Tango in Buenos Aires, the thundering Iguazú and a glacier calving before your eyes – Argentina is Europe at the end of the world.
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Full disclosure: I only know Argentina from other people's stories – and they all sound equally enthusiastic. Buenos Aires is described as the most European city in South America: cafés like in Paris, steakhouses, tango in San Telmo and Evita's grave in Recoleta Cemetery.
The country is huge, so you fly: north to the Iguazú Falls on the border with Brazil, south to El Calafate for the Perito Moreno Glacier, which hurls icebergs into the lake with a thunderous crash. If you want to hike, carry on to El Chaltén and Fitz Roy – the Patagonia page covers that.
Mendoza with its wineries at the foot of the Andes is the indulgent part, Ushuaia on the Beagle Channel the end of the world and the starting point for Antarctic cruises. Three weeks is not too long. Tours via TourRadar combine Buenos Aires, Iguazú and Patagonia with domestic flights.
Buenos Aires: Palermo or Recoleta. Iguazú: Puerto Iguazú. El Calafate: town centre, two nights. Mendoza: the city or a winery in Maipú.
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