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o Discover the mountains, canyons, gorges and red-earthed plains of the La Rioja Province, in which the Talampaya Canyon is one of the most famous natural attractions, owing mostly to its peculiar rock formations, and La Puerta de Talampaya is well known for its petroglyphs.
o See large herds of seals, sea lions, blue whales and thousands of penguins in the huge area known as Patagonia, the southernmost portion of South America, which is a vast region with numerous parks and nature reserves, including: the southern Lake District, San Carlos de Bariloche, surrounded by lakes, glaciers and forested mountains, which has both modern tourist amenities such as shopping areas and picnic sites; Nahuel Huapi National Park, which contains the massive Nahuel Huapi Lake, stretching over 100km (63 miles) to the border with Chile; San Martín, connected to Bariloche by a scenic road (also called 'the route of the seven lakes'), leading past spectacular lakes and through a landscape of snow-capped mountains, waterfalls and gigantic trees; the Lanín National Park, a fairly untouched area dominated by the extinct, snow-capped Volcán Lanín (3776m/12,386ft), and characterised by rare plant and animal species (including raulí, a type of beech, and pehuén, the monkey puzzle tree); the Punta Tombo reserve, known for its vast colonies of Magellanic penguins (around half a million of which use the reserve as a breeding ground from September to April); los Alerces National Park, which protects vast stretches of the tall and long-lived (400 years) alerce conifer trees; and the UNESCO World Heritage-listed los Glaciares National Park, an area of great natural beauty with rugged mountains and numerous glacial lakes, including Lake Argentino and, the centrepiece, Moreno Glacier, one of the earth's few advancing glaciers, where huge icebergs calve and topple into Lake Argentino at the so-called Canal de los Témpanos (Iceberg Channel) - there are nearby catwalks and platforms from which to observe this event.
o Although half of this remote southern province belongs to Chile, make the most of being in Argentina and venture into Tierra del Fuego and its national park, the gateway to the Antarctic: the Museo del Fin del Mundo (Museum of the End of the World) has exhibits dedicated to the Indians, nature, local history and the many shipwrecks that happened in the area at Ushuaia, the world's most southernmost city, located in a dramatic setting, with jagged glacial peaks rising from sea level to nearly 1500m (4920ft).
o Wander around the Ischigualasto National Park, a desert valley also referred to as 'the valley of the moon', owing to its distinctive rock formations and fossils dating back some 180 million years.
Tourist Information
Argentina Government Tourist Office in the USA
12 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019, USA
Tel: (212) 603 0443.
Website: www.turismo.gov.ar
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