After one quick night in very non-touristy San Luis, it was a relatively short drive west to Mendoza, the gateway to the Andes Mountains. Miraculously, I found a place on the street to park the car just a half block from my hostel. Awesome! I checked in, got settled, and then decided to walk a few miles to the Monument to the Army of the Andes high up on the hill in Parque General San Martín. If you guessed that…
I drove west from Córdoba in a ridiculously small Renault with, as it turns out, horrible gas mileage and a teeny tiny eight gallon gas tank. I rented a mini instead of an economy car because it was cheaper. Lesson learned. Anyway, after several hours of driving I’m now in the very small and very very remote Villa San Augustín, my base for the next few days. There really is not much at all in San Augustín and there’s hours…
My flight from Puerto Iguazu to my current stop of Córdoba was quick and painless, though the change in weather was another brutal shock to the system. The hot humidity of Iguazu was suddenly cold again, even colder than Buenos Aires. Luckily, as the days wore on it warmed up a bit, but the first couple of days took some getting used to. Anyway, the city of Córdoba was founded in 1573 by this guy, Jeronimo Luis de Cabrera. I’ve…
From Buenos Aires I hopped on a plane for a quick flight to Puerto Iguazu in Argentina’s far northeast corner. Most of Argentina is pretty dry and arid, but this tiny little panhandle of a province is the exception, extending into the jungle region. It’s hot! It’s humid! I went from the refrigerator straight into the oven. Puerto Iguazu, my base for the next few days, is situated right at the confluence of the Iguazu and Paraná Rivers, forming the…
Hola and welcome to my latest adventure, Argentina! Get comfortable, folks! If all goes well and I see this trip through to the end, this will end up being the longest trip I’ve ever done. Argentina is a really big country, so let’s get started. I arrived pretty early in the morning, which means day one’s struggle is to try to stay awake to beat the jetlag. I checked in to my hostel and decided to stay relatively close today…