ARGENTINA

A PHOTO GALLERY BY VÍCTOR OVIES

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Argentina, meaning "land of silver," is a rich and vast land—second largest (after Brazil) in South America and eighth largest in the world. Its heartland is a broad grassy plain known as the Pampas. Here Argentina's gaucho, like the U.S. cowboy, has galloped into the country's folklore. The Spanish first arrived around 1516, and Argentina gained independence in 1816. The small native population died from European diseases, and today's population is over 95 percent European. For Spanish, Italian, German, and other immigrants in the late 19th century, Argentina held great promise. Today the literacy and urbanization rates are high, the birth-rate and the infant mortality rate are low, and most Argentines consider themselves middle class.

 

 
 

BUENOS AIRES (LA BOCA)

Buenos Aires (La Boca) La Boca is the oldest, most colourful, and most authentic neighbourhood in Buenos Aires. The neighbourhood was settled and built by Italian immigrants that worked in the warehouses and meatpacking plants in the area. La Boca is partly an artist colony, and mostly a working-class neighbourhood.

 

CHUBUT - PENINSULA VALDES

Chubut is one of the most visited destinations in South America. The Valdes Peninsula, a wild-life sanctuary is unique in all its beauty. Visitors have the chance to do some whale watching, spot seal lions and sea wolves and observe penguins in their natural habitat. To the west, Esquel is the closest village to Los Alerces National Park

NEUQUÉN - BARILOCHE

San Carlos de Bariloche is one of the most beautiful cities of Argentina. It is located In the heart of the Nahuel Huapi National Park in the Province of Río Negro. It is a city with the traditional alpine villages style (wooden houses and roofs with strong slopes) it is situated in front of the Nahuel Huapi lake. In the vicinities, Cerro Catedral is the main centre for winter sports.

NORTH - SALTA - JUJUI

Northern Argentina is just spectacular. The variety and beauty of its landscapes, the magnificence of its mountains, its valleys, gorges, the Puna, and the subtropical flora and fauna preserved in the national parks are just some of its attractions. There are numberless villages with monuments and historic places to visit as  as well as ruins that reveal the presence of the aboriginal.

 

PATAGONIA - CALAFATE

El Calafate is a little village in Patagonia, Argentina. It is situated in the southern border of Lake Argentino.  Its name comes from a little bush with yellow flowers very common in Patagonia. El Calafate is an important tourist destination as the hub to visit different parts of the Los Glaciares National Park, including the Perito Moreno Glacier (one of the most visited in the world) and the Cerro Chaltén (Fitz Roy) and Cerro Torre.

TIERRA DE FUEGO - USHUAIA

Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world, on the shores of the Beagle Channel and surrounded by the Martial Mounts. It is the capital of the Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and Southern Atlantic Islands Province, and its superlative location allows you to enjoy sea, mountains and forests at the same time. Besides, it is a great place for shopping: the whole island is a tax free zone, thus you can find lots of imported goods along with regional products.

IGUAZU FALLS

Iguazú Falls are the result of a volcanic eruption which left yet another large crack in the earth. They are taller than Niagara Falls and twice as wide with 275 cascades spread in a horsehoe shape over nearly two miles of the Iguazu River, These details do nothing to describe the grandeur of the falls, the tremendous amount of water thundering down 269 feet, the tropical location and the sheer beauty that led Eleanor Roosevelt to say Poor Niagara.

 

      

 

 

ARGENTINA TOURIST PAGES

 

Maxi y Sergio in Patagonia

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What a Wonderful World!

A World Photo Gallery by Víctor Ovies

 

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All pictures in the Argentina photo gallery, including but not limited to the Buenos Aires, La Boca, Chubut, Chalten, Fitz Roy, Valles Calchaquies, Iguazú, La Quiaca, Huamahuaca, Quilmes, Puerto Madryn, Península Valdes, Ushuaia, Tierra de Fuego, Patagonia, Perito Morieno, Lago Argentino, Glacier Upsala, Esquel, Bolson and Bariloche pictures are copyrighted by Victor Ovies unless stated otherwise. You may download and store them for personal use only. Unauthorized reproduction or commercial use of this material is forbidden and will be prosecuted.