Argentina has stunning natural landscapes that look like they belong on a different planet. They county is long which leaves for many different climates to be experienced. This opens the experience for unbelievable locations to multiple. If you want to feel like you're traveling to a different planet, you need to check out these incredible locations in Argentina.
Iguazú Falls
Iguazú falls is a semicircular waterfall 80 m high and 2,700 m in diameter. It’s located on the border between Argentina and Brazil. The waterfall is made up of many cascades producing vast sprays of water and is considered one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The surrounding rainforest has over 2,000 species of plants and is home to wildlife consisting of tapirs, giant anteaters, howler monkeys, ocelots, jaguars and caymans.
Iguacu consists of 275 separate falls. The most impressive one is a U-shaped cataract nicknamed “The Devil’s Throat,” which has 14 falls plunging more than 350 feet.
According to local legend, a god planned to marry a beautiful aborigine girl named Naipí against her will. She escaped from him by fleeing with her mortal lover, Tarobá, in a hand-carved canoe on the river. The god flew into such a wild rage when he found out that he split the river into two and created all the waterfalls so that the two lovers would be condemned to an eternal fall.
Perito Moreno Glacier
The Perito Moreno Glacier is currently 19 miles long and rises an average height of 240 feet above the water. It is part of an ice field located in both Argentina and Chile that is the third largest reserve of freshwater in the world.
Perito Moreno glacier is the third largest reserve of fresh water on the planet, surpassed only by the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets.
You can walk on Perito Moreno Glacier but only as part of a guided trek. There is no option to go about a glacier hike on your own.
Ushuaia
Ushuaia is one of the world’s southernmost cities. It is known as the end of the world. Ushuaia is thought of as a steppingstone to Antarctica. It has outstanding wilderness, harsh weather conditions, cozy places that offer lodging, and delicious fresh seafood.
Although Ushuaia is known as the end of the world, it is actually not the southernmost city. This title belongs to a tiny Chilean town called Puerto Williams.
Ushuaia is the best place from which to join a cruise to Antarctica because it’s home to the biggest fleet of expedition ships to Antarctica. Ushuaia is about 680 miles from Antartica, making the voyage roughly a 11–12 day journey.
Cafayate
Cafayate is a wine-producing region in the north-west of Argentina and it is part of the Calchaqui Valley wine region.
The Cafayate wine area is one of the highest places in the world that is suitable for viticulture, as the majority of the region’s vineyards are located at 1700m above sea level.
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain valley in northern Argentina. It's known for its dramatic rock formations and hills, and its indigenous Quechuan villages. In the south, the rocky, multihued slopes of the Seven Colors Hill rise above the Spanish colonial village of Purmamarca. The village is known for the centuries-old Santa Rosa de Lima church and surrounding desert landscapes.
The valley shows substantial evidence of its use as a major trade route over the past 10,000 years. It features visible traces of prehistoric hunter-gatherer communities, of the Inca Empire (15th to 16th centuries) and of the fight for independence in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Scattered along the valley are extensive remains of successive settlements whose inhabitants created and used these linear routes.
Salinas Grande
The Salinas Grandes is a large salt flat in central-northern Argentina. The salt flat has unique turquoise pools which makes the landscape look incredible.
For a long time it was believed that the polygones on the surface originated when the salt crust cracked, but the regular shapes could not be explained. Recent studies indicate that during the evaporation process, the water near the surface becomes saltier and therefore heavier than the less salty water below, which produces a convection movement similar to the water in a pan that rises as it heats up, while the water at the surface descends.
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