If you are trying to decide on a destination for a fulfilling trip that will give you an opportunity to see more than one natural wonder, enjoy great food and wine, learn about a beautiful culture and party along with the best of them at a myriad of festivals then you should tango on to the country of Argentina. Grand glaciers, majestic mountains and the thunderous roar from cascading waterfalls can all be seen on a trip to this South American country.
Wine lovers will be glad to know that wine is a great part of Argentinian culture, and by the end of the 1960s the calculation was an estimated annual consumption of 90 liters per capita. With a population calculated to be at about 42 million people, you can do the math on the flow of wine through the valleys to the peaks of the mountains!
About Argentina
Officially the Argentine Republic, it is made up of 23 provinces and the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina that nearly 3 million people call home. Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world by land size and Buenos Aires is the second largest metropolitan area in South America.
If you can converse in Spanish and are familiar with pesos as currency, then you are all set to discover the country. The climate varies depending on what part of the country you are visiting. The northern part experiences very hot and humid summers with drier and milder winters while the central part experiences hot summers and cool winters. Thunderstorms may be more frequent in the summer season here. As you go south, the summers are not as hot, hovering more on warm and heavier snowfalls and colder temperatures can be expected for the winter months.
