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150 ArgentinaArgentina and Uruguay at a glance4THE LAKE DISTRICT AND NORTHERN PATAGONIAThe hills, lakes and ski slopes around Bariloche and San Martín offer a varietyof hotels and leisure activities. To the east, the remote Valdés Peninsula is home to a tumultuous wildlife of rheas, whales, elephant seals and penguins.1THE CENTRAL SIERRAS AND NORTHERN ANDESCórdoba and Mendoza are surrounded by hilly countryside. Further north is a chain of colonial towns, such as Salta, from where you can venture up into the Andes, or cross into Chile's Atacama Desert on a scenic high altitude road.1254 I just want to say 'thank you' to all those who organised our tour and to all those who looked after us so well in Argentina. We were completely relaxed, no worries. What a holiday?the trip of a lifetime. DG, Devon63PHOTO ON PREVIOUS PAGE: AGE fotostockPatagonia Cnonnectiodavid nichols.Mendoza (Cavas Wine Lodge)Córdoba..PampasPatagoniaPatagoniaPuerto Iguazú.Mar del Plata.San Martín de los Andes(Estancia Huechahue)..Bariloche.Esquel.Trelew.Comodoro Rivadavia.Bahia Bustamante .El Chaltén/Fitz Roy(Perito Moreno glacier).Rio GallegosUshuaia..Humahuaca.Jujuy.Cachi/Molinos (Estancia Colomé)(Estancias Los Potreros and El Colibrí)..Aguapé LodgeCafayate.Puerto Madryn.VALDÉS PENINSULA.El CalafateYacutinga LodgeJosé Ignacio..Punta del Este.Carmelo..ColoniaIBERÁ WETLANDSEstancia El Rocio.BRAZILCHILEARGENTINAURUGUAYATLANTIC OCEANPACIFIC OCEANMontevideoBuenos AiresTIERRA DEL FUEGOFALKLAND ISLANDS(LAS ISLAS MALVINAS)ANDESANDESSan Pedrode Atacama..SaltaSantiago.Torres del PainePuerto Varas.PARAGUAY Iguazú FallsEstancia La Bamba.