Archive for the ‘Patagonia’ Category
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Chris Moss offers a guide to Argentina, ahead of this year's celebrations to mark the bicentenary of Latin America's fight for independence.
Argentina was ready for a scrap in the early 1800s but it took a couple of British captains to stir it into action. In 1806 and 1807 the ...
Posted in Argentina, Argentine Northeast, Argentine Northwest, Buenos Aires Argentina, Iguazu Falls, Patagonia, Perito Moreno Glacier, Salta Argentina, South America | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Please join us in welcoming a delegation of medical professionals from our sister city of Bariloche, Argentina. They will be visiting Aspen today through March 25 to participate in the eighth annual Aspen-Bariloche Medical Exchange Program.
Members of the delegation are: Dr. Tomas Trapani, orthopaedic surgeon mentored by Mark Purnell, M.D., ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Argentina Abroad, Bariloche Argentina, Patagonia, South America | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
As tourism in Chile continues move past the recent earthquake that devasted regions of the country, Cruise West is giving the nation's travel industry a boost as it prepares to venture to the rugged and mysterious Patagonia in 2011 with four departures aboard the 64-cabin mv Via Australis. The new ...
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Ever had that feeling of despair when you have expended lots of effort to get somewhere, only to find it was closed?
Well, imagine travelling 8,500 miles, taking three flights and half a day's journey by sea, only to find you cannot reach your ultimate destination.
That's what happened to me when ...
Posted in Argentina, Cape Horn, Patagonia, South America, Ushuaia Argentina | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
After nine months of blizzards and forest fires, close encounters with wild bears and gruelling mountain passes, record-breaking Scottish cyclist Mark Beaumont yesterday crossed the finishing line of his latest epic journey from Alaska to Argentina.
Beaumont, 27, began his journey in Anchorage, Alaska, in May last year and, after cycling ...
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
SOUTH America in 21 days - is it possible? Probably not – it’s such a vast continent there must be compromises, but you can cover plenty of territory and be totally fascinated. And direct flights from Sydney to Buenos Aires of about 14 hours make it one of Australia’s more ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Bariloche Argentina, Buenos Aires Argentina, Chile, Patagonia, South America | No Comments »
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
Cordoba, Argentina by Fernando Gutierrez
Catamarca, Argentina by Pablo Castagnola
San Juan, Argentina by Denise Giovaneli
Salta, Argentina by Pablo Castagnola
Buenos Aires Province by Vera Rosemberg
Jujuy and Santa Cruz by Xavier Martin and Guillermo Avogadro
Chubut, Argentina by Soledad Gil
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SOURCE:
"Fotoshock: rutas y caminos de la Argentina"
Lugares de viaje
http://www.lugaresdeviaje.com
http://www.lugaresdeviaje.com/nota/fotoshock-rutas-y-caminos-de-la-argentina?pid=8289388&toi=6717
Posted in Argentina, Argentine Mideast, Argentine Northwest, Buenos Aires Province, Cordoba Argentina, Cuyo, Jujuy Argentina, Patagonia, Salta Argentina, South America | No Comments »
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
A love affair between tourists and penguins in Patagonia
GlobalPost’s Julia Kumari Drapkin traveled to the remote region of Patagonia, on the southern tip of Argentina, to visit with biologists studying the penguin population.
Scientists are examining the impact of the 150,000 tourists who visit the penguins yearly. So far, the effects ...
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
The Argentine Republic is a large country with an area exceeding 2.60 million sq km/1 million sq mi, about one-third the size of the United States and almost as large as India.
It extends between 22° and 55° S and occupies the southern portion of South America, east of the crest-line ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Argentine Mideast, Argentine Northeast, Argentine Northwest, Buenos Aires Argentina, Buenos Aires Province, Cuyo, Patagonia | No Comments »
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Maybe it's their endearing waddle. Maybe it's their seemingly analytical gaze. Or maybe it's their absurd, tuxedolike formality.
Whatever the explanation, there's no denying that penguins are one of the most intriguing, enchanting species on earth.
"They're comical, they're endearing and this is a spectacle of nature," Dee Boersma, one of the ...
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