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Lonely Planet's Argentina is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Watch enormous icebergs calve from Glaciar Perito Moreno, tour wineries and enjoy the finished product around Mendoza, and hike the rugged Fitz Roy Range for stunning mountain views - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Argentina and begin your journey now!
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Aconcagua
Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas and the tallest mountain in the world outside of the Himalayas. Located in the Andes Mountains of Argentina, near the city of Mendoza, Aconcagua has been luring European mountain climbers since 1883, when a German ge-ologist nearly reached the mountain's summit. (A Swiss climber finally made the ascent in 1897.) In this fascinating book, Joy Logan explores the many impacts of mountaineering's \"discovery\" of Aconcagua including its effect on how local indigenous history is understood. The consequences still resonate today, as the region has become a magnet for \"adventure travelers,\" with about 7,000 climbers and trekkers from all over the world visiting each year.Having done fieldwork on Aconcagua for six years, Logan offers keen insights into how the invention of mountaineering in the nineteenth century-and adventure tourism a century later-have both shaped and been shaped by local and global cultural narratives. She examines the roles and functions of mountain guides, especially in regard to notions of gender and nation; re-reads the mountaineering stories forged by explorers, scientists, tourism officials, and the gear industry; and considers the distinctions between foreign and Argentine climbers (some of whom are celebrities in their own right).In Logan's revealing analysis,Aconcaguais emblematic of the tensions produced by modernity, nation-building, tourism development, and re-ethnification. The evolution of mountain climbing on Aconcagua registers seismic shifts in attitudes toward adventure, the national, and the global. With an eye for detail and a flair for description, Logan invites her readers onto the mountain and into the lives it supports.
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Argentina Society & Culture Complete Report
Need to know it all? Our all-inclusive culture report for Argentina will get up to speed on all aspects of culture in Argentina, including lifecycle, religion, women, superstitions & folklore, sports, holidays & festivals, and etiquette.
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The South American Expeditions, 1540-1545
This book is one of the great first-person accounts of the Spanish conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century. Morrow’s new translation makes Cabeza deVaca’s adventures available to a wide English-speaking audience for the first time.
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Argentine Eden
\"Argentina's Northwest is home to some of the most barren and isolated regions of the country. Six provinces, Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca and La Rioja, make up the region.\" (GRIT) Learn about some of the natural attractions found in northwestern Argentina.
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San Pedro Telmo Flea Market
\"In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, the San Pedro Telmo Flea Market is in full swing. Antiques and collectibles of all types are available at the Plaza Dorrego.\" (Kidsnewsroom) Learn more about the San Pedro Telmo flea market. Some of the items for sale at the market are described and the origins of Tango dancing is noted.
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