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Colegiales Park Text: A scholarly Buenos Aires neighborhood

Colegiales Guide: Buenos Aires’ Neighborhood of Learning and Lattes

Colegiales is a Buenos Aires residential neighborhood with tree-lined cobblestone streets, eclectic cafes and a low-key community vibe. Often overshadowed by its larger neighbors, it’s ideal for daytime exploration to …

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Welsh in Patagonia (landscape)

Welsh in Argentina: Hearty Settlers of Patagonia

The Welsh community in Argentina has an intriguing and little-known history. In the 1860s Welsh emigrants, seeking to preserve their language and culture, left Wales to establish a settlement on …

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Sports bars Buenos Aires -people cheering in a pub

Sports Bars Buenos Aires: Where to Watch Home Teams in Buenos Aires

In Buenos Aires and wondering what bar you can watch the Super Bowl, NBA Playoffs or any other big international sports match? For expats and travelers eager to support their …

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Punta Tombo: penguin flock on beach

Discover Punta Tombo: Patagonia’s Penguin Paradise 🐧

Punta Tombo, on Patagonia’s rugged Atlantic coast, is the best place to see penguins in Argentina. Nestled among the Patagonian steppe, 170 km south of Puerto Madryn, this is Argentina’s …

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La Cumbrecita photo collage

La Cumbrecita: An Enchanting, Car-Free ‘German’ Village in Córdoba 

La Cumbrecita is a pedestrian-only town in central Argentina with Alpine architecture surrounded by beautiful coniferous forest. The German-founded pueblo with no paved roads is situated in the the Sierras …

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Tandil: a peaceful pampa getaway (pictures of town)

Tandil: A Peaceful Pampa Getaway 

Tandil is a serene destination nestled on the northern edge of the Tandil sierras.  Only five hours from Buenos Aires, it makes for a nice weekend trip from the city.  …

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Andean Lakes tour

Andean Lakes Crossing Tour: Trace an Ancient Route through Patagonia

The Andean Lakes Crossing Tour is a unique trip that highlights Patagonia’s unparalleled beauty. The ‘Cruce Andino’ Tour, is a 180km (112 miles) trip through the southern Andes mountain’s of …

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Carnival Buenos Aires with drummers

Murga Madness: Carnival in Buenos Aires

Carnival does not just happen in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro or Argentina’s Gualeguaychú. For anyone who’s missed the boat — or bus — to the bigger carnivals, or can’t be …

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The pier at Mar de Ajó, Argentina

Mar de Ajó: A Kitschy Atlantic Beach Retreat

Mar de Ajó — Anyone arriving in Buenos Aires for the first time during January will find themselves in an empty metropolis and questioning, ‘Where are all the people?’ The …

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Palermo neighborhood breakdown

Palermo: A Breakdown of Buenos Aires’ Largest Neighborhood

Palermo is Buenos Aires’ largest barrio and also one of its most walkable, with tree-lined streets dotted by casas chorizos, long, narrow single-story houses built in the late 19th century …

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Food & Culture 🧉

Malbec: Argentina’s Signature Red Wine

Malbec: Argentian's Signature red wine

You haven’t really been to Argentina unless you’ve enjoyed a glass of Malbec with a big juicy steak. The ubiquitous Argentine nectar made from the deep purple Malbec grape had…

Guide to Ordering Coffee like a Local

guide to order coffee in spanish

Ordering coffee like a local is the first step to fully immerse yourself in Argentina’s vibrant coffee culture.   Italian coffee culture has spread worldwide in the last thirty years or…

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Driving & Car Rental

Argentina: Driving and car rental information. Picture of National Route 40

Argentina is a huge country with many out-of-the-way scenic areas that lend themselves to road trips, particularly in Patagonia, Mendoza‘s wine country, the around the Andean Northwest and to visit…

Buenos Aires Tango Shows & Activities

Tango Shows Buenos AIres

For many, tango is synonymous with Argentina. Seeing a tango show in Buenos Aires is one of those obligatory tourist activities visitors feel compelled to do, just like seeing a…