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Argentina tourist attractions

Iguazu National Park, Mendoza and Drake Strait are recommended as tourist attractions in Argentina.

1. Iguazu National Park

Iguazu National Park is located in the basalt zone, with a height of 8 meters and a diameter of 2,7 meters. It crosses the border between Argentina and Brazil, and one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world is located in the center of this area. Many small waterfalls lined up and cascaded down, causing huge splash. There are more than 2 kinds of vascular plants growing around the subtropical rain forest.

2. Mendoza

Mendoza is a historic city in central and western Argentina and the capital of mendoza province. Located in the heart of [Cuyo], which is famous for its wine making. Sierra de los Paramillos, a branch of the city west of the Andes, is built on the river valley alluvial by the Mendoza River.

3. Drake Strait

The Drake Passage is located between the southernmost tip of South America and the south shetland islands in Antarctica, close to Chile and Argentina, and is a part of antarctic ocean. Before the Panama Canal was dug, the Drake Passage was one of the important sea passages connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. The Strait was named after the discoverer Francis Drake, the captain of the 16th century British privateer.

4. Ultork Mountain and Mont Church City

Mont Church City is an ancient mountain city, 119 kilometers away from the provincial capital of Có rdoba, with an altitude of 797 meters and 8, permanent residents. The town is located at the foot of Ultork Mountain at an altitude of 2 meters. Before the arrival of the Spanish, there lived the Indian Komai Qingong tribe. At the end of the 17th century, the last Kemai Qingong chief, Kara Baremba, was brutally killed by the Spanish.

5. Tablada de Humahuaca

Quebrada de Humahuaca is located on the most important cultural passage that stretches along the spectacular Rio Grande Valley. Its source starts from the cold wasteland on the Antioch Plateau, then extends to the south and joins Rio Leona after about 15 kilometers.