Category Archives: Argentina Tours

Drought Affecting Iguazu Falls

July 1, 2009 – 1:27 pm

Watching Brasilian news, I am stunned by the drastic drop in water level at Iguazu Falls and the Amazon Basin. This phenomenon headlines at least once per week and if the Brasilians are concerned, so am I. The famous falls, which border Argentina and Brasil are currently falling prey to Brasil’s severe drought. [...]

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Argentina: No to VISA reciprocity fee

May 27, 2009 – 12:34 pm

Great news from our affiliates in Argentina:

The announcement of charging a reciprocity fee to passengers was rejected. As a consequence of the pressure of the tourist sector, the decision to implement it has been “frozen.” – Kallpa

In other words, Argentina is not implementing the visa reciprocity fee at this point for US citizens. I’ll [...]

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Best Treks in South America

April 23, 2009 – 8:00 am

Trekkers in South America are daring and adventuresome – not to brag or anything. My group planned our hike to the famed Machu Picchu ruins for months. We marveled at the ruins as we massaged our tired legs. Then we flew back the United States without giving mystical Patagonia a second thought. We were right [...]

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