The province of Santa Cruz shares borders with the province of Chubut to the North, with the Atlantic Ocean to the East and with Chile to both the West and the South. It can be divided in three regions: the Southern, the Coastland and the Northeastern. Its capital, Río Gallegos, is 2.640 Kms far from Buenos Aires.
It is one of the Patagonian provinces preferred by tourists and it receives an important and increasing number of visitors in its Southern region. Lakes, glaciers, forests, mountains and steppe constitute the beauty of this inhospitable but capturing landscape.
Between September and May, El Calafate becomes the most important touristic center receiving tourists from every nationality, motivated to know the imposing and legendary Perito Moreno Glacier, close to the Magallanes Peninsula, barely separated by a narrow deviation of the Lago Argentino. T
his magnificent ice river which is among the few glaciers that are not retreating, is the most visited place in the Los Glaciares National Park and it is one of the two Patrimonies of Mankind of the province. The other one is the Cueva de las Manos, famous for hosting valuable cave paintings.
At the northern area of the park, the main characters on stage are the Fitz Roy, Chalténand Torre mounts. Unanimously considered to be among the most difficult mounts to be climbed, they are above the 3.000 mts altitude and they are a personal challenge for professional climbers.
For those seeking adventure, Santa Cruz also hosts the capital of trekking, El Chaltén, and the start-up of the magical Road N° 40, more than 5,000 Kms long covering the country from south to north.
Petrified forests and a beautiful coastland which shelters the native fauna, are some of the many attractions of this province of unequalled beauty.
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ARGENTINA: About Argentina
Trekking near Laguna Capri, Fitzroy National Park.
Capital: Buenos Aires
Size: 2,766,890 km²
Population: 38m
Currency: Argentine Peso
Language: Spanish
Visas: Not required for UK passport holders.
Food: Beef, of course! The parrilla or parrillada is the local version of the barbecue. However, vegetarians needn’t despair. The Italian influence means that pasta and pizzas abound.
Drink: Argentina is a great wine producing nation. Accept any invitation to try the national drink, mate - tea drunk from a gourd through a metal straw - and take part in the country's great social ritual.
Festivals: There are gaucho parades throughout Argentina, with traditional music, on the days leading up to the Día de la Tradición, 10 November.
When to go: It’s always the right time to be somewhere in Argentina, though you should avoid the cold south in winter (May to October) and the north during the summer months (December to February), which can be hot and humid with heavy rains. The Argentine spring, from September to November, is perfect just about everywhere.
Argentina’s contrasts never cease to amaze. One day you’re on a boat rushing towards spectacular waterfalls through subtropical rainforest as electric blue butterflies flutter through the spray. Next thing you know, you’re walking across the sculpted surface of a vast glacier.
Argentina's extraordinary natural wonders are largely untouched. The mighty Andes form the country's spine, their jagged peaks a trekking paradise. From Mendoza, climb Aconcagua or ski for miles down its foothills, and then sip a fine malbec at a nearby bodega (winery). In the mountains around Bariloche are lakes of navy, peppermint green and palest blue, surrounded by ancient rainforest. Fish a huge rainbow trout from sparkling Río Chimehuin, or walk in the silent forest of monkey-puzzle trees at Pehuenia.
Argentina's history stretches back to pre-Incan cultures, whose ruined cities are perched on hillsides in cactus-strewn valleys. Quiet adobe villages are oases in the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a vast gorge of vermilion rock. Wander through palm-filled plazas in colonial Salta to a vibrant peña (folklore group), with crowds of locals clapping and singing.
Peace and solitude in the high desert give way to exuberant wildlife in the cloud forest below. Across the sweltering flatlands of the Chaco, storks and alligators perch on islands of vegetation: a birdwatcher's heaven. For more exotic creatures and mighty waterfalls, head to the emerald jungle of Iguazú national parks, or follow red-earth roads to evocative Jesuit ruins at San Ignacio.
The capital, Buenos Aires, is another Argentina altogether, with a swift pace, chic restaurants and Parisian-style architecture. Marvel at the intricate footwork of the tango one night and, next day, ride your horse over the pampas to a colonial estancia (ranch), to eat steaks cooked on the asado (barbecue) under the stars.
There is no experience like Patagonia: liberating expanses of nothing. Just sheep, llamas, wind-whipped clouds and Mount Fitz Roy's granite turrets rising up from the steppe. All along the Atlantic coast are beautiful wild beaches, home to penguins and colonies of seals, with whales basking in the bay right next to your boat. But Tierra del Fuego is the ultimate wilderness, with jagged mountains whose slopes turn to fire with scarlet beech trees in autumn. Sail to the estancia of the first pioneer, and contemplate the end of the world in utter tranquillity.
Size: 2,766,890 km²
Population: 38m
Currency: Argentine Peso
Language: Spanish
Visas: Not required for UK passport holders.
Food: Beef, of course! The parrilla or parrillada is the local version of the barbecue. However, vegetarians needn’t despair. The Italian influence means that pasta and pizzas abound.
Drink: Argentina is a great wine producing nation. Accept any invitation to try the national drink, mate - tea drunk from a gourd through a metal straw - and take part in the country's great social ritual.
Festivals: There are gaucho parades throughout Argentina, with traditional music, on the days leading up to the Día de la Tradición, 10 November.
When to go: It’s always the right time to be somewhere in Argentina, though you should avoid the cold south in winter (May to October) and the north during the summer months (December to February), which can be hot and humid with heavy rains. The Argentine spring, from September to November, is perfect just about everywhere.
Argentina’s contrasts never cease to amaze. One day you’re on a boat rushing towards spectacular waterfalls through subtropical rainforest as electric blue butterflies flutter through the spray. Next thing you know, you’re walking across the sculpted surface of a vast glacier.
Argentina's extraordinary natural wonders are largely untouched. The mighty Andes form the country's spine, their jagged peaks a trekking paradise. From Mendoza, climb Aconcagua or ski for miles down its foothills, and then sip a fine malbec at a nearby bodega (winery). In the mountains around Bariloche are lakes of navy, peppermint green and palest blue, surrounded by ancient rainforest. Fish a huge rainbow trout from sparkling Río Chimehuin, or walk in the silent forest of monkey-puzzle trees at Pehuenia.
Argentina's history stretches back to pre-Incan cultures, whose ruined cities are perched on hillsides in cactus-strewn valleys. Quiet adobe villages are oases in the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a vast gorge of vermilion rock. Wander through palm-filled plazas in colonial Salta to a vibrant peña (folklore group), with crowds of locals clapping and singing.
Peace and solitude in the high desert give way to exuberant wildlife in the cloud forest below. Across the sweltering flatlands of the Chaco, storks and alligators perch on islands of vegetation: a birdwatcher's heaven. For more exotic creatures and mighty waterfalls, head to the emerald jungle of Iguazú national parks, or follow red-earth roads to evocative Jesuit ruins at San Ignacio.
The capital, Buenos Aires, is another Argentina altogether, with a swift pace, chic restaurants and Parisian-style architecture. Marvel at the intricate footwork of the tango one night and, next day, ride your horse over the pampas to a colonial estancia (ranch), to eat steaks cooked on the asado (barbecue) under the stars.
There is no experience like Patagonia: liberating expanses of nothing. Just sheep, llamas, wind-whipped clouds and Mount Fitz Roy's granite turrets rising up from the steppe. All along the Atlantic coast are beautiful wild beaches, home to penguins and colonies of seals, with whales basking in the bay right next to your boat. But Tierra del Fuego is the ultimate wilderness, with jagged mountains whose slopes turn to fire with scarlet beech trees in autumn. Sail to the estancia of the first pioneer, and contemplate the end of the world in utter tranquillity.
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