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Argentina Spring 08

By farmboy

Trip Plan Tags:: road trip,; design + architecture,; adventure,; hiking + trekking,; shopping,; wine,; city,; arts + culture,; outdoors + nature,; food

Destinations:: Argentina,; Buenos Aires,; Central + South America

Four days in Buenos Aires followed by a six-day road trip in the foothills of the Andes, up near the borders with Bolivia and Chile. Amazing food and wine, spectacular scenery, a real sense of being off the beaten track, and some lovely (sometimes luxurious) hotels. This was really a trip to remember.

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Hotel Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires, Argentina

Shaded by centennial gomero and tipu trees, and well situated between the Vatican's palatial embassy and the Addams Family–style Residencia Maguire, Park... more

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See + Do Puerto Madero, Argentina

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See + Do Plaza de Mayo, Argentina

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See + Do Palermo, Argentina

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See + Do Maté, Argentina

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See + Do La Boca, Argentina

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See + Do Cementerio de la Recoleta, Argentina

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Eating Sucre, Argentina

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Eating Patagonia Sur, Argentina

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