbouring countries - for example, you can now
get a full lunch for under $5. Though imported products and some
services aimed specifically at tourists have suffered price hikes, this
amazingly varied country, with its snow-capped Andes, humid jungle and
penguin colonies is still a major destination for travellers. At the
time of writing, one Argentine peso was equal to exactly one US dollar.
Recent political upheaval, however, has led to a major devaluation of
the peso and rapidly fluctuating exchange rates. Please keep this in
mind when referring to any mention of costs throughout this guide.
- Andrew Benson
Argentina is a vast country. It measures 5000km by 1500km and, even
without the titanic wedge of Antarctica that the authorities are wont to
include in the national territory, it ranks as the world's eighth
largest state, immediately behind India. Thanks to its longitudinal
position, standing between the Tropic of Cancer and the most southerly
reaches of the planet's landmass, the country encompasses a staggering
diversity of climates and landscapes. The mainland points down like a
massive stalactite on the map, from the hot and humid jungles of its
northeast and the bone-dry highland steppes of its northwest down
through windswept Patagonia to the end-of-the-world archipelago of
Tierra del Fuego , a territory that is shared with Chile. Across the
broad midriff stretch Argentina's most archetypal landscapes: the mostly
flat pampas grazed by millions of cattle - subtly beautiful scenery
formed by horizon-to-horizon plains interspersed with low sierras, and
punctuated by small agricultural towns, the odd ranch and countless
clumps of pampas grass. These wide open spaces are among the country's
best assets - despite its mammoth area its population of 33 million
weighs in at far less than Spain's. This is a land with huge swaths
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ARGENTINA PROMOTIONAL Package Tours
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 Iguazu
Falls
3 Days and 2 Nights
From US$ 185 double
Puerto de Iguazu
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Classic
Patagonia
12 Days and 11 Nights
From US$ 2122 double
Buenos Aires- Ushuaia - El Calafate - Bariloche
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Complete
Argentina
28 Days and 27 Nights
From US$ 3115 double
Buenos Aires, Salta - Salinas - Mendoza - Bariloche - El Calafate -
Ushuaia - Tierra del Fuego - Puerto Madryn - Iguazu
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Argentinian
Northwest
8 Days and 7 Nights
From US$ 1036 double
Tucuman - Salta - Cafayate
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Argentina And Chile
Circuit
12 Days and 11 Nights
From US$ 2575 double
Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Lobos Island - Tierra del Fuego -
El Calafate - Bariloche -Puerto Varas - Santiago
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Southamerican
Patagonia With 5 days Cruise
18 Days and 17 Nights
From US$ 3439 double
Buenos Aires - El Calafate - Torres del Paine - Punta Arenas - Australis
-Ushuaia
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ARGENTINA Package Tours
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The
Best Of Argentina (A)
15 Days and 14 Nights
From US$ 2343 double
Buenos Aires, Península Valdés, El Calafate, Ushuaia & Cataratas del
Iguazú
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The
Best Of Argentina (B)
15 Days and 14 Nights
From US$ 2149 double
Buenos Aires, Mendoza, El Calafate, Ushuaia & Iguazu Falls
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Argentina And Chilean
Patagonia
18 Days and 17 Nights
From US$ 3299 double
Buenos Aires, Bariloche, Puerto Montt, Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine,
El Calafate &
Ushuaia
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North Argentina
15 Days and 14 Nights
From US$ 2436 double, US$ 4054 Single
Buenos Aires, Esteros del Ibera, Puerto Iguazú, Salta, Cafayate &
Purmamarca.
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Iguazu
Falls And Tango
6 Days and 5 Nights
From US$ 795 double, US$ 1292 Single
Buenos Aires - Puerto Iguazu - Iguazu National Park
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Buenos
Aires Bariloche Tour
7 Days and 6 Nights
From US$ 917 double
Buenos Aires, San Carlos Bariloche
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Buenos
Aires Calafate Tour
7 Days and 6 Nights
From US$ 1090 double
Buenos Aires, Perito Moreno - El Calafate,
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Buenos
Aires Travel
4 Days and 3 Nights
From US$ 570 double,
Buenos Aires, Fiesta Gaucha
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Buenos
Aires & Tango Lesson
5 Days and 4 Nights
From US$ 1331
Buenos Aires, Tango Show
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Buenos
Aires Tour
4 Days and 3 Nights
Buenos Aires
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San
Carlos de Bariloche
4 Days and 3 Nights
From US$ 372 double San carlos de bariloche
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Ushuaia
Travel
3 Days and 2 Nights
From US$ 409 Double
Ushuaia - National Park
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El
Calafate Travel
4 Days 3 Nights
From US$546 Double, El Calafate - Perito Moreno
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Salta
de Northwest Region Travel
4 Days and 3 Nights
From US$ 400 Double
Salta - FD Humahuaca - FD Cafayate
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Iguazu
Waterfalls Travel
3 Days 2 Nights
From US$ 312 Double
Iguazu - HD Brazilian
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Peninsula
Valdes Travel
3 Days 2 Nights
From US$ 400 Double Puerto Madryn - Peninsula Valdes
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