Argentina’s Seven Wonders

If you are planning a trip to South America, but specifically to lovely Argentina, then the following list should prove useful. The Argentinean magazine LUGARES has selected seven places that you can’t miss when you visit the country of Tango and good football.

At number one is the Iguazu falls a must see for any person that loves nature and spectacular vistas in an environment filled with lush vegetation. The falls are currently in the race to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World, so this should be on the top of the list of almost everyone that travels to Argentina. The falls have 275 drops of water making this destination an unforgettable sight.

Here you can stay at the wonderful Posada Puerto Bemberg.

Next up is the Glacier Perito Moreno in the province Santa Cruz. Its located in the National Park Los Glaciares, just in front of the Magellan’s Peninsula and at 80km. from the Calafate village. It has been in the World Heritage Site list since 1981 and has a height of 60 meters and a solid ice surface of 257 square kilometers. Here you can find quality hotels with a defined local identity like EOLO, Casa Los Sauces and Los Notros, and enjoy the wonderful experience of being in this majestic place.

The third destination is Valle de la Luna, located in the San Juan province and declared a World Heritage Site in 2000. The park has 275.369 hectares and is considered a paleontological reserve of world importance. The place offers a beautiful landscape without vegetation, but with a wide array of colors in the soil.

The fourth destination is the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a narrow mountain valley located in the province of Jujuy. It has 155 kilometers in length and in 2003 it was selected a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

At number five is the Los Alerces National Park in the Chubut province. The park was created in 1937 to protect the alerce forest and other type of flora present in the zone. It has the largest alerce forest in Argentina –the alerce are one of the longest living trees and can reach heights of 19 to 22 meters-.

Sixth is the Talampaya in la Rioja –the Argentinean version of the Colorado canyon-, declared by UNESCO a World Heritage site in 2000 and at number seven is Salinas Grandes, a vast and extraordinary salt field that expands 212 square kilometers.

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