Best places to visit in Argentina

Argentina Essentials

Argentina’s diverse geography spans from the tropical Iguazu Falls on the Brazilian border to the subantarctic glaciers of Patagonia. This collection features UNESCO-listed sites including the 17th-century Jesuit missions and the 9,000-year-old rock art of Cueva de las Manos. Geological highlights include the multi-hued canyons of Quebrada de Humahuaca and the Triassic fossils of Ischigualasto Provincial Park. Cultural heritage is represented by the Museum of High Altitude Archaeology in Salta, which houses well-preserved Inca mummies discovered on Andean peaks.

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Iguazu Falls

Iguazú Falls or Iguaçu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian state…

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Monte Fitz Roy

Monte Fitz Roy is a mountain in Patagonia, on the border between Argentina and Chile.

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Valdes Peninsula

The Valdes Peninsula is a peninsula into the Atlantic Ocean in the Biedma Department of north-east Chubut Province, Argentina.

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Cerro de los Siete Colores

Cerro de los Siete Colores is one of the hills bordering the Quebrada de Purmamarca which is in turn is a western branch of the Quebrada de…

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Ischigualasto Provincial Park

Ischigualasto Provincial Park, also called Valle de la Luna, due to its moon like appearance, is a provincial protected area in the north…

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Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)

San Ignacio Miní was one of the many missions founded in 1610 in Argentina, by the Jesuits in what the colonial Spaniards called the…

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Cueva de las Manos

Cueva de las Manos is a cave and complex of rock art sites in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, 163 km south of the town of Perito…

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The Jesuit Complex

The Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba are a former Jesuit reduction built by missionaries in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, named…

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Quebrada de Humahuaca

The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain valley located in the province of Jujuy in northwest Argentina, 1,649 km north of Buenos…

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Cerro Otto

Cerro Otto is a mountain located 5 kilometres from San Carlos de Bariloche, and inside the Nahuel Huapí National Park, in Patagonia,…

Glaciar Upsala

A large valley glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, flowing from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. It is known for its extensive ice surface and the large icebergs that break off into Lake Argentino.

Mirador del Hornocal 14 Colores

A viewpoint overlooking the Serranía del Hornocal, a limestone formation in the Jujuy province. The jagged mountain face displays 14 distinct mineral colors and sits at an elevation of approximately 4,350 meters above sea level.

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Museum of High Altitude Archaeology

The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology is an archaeology museum located in the historical center of Salta, Argentina, which conserves and…

Laguna Esmeralda

A glacial lake located near Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego. It is fed by the Ojo del Albino glacier, which gives the water its characteristic emerald green hue. The surrounding landscape consists of peat bogs and subantarctic forests.