best places to visit in Argentina
Iguazú National Park
The Iguazú National Park is a national park in Argentina, and is located on a basaltic line across the border between Argentina and Brazil. The National park has an area of 677 km2 and at its heart lie the Iguazú waterfalls. The waterfalls are protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and are about 80 meters high and 2,700 meters in diameter.
Made up of many cascades producing vast sprays of water, it is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The surrounding subtropical rainforest has over 2,000 species of vascular plants and is home to the typical wildlife of the region: tapirs, giant anteaters, howler monkeys, ocelots, jaguars and caimans.
La Boca
La Boca is a neighbourhood of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. It preserves a strong Italian flavour, with many of its early settlers being from the city of Genoa.
La Boca is a popular destination for tourists visiting Argentina. One of the most attractive aspects of La Boca is its colourful houses and pedestrian street, the Caminito, where tango artists perform, and tango-related memorabilia are sold. Other attractions include the La Ribera theatre, many tango clubs and Italian taverns. The actual area visited by tourists is only a few blocks long and has been built up for tourism very actively over the last few years, with many market stalls and restaurants.
Tierra del Fuego National Park
Tierra del Fuego National Park is a national park on the Argentine part of the island of Tierra del Fuego, in the ecoregion of Patagonian Forest and Altos Andes (part of the sub Antarctic forest). It was the first shoreline national park to be established in Argentina (1960).
The park has breathtaking scenery made up with waterfalls, forests, mountains and glaciers. It covers an area of 630 km2, and it includes parts of the Fagnano and Roca lakes as well as the Senda Costera (Coastal Path), a popular hiking trail. Forests of Antarctic beech, lenga beech and coihue in the lower elevations of the park are home to many animal species (20 species of terrestrial mammals and 90 species of birds).
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