Argentina People & Culture

Pinamar is a city lying down next to the Atlantic Ocean, with nice beaches and has a relax mood. The night-life in the city has a large variaty for all the people, and it is often visited by young argentineans who try to escape from the city and party for the weekend.

Go to La Cabrera restaurant on J.A. Cabrera and the corner of Thames. (via public transport, get off at the Plaza Italia subte and walk up Thames, a pleasent maybe 10 minute walk.) It opens at 8:30 and only takes reservations for the first batch of people, we had a 45 minute wait, but it was well worth it! They served us champaigne for free while we waited! And the food was excellent!!! Melt in your mouth, so much steak you can't move! Loved Buenos Aires!!!

dont miss Villada, in the middle of the Pampas, flat land, green and warm people waiting for helping you... Asado is the best!

Be extremely careful if travelling through Buenos Aires bus station to destinations. Keep everything close to you and don't be distracted for a minute by anyone in there. I was unfortunate enough to be duped by someone dropping money on the floor, then when I picked it up for them, someone else took my rucksack. Although there are plenty of police there they know the people who are committing the crime and simply turn a blind eye to it in return for a cut (according to the Embassy who complain about it every week) You will not get your belongings back if taken you will simply get the bureaucracy of a police note for an insurance claim...

quite a small, but really amusing argentinan city across the river uruguay, nice people, pretty park and good atmosfere

Home of Nuestra Señora de la Merced Church, a Jesuit Estate and also former home of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, now made into a museum. This city hosts every January the Festival de las Colectividades, where different immigrant groups show their culture and specially their food. Great oportunity for eating diversly.

Amazing architecture culture

Sigue pareciéndome el lugar más entrañable del mundo! Donde esté Plaza Francia, haya tanta movida y vida cultural... ahí me sentiré identificada yo!

There is very cultural city. You have to visit traditional gaucho night shows in the caffes in the centre of Salta.

una ciudad hermosa, con mucha oferta cultural, cosmopolita, abierta al mundo

Go to see La Boca district. Full of colourful houses and live music.

in downtown, at Mitre Av. there are a few cozy pubs, with a certain english, irish style. the draught beer is great. Also, a must in Bariloche are their chocolates. "Abuela Goye" is my suggestion. The best disco is Grisu, nice music and nice atmosphere. And, to be honest, the "cordero patagonico"(patagonian lamb, local dish) is not big deal.

Great food, music, people.

"Jet Club" Best Club in Buenos Aires. In Costanera Town, you will find this place. Electronic Music with the most cool people and seeing to the port. Fantastic!

La Boca part of the capital is one that you can not miss.Take a taxi,is too far from the center to walk.Apart of the colours of this place you will sit down to drink a coke or a coffee because the sounds of the tango are heard every where.Young dancers will show you what they learned in the tango schools and you are the best judge:your tip will decide if the dance was ok or not.But I assure you:you will like it.In the end you will even order something to eat because you want to listen to more of this music and to see more of this sofisticated dance.But to the main point:do not leave the place by walking away.Take a taxi back to the city.We wanted to walk and fter a few blocks the police patrole stoped us and very kindly suggested to take a taxi.They even helped us to find one and talked to the driver to take us back to our hotel.

This is my favourite part of the world....Patagonia. San Martin is a must and so many beautiful lakes in this area. The town itself has a great many things to offer. I hired a bike and took a day trip mountain biking to the point and it was great. The town has roses bushes everywhere you look and the Argentine BBQ is a great feed. I will go back again and spend much more time in this part of the world in 2009. Want to join me?

Go to a Boca Juniors game. Has to be seen to believed. The Bombanera isn't the biggest stadium, but the crowd are some of the most vocal you'll ever hear. Most hostels will do trips to the game, but if you're reasonably confident you can get tickets from one of the sports shops off Florida. One word of warning; if you're in the terraces, the away fans are above you...

Try the Beef Steak as it is up there with the best in the world. Try your hand at Paragliding or any other extreme sports on offer at the many different Hostels. Stroll through the city centre and take in the South American way of living.

Brilliant town with lots to do. Do the wine tour, you can do it by bike, just make sure the bike you rent is in good condition because the roads are pretty rough, worth it for the Malbec though. There's also extremely fun paragliding nearby. I also had some of the best food in Argentina here, and also the worst (Sunday lunch isn't a good time to get a meal in Mendoza!). Word of warning about clubs; all the decent ones are a taxi ride out of town and you have to be there before 2PM (unusual for Argentina) because the police have banned entrance after that.

Pretty much the furthest south you can go without visiting Antarctica, and if you want to do that, then Ushuaia is the place to go. Trips to Antarctica cost a fortune if you book them from home (£7-8K in the UK), if you're lucky, you can take the same trip from Ushuaia for maybe US$3-3.5K.

Even if you don't go to Antarctica, Ushuaia still has plenty to offer; the town is pleasant, there are great hikes outside town (I stayed at the Antarctica Hostel and the hostel manager took us out for some great hikes up to a nearby glacier), and the Beagle Channel boat trip is nice for the wildlife and views.

Ciudad de la piedra movediza.

Mucho viaje para llegar a un lugar en donde no hay muchas cosas por hacer. Si buscas tranquilidad en uno de los sitios más alejados de la tierra, Lago Blanco es tu lugar.

Home of Nuestra Señora de la Merced Church, a Jesuit Estate and also former home of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, now made into a museum. This city hosts every January the Festival de las Colectividades, where different immigrant groups show their culture and specially their food. Great oportunity for eating diversly.

Visit the cemetary in Ricoleta. And Ricoleta is also excellent for food !

Stunning place and well worth the trip if you have to go out of your way to get there. On the Argentine side a train brings you into the National Park (no cars allowed) and I'd recommend going to the last stop first as if you run out of time by visiting the other stops first you'll miss the highlight of the falls - the Devil's Throat. Amazing.

Wonderful city. Each time I have gone I have stayed at The Splindid Hostera. It's a good hotel at a great price and is just a block off of Av de Julio. It's about a 5 minute walk from the government center, 10 minute walk from San Teilmo, and 5 minute cab ride from Rigulata.

Are you looking for a great way to save on exchange rates? Simple! Just wait for a countries' economy to crash, wait until the riots are finished, and then travel over there. Because of the massive media beat ups which are most often over the top, the currency dips, and the unjustified fear causes governments to issue travel advices which keeps the hordes of tourists away. But this is the perfect time to visit. Example - in late 2001, Argentina defaulted on a World Bank Loan, and decided to take everyone's savings to pay for it. Of course, the locals were pretty angry about this, and started trashing anything that was government or bank related. The peso was then floated, and was instantly devalued to 3 times of it's original value. Everything was then ridiculously cheap, hence compensating the losses I had incurred in a previous trip to Europe.

Are you looking for a great way to save on exchange rates? Simple! Just wait for a countries' economy to crash, wait until the riots are finished, and then travel over there. Because of the massive media beat ups which are most often over the top, the currency dips, and the unjustified fear causes governments to issue travel advices which keeps the hordes of tourists away. But this is the perfect time to visit. Example - in late 2001, Argentina defaulted on a World Bank Loan, and decided to take everyone's savings to pay for it. Of course, the locals were pretty angry about this, and started trashing anything that was government or bank related. The peso was then floated, and was instantly devalued to 3 times of it's original value. Everything was then ridiculously cheap, hence compensating the losses I had incurred in a previous trip to Europe.