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Low view across the water of Perito Moreno Glacier's white ice front beneath dramatic clouds and a dark peak.

Departures
North to south

Times from Buenos Aires

The regions.

  • 9 regions
  • From 24°S to 55°S
  • Each a flight from the capital

Nine places, north to south, and how long it takes to reach each one from Buenos Aires. Pick two or three that fit together rather than all nine.

All regions.(09)

The map shows where each one sits. Distances are straight lines from Buenos Aires.

IguazúSaltaPurmamarcaMendozaBuenos AiresBarilochePuerto MadrynEl ChalténEl CalafateUshuaia
  1. 01

    Iguazú

    Falls, mist and jungle on the Brazilian border. 25°41′S

    1 h 55 flight from Buenos Aires

    Wide view of the Iguazú Falls cascades pouring into a misty river gorge, framed by green jungle under a blue sky
  2. 02

    Salta & Jujuy

    Painted hills, adobe villages and high desert. 24°47′S

    2 h 05 flight from Buenos Aires

    Red and green striped hills of the Cerro de los Siete Colores rising behind Purmamarca's low houses and garden plots
  3. 03

    Mendoza

    Malbec country under the highest Andes. 32°53′S

    1 h 55 flight from Buenos Aires

    Green vineyard rows in front of snow-capped Andes peaks under a clear blue sky
  4. 04

    Buenos Aires

    Cafés, tango and late dinners on the River Plate. 34°36′S

    Start here: international flights land at Ezeiza

    Aerial view down Avenida 9 de Julio to the Obelisco, with the city skyline under a cloudy sky
  5. 05

    The Lake District

    Bariloche, deep lakes and Andean forest. 41°08′S

    2 h 20 flight from Buenos Aires

    Turquoise lakes and forested peninsulas with distant Andes, seen from the Punto Panorámico on Circuito Chico
  6. 06

    Península Valdés

    Whales, sea lions and the Patagonian coast. 42°30′S

    2 h flight from Buenos Aires

    A whale's tail fluke rising out of choppy dark-blue sea
  7. 07

    El Chaltén

    Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and trails from the door. 49°20′S

    Fly to El Calafate (3 h 15), then 3 h by road

    The granite spires of Monte Fitz Roy glowing pink at sunrise above dark foothills
  8. 08

    El Calafate & the Glaciers

    Perito Moreno and the ice of Lago Argentino. 50°20′S

    3 h 15 flight from Buenos Aires

    The ice wall of Perito Moreno Glacier meeting turquoise Lago Argentino, with forested mountains behind
  9. 09

    Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego

    The Beagle Channel at the end of the world. 54°48′S

    3 h 30 flight from Buenos Aires

    A red-and-white striped lighthouse on a rocky islet in the Beagle Channel with mountains behind
A dark pinto horse stands in rocky grassland on a hillside above Tandil, with the flat farmland of the pampa fading into haze below.

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