Argentina Travel Tale: Buenos Aires Travel Tips

Posted on May 4, 2012 - Category Argentina, Travel Tales, Travel Tips, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Aleks, our Destinations Manager at Latin America For Less, has a pretty cool job, throughout the year he travels to all our South America destinations to check out our tours and hotels to make sure they are up to par. Though before arriving at LAFL, Aleks had extensive travel experience, he grew up in Europe [...]

Destination Highlight: Top 3 Patagonia Tours for Your Argentina Travel

Posted on May 1, 2012 - Category Argentina, Travel Tips | 2 Comments

Deep blue lakes, eternally snow-capped mountains, and stunning glaciers – such are the sundry sights that form an essential part of Argentina travel to Patagonia. For travelers interested in wild and pristine nature mixed with a bit of adventure, all amidst quaint towns and a gorgeous landscape, an Argentina vacation in Patagonia is ideal. We’ve [...]

Argentina Travel News: Iguazu Falls in Concert

Posted on April 27, 2012 - Category Argentina, Travel News | Leave a Comment

Iguazu Falls, a top Argentina travel destination, is the spectacular setting for the International Youth Orchestra Festival taking place from May 21 to 26. The festival will bring together 700 young musicians, including choirs, orchestras, and soloists from countries across 5 continents. The musicians, selected after an exhaustive screening process, will be performing free concerts [...]

Argentina Travel Highlight: Puerto Madryn, Scuba Diving Capital

Posted on April 3, 2012 - Category Argentina, Destination Highlight | 1 Comment

Puerto Madryn, Argentina, is a mid-size city on the Atlantic coast of northern Patagonia. In the summer months, the city attracts thousands of porteños (residents of Buenos Aires) seeking to enjoy the white sandy beaches while escaping from the heat and humidity of the capital. In the winter, Puerto Madryn attracts a different type of [...]

Working With Wines in Mendoza, an Argentina Travel Tale

Posted on March 9, 2012 - Category Argentina, Interview, Travel Tales | Leave a Comment

Sofia is a member of our Operations team, charged with ensuring that our clients’ travels proceed as smoothly as possible. Before coming to LAFL, she had the opportunity to work in Mendoza, Argentina, as a wine tour guide for Bodega Familia Zuccardi, maker of the Zuccardi, Santa Julia, and Fuzion labels. Sofia had a blast [...]

Destination Highlight: Discovering the “End of the World” on your Argentina Vacation

Posted on March 6, 2012 - Category Argentina, Destination Highlight | Leave a Comment

For many the “end of the world” may be a scary or mysterious phrase, but don’t be thrown, trips depart daily to Ushuaia, “The Southernmost City in the World.” Situated in southern Patagonia with a breathtaking backdrop Ushuaia is a destination you don’t want to skip on your Argentina vacation. The landscape of snow-capped mountains [...]

Patagonia Travel Tale: Following in the Path of Darwin

Posted on March 2, 2012 - Category Argentina, Chile, Travel Tales | Leave a Comment

Anabel, LAFL travel expert, shares a 200 year-old tale from one of history’s most intrepid travelers, Charles Darwin, as recorded in his book The Voyage of the Beagle. From 1832 to 1834, the HMS Beagle embarked on a hydrographic survey of South America’s southern coasts. Captain Robert Fitz Roy was in charge of the expedition, [...]

Destination Highlight: Antarctica travel, discovering the unknown continent

Posted on February 28, 2012 - Category Antarctica, Argentina, Destination Highlight | 3 Comments

For many a traveler, visiting Antarctica is a life-long dream that very few actually see come true. This remote continent remains mostly untouched and its beauty is truly beyond words. Difficult to access, Antarctica is a destination for adventure travelers who wish to feel like explorers discovering a new land. As the coldest, driest, and [...]