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Argentina

Located in South America, and thus, in the southern hemisphere, Argentina has an area of almost 3.8 million square kilometres, 2.8 on the continent – approximately 54% are plains (grasslands and savannahs), 23%, plateaus, and the other 23%, mountains - and the remainder in the Antarctic. It is 3,800 Km. long and is located between latitude 22º and 55º.

Argentina, a country of an incredible diversity, from rain forests and water falls such us Iguazu to the magnificent Patagonia, where the Andes mountain range show its beauty holding the biggest mountain in the world after the Himalayas, the Aconcagua. Salt flats of incredible beauty as well as its Pampas. For all this and plenty more Argentina is a wonderful country for all kind of adventures.

The must-see of Patagonia list of places, unforgettable Mt. Fitz Roy and the gentle little town of El Chalten; Perito Moreno National Park, one of the few places in the world to view an advancing glacier that has got heights of over 80mts; the rugged island of Tierra del Fuego and it´s fantastic range of mountains, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan, considered the (end of the world) as here sits Ushuaia, the southernmost city on the planet - and the gateway to Antarctica trips.

And the must-see of the north list of places, Salta and Jujuy two of the most beautiful provinces of Argentina, concentrating landscapes of marvelous colors that reminds of an artists palette, holding places that are world heritage, declared by Unesco and some of Argies best vineyards. Iguazu falls in the province of Misiones and the Esteros Del Iberá with an incredible variety of animal fauna in the province of Corrientes are places that the visitor can´t skip, nor will ever forget.

Argentina's enormous size dictates an incredible variety of climates, which makes it difficult to summarize. Due to it´s size is a country that can be visited either in winter or summer since the upper regions tend to have milder winters than the Patagonian parts due to their closeness to the tropic, allowing tourism to do activities all year-round.

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