Mocona Falls: A 3 km Waterfall That Runs Parallel to The River
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 2, 2014
Iguazu Falls may be the most popular waterfalls in Argentina, but Mocona Falls take the crown for the most unique. Mocona does not follow th...
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The Mountains of Hornocal
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 9, 2014
The mountain valley of Quebrada de Humahuaca, in the province of Jujuy, in north-west Argentina, is home to some fascinating geology. The Hi...
Purmamarca And The Hill of Seven Colors
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 9, 2014
Cerro de los Siete Colores or “The Hill of Seven Colors” is one of the hills bordering the tiny village of Purmamarca, in Jujuy Province, in...
Pozo de las Animas – The Well of Souls
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 2, 2014
Pozo de las Animas or the “Well of Souls” is a pair of two spectacular sinkholes located in Mendoza province, in Argentina, along Provincial...
Argentina’s Train to The Clouds
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 18, 2014
Located 4,000 meters above the sea level in the Andes, Tren a las Nubes or “Train to the clouds” is one of the highest railways in the worl...
Cono de Arita in Argentina
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2014
Near the south border of Salar de Arizaro, the sixth largest salt flat on earth and the second largest in Argentina, 70 km from the village ...
Paso Internacional Los Libertadores
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 10, 2014
Paso Internacional Los Libertadores, also called Cristo Redentor, is a mountain pass in the Andes between Argentina and Chile. It is the mai...
The Cave of Hands in Patagonia, Argentina
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 17, 2013
Prehistoric rock paintings, handprints and stencils span all continents, and began appearing on rock walls around the world at least 30,000 ...
Villa Epecuen: The Town That Was Submerged For 25 Years
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 18, 2012
Back in the 1920s, a tourist village named Villa Epecuen was established along the shore of Lago Epecuen, a salt lake some 600 kilometers so...
9 de Julio Avenue: The Widest Street in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 22, 2012
9 de Julio Avenue (or Avenida 9 de Julio, in the local tongue) in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina, is not just any street. Nine lanes wide,...
