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San Antonio de Areco Slideshow
Travel Blogs from San Antonio de Areco, Argentina
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A tranquil change of plans
This is a top pick! ... the 20 hour buses we couldn’t travel to Iguazu that way either. We decided on doing an overnight trip to San Antonio de Areco which is a couple of hours north west of Buenos Aires in the Pampas region (think Gaucho’s). Although we ...
Riding with the Gauchos
This is a top pick! ... which blows between a horse's ears." ~ Proverb The food at the estancia was the best we had in Argentina...a meat lover's paradise accompanied by fresh vegetables grown on site. The wine did flow at will. The building itself ...
Guachos are sexy...
After flying back to BA, our last few days of holiday were spent in the charming little town of San Antonio de Areco, about 100 km north-west of Buenos Aires, which is supposed to be a centre for guacho culture (argentinian cowboys!) and is also ...
San Antonio de Areco- Home of the Cowboys
... bus journey later (this bus company was more punctual than the other) we arrived in BA, and jumped on another 2 hour bus to San Antonio de Areco. I have to admit that upon arriving we weren't all that enthusiastic. It was a tiny, quiet town and we didn't ...
The Gauchos
Hi Everyone, On Thursday we took a tour to San Antonio de Areco about 120kms from Buenos Aires. It is the most famous town in Argentina for preserving the gaucho culture (cowboys). As it is Winter here and not so busy we were the only two people on the ...
San Antonio De Areco - Gaucho Experience
... Puerto Madryn to San Antonio De Areco We arrive in Buenos Aires at 12.40 and 10 minutes later we are on another bus to San Antonio De Areco - another 2 hours. We arrive at 3ish and check into the San Carlos Hotel - a cheap lovely hotel - it´s nice to ...
The Luxury Bus Diaries
... . A few minutes later we found a lovely guesthouse to stay in complete with a hummingbird in the garden. San Antonio de Areco is gaucho central in Argentina. It´s a beautiful quiet town full of bicycles with no locks, cars that should have been scrapped ...
Gaucho Fiesta!
... overboard on the shopping in Buenos Aires, we didn't have money, so we settled for a day trip to La Cinacina - a tourist "estancia" at San Antonio, an hour outside the capital. We didn't get to stay overnight and we didn't get to gallop around on any ...
Gaucho country
... I decided that she couldn't leave Argentina without a true gaucho experience. We therefore heading to real gaucho territory of San Antonio. Reminicent of a cowboy town, the very charismatic town was a great spot to see a very authentic side ...
Yeeee-hahhhh!!!
... having been in Calgary for the last few Stampedes, Tara was quite excited by the idea of spending a few days in San Antonio de Areco, home of the Argentinian gauchos (cowboys). We liked the town straight away. The streets were lined with orange trees ...
A very wet day in San Antonio de Areco
On Saturday we decided to take a trip out of town and took a two hour bus ride to San Antonio de Areco (Areco for short), a small town in the Southern Pampas. We managed to translate the sign in the bus station that informed us that only passengers were ...
San Antonio de Areco - Gaucho land
San Antonio de Areco - The Pampas San Antonio de Areco, indeed a sleepy little town somewhere to the west of Buenos Aires in the flat flat land of the Pampas. We´re in gaucho country, and the people dress accordingly in hats (cowboy or beret style), ...
Pampas
... of you for looking after us so well, we had a great time. From there we drove north for a couple of hours to San Antonio de Areco, which is known for being the centre of gaucho culture. The open spaces and fresh air of the pampa are a pleasant ...
Ride ´em cowboy
El Dia del Tradicion - Guacho festival to you and me. A yearly event held in the pretty town of San Antonio de Areco. The guide books declare this week long fiesta a must see and as we have our resident horsewoman Ruby in tow its a must, must ...
Trottamos un poco?
With horseriding still on our list of ´must do´s in Argentina, we headed off to San Antonio de Areco, a pretty little town about 2 hours by (comfy but cold) bus from BA. The plan for polo lessons (yes really!) had fallen through so after a little ...
The Life of a Gaucho
Today was a very, very early morning start with a 6:15am taxi to the bus station. We were taking the 7:30 bus out to San Antonio de Areco to spend the day at an estancia, or a ranch. Beef is huge in Argentina and there are tons of cattle ranches out this ...
Gaucho ranch and tango dinner show
... , turned out to be 4 hours. Not bad at all. So today we had a full day planned, with first a whole day at a ranch in San Antonio de Areco, then coming back to the hotel, and then going out for a tango dinner show. We were going to be picked up at 9.30, ...
off to find a gaucho or two
After a fun few days in Buenos Aires, we headed out of town in search of the gauchos and where better but San Antonio de Areco and the gaucho festival. One of Bridget´s dreams from childhood was to stay on an estancia, I confess to complete ...
Gaucho marks
... the locals really live, and to be treated like one. A two hour bus ride south of Buenos Aires and we arrived at San Antonio de Areco, our first stop. This is a place still carrying the traditions of 100 years ago, containing real life working Estancias ...
Umm, Census Day...
A slightly unexpected, very unproductive day thanks to the fact it was National Census Day. I didn't realise this meant that everything (and I mean everything) is closed from 8am to 8pm as you have to by law stay at home until the census takers have ...
Gaucho Country
Started to head inland from Buenos Aires toward the centre of Argentina, with the first stop being San Antonio de Areco, a small, well preserved Gaucho era riverside town. Spent the afternoon having a look round the main buildings and a couple ...
Een dagje op een estancia
... ) leven mee te maken. Veel estancia's bieden deze mogelijkheid inmiddels. Wij hebben geboekt op estancia La Portena de Areco. Een van de oudste en beroemdste estancia's van Argentinië. Echt een prachtige estancia gebouwd omstreeks 1840 en ...
Escapade dans la Pampa
Petite sortie à San Antonio de Areco, petit village au coeur de la Pampa dans la région de Buenos Aires (à 150km de capital federal), réputé pour son centre colonial et son esprit gaucho. ...
Gaucho land
... can. It was with these notions in mind, that we were excited to experience an invitation from our friend Doris to visit San Antonio de Areco. Situated about an hour and a half northwest of Buenos Aires is this small quaint town built in the early 18th ...
(trabajo #2) En Argentina, la vida es diferente.
... 's por decir sobre la vida en Argentina, pero esta particularidad es lo que me parece más importante para alguien que no conoce el campo de Argentina. Soporte visual: Fotografía 1: el horario de trabajo Fotografía 2: el maté Fotografía 3: el perro ...
(trabajo #1) Pensaba comprender el español bien.
... de las que me dio muchos problemas los primeros días.) Acontecimiento: Era el primer día que trabajaba con mi familia en San Andres de Giles en Argentina. Viven en una granja y tienen un restaurante. Ese día, estuve con las ovejas cerca de la calle y ...
(trabajo #5)
... un país alejado, sin punto de referencia. Elemento analizado: Voy a presentaros y explicaros los principales sentimientos que vivo en Argentina desde mi primero día acá. Situación: Cunado llegué a la Argentina, enseguida me sentí muy diferente. No ...
De asadito en asadito... y tiro porque me toca!
... ! (todavia no hemos descubierto la diferencia entre ambas construcciones!!!). Y luego estuvimos cenando y comiendo en casas de diferentes parientes, donde pudimos apreciar la buena comida casera.... un dia bien relax!! pero solo pasamos una ...
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