Argentina Journals

Roaming Argentina

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A January 2009 trip to Argentina by SeenThat

Coffee and Alfajor Photo - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Quote: One of the world’s largest countries, Argentina provides endless sights to the wandering traveler.

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Traveling from Mendoza to La Quiaca by Bus

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There is a well known travel writer who does not get tired of throwing dirt over all types of travel except for trains. He made a whole career upon a book describing a train trip across Asia. Later he wrote another one describing such a trip from the USA to South America. In that trip, he watched a soccer game in Central America and interviewed a famous writer in Argentina. In his last books, he seems to be obsessed on winning the Literature Nobel Prize. Yet, no real traveler would fail to realize that trains reach few locations. Most towns and cities in the world are not connected to the railway; traveling in such a fashion means leaving out of the trip most of the terrain.Judging from hi...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on January 27, 2009

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From La Quiaca to Buenos Aires by Bus

Attraction | "Diagonal Norte"

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The way from La Quiaca to Buenos Aires covers a very varied range of human and nature landscapes, allowing getting a quick and reliable insight of Argentina. If not renting a car, the best way of doing that overland is by using the extensive network of Argentinean buses; these allow choosing almost any imaginable path connecting these two opposite edges of the Argentinean reality.The VectorSometimes direction is everythi...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on January 30, 2009

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Food and Snacks along the Way: From Asado to Empanada

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Traveling around creates golden opportunities for getting a thorough introduction to local cuisine; it will take some time until Starbucks opens a branch in Jinghong. This entry is dedicated to the most popular snacks and dishes in Argentina.Empanadas"Empanada" means "within bread" in Spanish and refers not to a sandwich, but to a turnover that is cooked in an oven or fried in oil. Despite the reluctance of Argentineans to use chili in food – fact that introduces a barrier to the variety and richness of the dish – few cities in the continent offer th...Read More

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Passing By

Cordoba

Attraction | "Evasive Cordoba"

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Cordoba’s image transformation in my mind from an unknown to a riddle took years. I knew that together with Rosario it was considered to be the on the second line of importance amidst Argentinean cities after Buenos Aires. Both had over a million denizens and while Rosario was an industrial center, Cordoba was known for its universities. When I began traveling around South America, I took a look at Argentina’s map and noticed Cordoba was roughly at its center....Read More

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Colon

Attraction | "Colonizing Colon"

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My arrival at Colon was almost an almost random event. The most convenient cross point from Rosario to Uruguay for me was the bridge from Gualeguaychu. However, as of January 2009 it is closed."Why?" I asked refusing to believe what I had been already told several times."El papel, el papel," an annoyed clerk in Rosario answered without elaborating.The "papel" was the code name to three massive paper mills placed in Uruguay, across the Uruguay River from the Argentinean province of Entre Rios. They pollute the living quarters of over twenty million people, most of ...Read More