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The Argentina guide

Orientation for a country 3,700 kilometres long: when to go, how to move between regions and what each one is known for.

  • The granite spires of Monte Fitz Roy above the steppe near El Chaltén

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    When to visit Argentina

    A country 3,700 kilometres long has no single best season — what the weather does in each region, and how to pick a month that suits the trip you want.

  • Eroded desert formations and open road country in the Valle de la Luna, Ischigualasto

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    Getting around Argentina

    The eighth-largest country on earth, with its distances, domestic flights, long-distance buses, hire cars and the legend of Ruta 40 — how to plan the moving parts.

  • The curtain of waterfalls at Iguazú seen across the subtropical forest

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    UNESCO World Heritage in Argentina

    Eleven inscribed sites, from the Iguazú Falls and the Patagonian ice fields to painted caves, Jesuit missions and the Inca road — what each one is and where it sits.

  • A southern right whale breaking the surface off Península Valdés

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    Wildlife watching in Argentina

    Right whales, penguin colonies, condors, jaguars and the marshes of Iberá — where the country's wildlife is, and the months each species is there.