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This Renaissance clock is set on a platform 35 meters high with four staircases to access the interior. The four quadrants of the clock were built in English opaline and above each quadrant are five bronze bells. Atop the tower is an octagonal dome that is covered with layered copper. A weather vane that represents an Elizabethan three-mast frigate crowns the peak. A must see if you are trolling Buenos Aires!
This avenue is named after General Carlos María de Alvear, who had an outstanding performance in the heroic deed for freedom organized by General San Martín. Starting at the Plazoleta Carlos Pellegrini, it ends seven blocks away, where the Alvear memorial stands. Along the way you will view different residences and small palaces that survived town-planning changes. The most exclusive representatives of haute couture are on this avenue; maisons such as Versace, Nina Ricci, Prada, Louis Vuitton, as well as fine jewelries, shoe stores and leather garment stores.
Oktoberfest takes place the first week of October to coincide with the founding of the town, and is a joyous celebration of European heritage with copious amounts of beer, traditional music, dance and cuisine.
Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapí is one of the jewels of Argentina. This is a spectacular area of lakes and rivers carved from ancient glaciers, majestic mountains, inviting valleys, meadows, Valdivian forests and wildflowers.
The name comes from the Mapuche language, where nahuel is tigre, or tiger, and huapí is isla, or island.
Spread over 2,927 sq mi (7,581 sq km) of Río Negro and Neuquén provinces, the park is an internationally known year-round destination for nature lovers and sports enthusiasts. In spring, melting snow creates waterfalls by the dozens. In winter, the mountain snows draw skiers, particularly at Cerro Catedral. The glacier at Perito Moreno and iceberg-dotted lakes elicit oohs and ahs.
This is not your usual port-of-call. There are no swaying palms, balmy breezes, tropical drinks with umbrellas, no vendors pursuing you along the quaint streets.
There are no cantinas with light-hearted laughter, no strolling musicians to serenade you at your table, no souvenir stores and exotic purchases.
After all, Deception Island is not a tropical island paradise, though it does have a Paradise Harbor. Deception Island is one of the islands in the South Shetland Island chain. It was formed by a volcanic crater, and when part of the crater collapsed, seawater rushed in the caldera and created one of the largest natural harbors (about 10 miles across) in the world. The harbor is protected from passing icebergs.
La Recoleta Cemetery is a famous cemetery in Buenos Aires, located in the exclusive Recoleta neighborhood. This cemetery is the final resting place of some of the most influential and important persons of Argentina, including several presidents, scientists, and wealthy characters, for example, Eva Perón. The entrance is a neo-classical gate with tall Greek columns, and you will find many elaborate marble mausoleums decorated with statues, and a wide range of architectural styles.
If you have the opportunity to visit the Museum of Natural History in Mar del Plata do it!. It is located just off the beach road behind the Don Quixote sculpture. Very tiny aquarium displays with a few fish. A few small dinosaurs on display as well as some exhibits on fossils. Some gigantic prehistoric armadillos specimens. Some of the displays are empty though. A great series of bird displays featuring stuffed specimens of local birds. They also have a good display of bugs and a very good collection of local butterflyes.Nobody speaks english inside the museum but the specimens speak for themselves. Still a treat. Now out the back door and there was a large tent that held a hands on science room. Lots of stuff you see in US childrens and science museums. All hands on. A group of young teenagers are there to help with the displays. A lot of fun. Exhibits on sound, light, gravity, lots of optical illusion exhibits, electricity, etc. If you have been to a US museum of this type you will be able to figure out most of the exhibits and help your kids enjoy them. Reasonable price for admission. Great for kids and adults would find most of the displays interesting in the main building though without kids the hands on part could be a bit noisy.
I know this picture it's not that good, but what is really, and I mean really good, is the food and the service you get at the Los Inmortales (The Immortals) restaurant, on Corrientes Avenue, in Buenos Aires. This place has a very long history, and you will see it in the walls, pictures, old newspapers, and the marks of every famous person that set foot on it. But besides the history, the atmosphere is delightful, the service is amazing, and when you get to try the food, well, that's paradise! This place makes the best pizza on the whole universe, and the pasta makes Italy envious! Trust me, you'll want to go eat at Los Inmortales every day!
The Buenos Aires Cabildo was built in 1610, to be the public building used as the government house of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate in Buenos Aires, now a museum.The museum is the Museo Nacional del Cabildo y la Revolución de Mayo, exhibiting paintings, artifacts, clothes and jewellery of the 18th century.
Lots of visitors to Argentina's northwestern corner visit the colorfull hills around Humahuaca, but it takes a serious traveler to make the trip to the isolated, fantastically scenic high-altitude village of Iruya.
Although donkeys are plentiful in the area, most visitors take the daily bus from Humahuaca, in Jujuy province, but if you like to travel at your opwn pace, stop, stretch your legs and take some pictures, a round-trip taxi might be a better choice (don`t let it go, you won't find another one! I can garantee that)
Some bold, extreme sports addicts enjoy the challenge of mountains, pampas and isolation.
Nick : Fireball Girl
Name : Chiara Lombardi
Age : 22
Born in: Argentina live
in Atlanta, Georgia
Hobbies: Nine ball, eight ball, snooker, travel, make friends.
