Our month long trip to BA in March is at the following:
http://www.geocities.com/beulavillenc/sa2006.html
Doug Clark
juanka wrote:
> Hi from Buenos Aires.
>
> Thanks to choose my country to visit.
>
> I read some of the info John Cisarik and others whote to you.
> As part of the process of recovering of a very deep social and
> economical 2001 crisis, Argentina, as the rest of South America, is in
> constant change, so I think people who was not here in the last time,
> and they are not updated should try to write less...
> About your budget don't worry. Argentina will be very cheap for you.
>
>
> 1 - Tren de las nubes.
> They are running normally.
> They just stop in summer (January, February) because the high
> temperatures.
> Read moe in http://www.trenalasnubes.com.ar/
> and a very good description of the trip in
> http://www.turismoensalta.com/articulotes.php?ida=3D2636
> The trip is nice at the beginnig, but can become in boring, deppending
> of your interest for the desertic mountains...
>
> 2 - Iguaz=FA falls
> A really MUST place. Plan a trip of just 4-5 days.
> Visit the argentine (more extense) and the brasilian side of the falls.
> We have most of the falls, but Brasil have the landscape.
> If you stay in the brasilian side, at the same price you can have a
> better accommodation and the brasilian brakfast is like a lunch.
>
> 3 - Estancias:
> Around BA there are more than 100 estancias be careful: many of then
> try to still foreigners with high prices. When you are in BA city, you
> can go to the "casa de la provincia de Buenos aires"and they will
> provide update info about estancias.
> I use to send my guests to "La Tarde", a good relationship between
> price and services. They are breeders of polo horses, and also make
> some exhibition of them. The web site is bvery poor, but the place and
> the people are cool.
> You can stay just one day or more.
> http://www.estancialatarde.com.ar/
>
> 4 - Bariloche:
> Just go and enjoy. It's a very touristic place and the most interesting
> are the excursions you can do out of the small village. There is a lot
> of info in the web.the main web site in English is
> http://www.bariloche.com/english/index.asp
> At the time you will come there will be many people there, because ios
> the sky season. try to aboid the more turistic places (cerro Catedral,
> Circuito Chico, etc) are take tours of "camino de los 7 lagos"; "San
> Martin de los Andes" (small and wonderful village), and alos you can
> cross to Chile in a 1 day tour.
>
> 5 - Buenos Aires:
> Well, my city... If you speak Spanish you will have the possibility to
> enjoy a lot BA. A lot of cultural activities, shows, etc. many of them
> free. Plan to stay a week or two here. The updated official info is in:
> http://bue.gov.ar/home/index.php?&lang=3Den , but there are maaaany
> other activities not showed there, you can be noticed if you read the
> ads they put on the walls in the streets.
>
> And if you need accommodation in BA in a cosy guesthouse with a
> helpful lanlord (it's me... he... he... ) see www.lodging4all.com.ar
>
> regards
> and I wish you a nice trip
> Juan Carlos
> juancdima@argentina.com
> a travelhelper in Buenos Aires
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> RevGeo@ga.net wrote:
> > In 2007 my niece (college student) and I (clergy) plan to spend the last
> > week of June and the first week of July in Argentina. Since we can't s=
ee
> > everything in that amount of time, what are the "must do's" ... Iguassu
> > Falls? Bariloche? El tren de las Nubes? Una estancia? Activities in=
BA?
> > (Nos podemos defender en espanol.) And what travel agency is recommend=
ed
> > for those on something of a budget?
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