Patagonia Today

When Brazil tried to invade Argentina

At the southern end of the Province of Buenos Aires is Carmen de Patagones, unknown to most tourists. However much of Patagonian history was written in this region. Facing Viedma, separated by the Negro River, it is another key point...

The Cold Region Wines

In this article by Jorge Impellizzeri you'll learn about the best wine production areas in Patagonia and the special characteristics of their wines due to the particular climate of the region. As you get familiar with the names of many...

The Whirlwind

The four elements of life are vital to understand the Mapuche viewpoint. The air symbolizes the force that pushes existence, although there are good winds and bad ones. Here you will find a particular character of their mythology. Meulén in...

The City of Caesars: The Abandoned Fort

An Argentine foundation is studying the relationship between the rocky plateau known as the Fort and the Knight Templars’ alleged adventures in the American continent with the secret mission of protecting the Holy Grail. A believe-it-or-not story.   At 41º...

Nazi Submarines in Caleta de los Loros?

Human beings are generally not aware that the world is in movement. But at the feet of present time History continues weaving its web, its myths and legends. National Socialism was a historical reality, but around this reality myths -a...

A Decidedly Southern Seventh Art

People held their breath  for a second that seemed to last a century, their pupils turned into winter suns, and an instant later the air was released along with the muffled sounds of thrills. That train had just crossed over...

Patagonian Landscapes

A photographic exhibition of the End of the World     A unique, surprising and accurate view. Photographers Alberto Cortés and Eduardo Frías, both from the city of Viedma, Province of Río Negro, open this exhibition as a first step...

Today we “listen to” the southern wind, the one that is born in the cold…

Despite its poor promotion, Patagonian music has had a great development and relevance in the culture of its people since its ancestral beginnings. We invite you to travel through those origins to the present day. Four men dance around a...

Viedma’s Lighthouse and Library: 120 years old

They are two symbols of civilization that have been founded at the same time, just like the lighthouse and the mythical library of Alexandria. They are two traces of past knowledge, which continue working for future wisdom. This year was...

The Nahuelito Enigma

Reality or fiction? A reliable observation or a clever joke? Once again, we are faced with the dilemma of taking sides in a matter that, historically, has generated controversy. Does the aquatic creature known as Nahuelito exist in the Nahuel...

Money and glamour in Patagonia

In the last few decades,  Argentine Patagonia has experienced an unprecedented real estate boom. Many rich personalities have acquired huge estancias, great mansions and built unbelievable houses. Villa La Angostura is one of these sought after places by magnates, artists, politicians...

Travelling with pets

How to travel with your pet without dying during the attempt? Those of us who have a pet know that at the time of traveling, always the same problem arises: who will take care of our beloved creature during our...

Far West Bandits

The story of Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid in Patagonia could well have been taken out from a Hollywood Western production of the 50’s. However, it was not, though much talk was made about the adventures of these two legendary...

Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid In Patagonia

The famous bandits were in Argentine Patagonia in the beginning of the twentieth century; such a legend has been debated in a symposium in Trevelin, town located in the Andean area of the Province of Chubut. Last September, “The Second...

More About Argentine Patagonia

Some general information on the Patagonia region Patagonia is huge and comprises five provinces: Río Negro, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego. It occupies an area of ??880,000 km ², one third of the total extension of ??Argentina,...

The El Calafate Airport

El Calafate is the gateway town to the Glaciers National Park. It did not have its own airport for many years, reason for which it was necessary to fly into Rio Gallegos first and then combine via land. This airport,...

I love south Patagonia

Sometimes what we see is so breathtaking and our travel experiences are so overwhelming that it’s not enough to remember them alone: we need to share  with the world. This is the view of a traveler, an adventurer, a woman...

The Conditions of the Road and Recommendations

In general, you will find Route 40 and the other provincial roads that we mentioned to be well maintained. In the season between December and March it is travelable in all of its totality without major inconveniences by all types...

Route 40: From Bariloche to El Bolsón

It is 131 km of asphalt.  A few years ago this stretch of the journey was traveled on National Route 258. Ancient Route 40, passes for Pilcaniyeu, Las Bayas and El Maitén. It is a desolate journey, passing through the...

Route 40: From El Bolsón to Esquel

Starting at El Bolsón gasoline (petrol) costs half of what it does in the rest of Argentina. One can make this journey in two different distinct modes. - Using National Route 40. It is a 167 km paved road surrounded...

Route 40: From Esquel to Gobernador Costa

Leaving Esquel, south of the 43rd Parallel, Route 40 follows the ancient path of “rastrillada tehuelche”. This is the territory of the steppe, with small fresh water sources called “mallines” in the language of Mapuche aborigines, which have a vibrant...

Route 40: From Gobernador Costa to Alto Río Senguer

Here, the road passes through the meseta between the rivers Genoa and Appeleg, following the ancient paths of the Tehuelches. It is a journey of 180 km in total, 144 are paved and there are 36 unpaved. There are service...

Route 40: From Alto Río Senguer to Río Mayo

Continuing along this solitary stretch of Route 40 we begin to be able to see guanacos (large mammals similar to llamas) and ñandúes (large birds similar to ostriches) grazing in the distance. There are only 3 km of asphalt on...

Route 40: From Río Mayo to Perito Moreno

Within a few Kilometers of leaving Río Mayo we enter the province of Santa Cruz.The road is well marked, but the 125 km stretch is unpaved for 112 km and lacks services. The trip continues to pass through the steppes. This...

Route 40: From Perito Moreno to Gobernador Gregores

It is 128km of gravel road in good condition from Perito Moreno to Bajo Caracoles. Bajo Caracoles is not interesting from a tourist standpoint, but it must be mentioned as a resting point and as a place to purchase provisions...