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Chapadmalal and Social Tourism in Argentina

Chapadmalal and Social Tourism in Argentina

There are hundreds of hotels to choose from in Mar del Plata, but at just one the majority stay for free and others have to pay the exorbitant charge of $45 – for an entire week’s stay.

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Gauging the Gorge: A Trip up the Quebrada de Humahuaca

Gauging the Gorge: A Trip up the Quebrada de Humahuaca

Although less visited than many of Argentina’s regions, northwest boot-shaped Jujuy province combines beautiful scenery with cultures from two different worlds.

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La Paloma: A Tranquil Escape on the Uruguayan Coast

La Paloma: A Tranquil Escape on the Uruguayan Coast

After hitting the Argentine beaches during the summer, I was left craving an un-crowded, less full-on scene; preferably with good surf breaks and less focus on the body beautiful. I needed a remote stretch of sand to collapse on in an un-self-conscious heap and wile away a weekend reading, dreaming and feeling the last hits of the summer sun on my skin.

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Volcan Copahue and Caviahue

Volcan Copahue and Caviahue

Nobody seems to have heard of Copahue or Caviahue, so how did I end up travelling there? I’d love to wax lyrical about my enthusiasm for climbing and my interest in geology, but that would be a lie. I had a couple of days spare before meeting a friend further south in Bariloche, flicked through a Lonely Planet guide, saw the words ‘volcanic baths’ and went for it.

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