Tucuman, Argentina Travel Blogs

Thrilling Tucumán
Apr 27, 1992

From Mendoza we took a bust to Tucumán to see more of Alon's family. Tucumán is also a beautiful city and his family went out of their way to make us feel comfortable, which we appreciated very much. Overall: Beautiful city Great food Great beer ...

Attack of the Satanic Satsuma
May 29, 2006 (1 photos)

Although the title of this entry is envocative of 70s B-movie featuring a giant citric monster lumbering over distant hills juicing people with its deadly rind, the story actually begins several weeks ago, with small, cute and harmless caramelitos. These ...

Stopping by Wet Beaver Creek on my way to Hell.
Jul 13, 2005 (4 photos)

... to break up the 18 hours bus trip between Mendoza and Salta (my next planned stop). Or was it because I met some people from Tucumán, who claimed it's a cool place. No, it must have been because I (maybe) will go and visit the Quilmes ruins and Quebrada de ...

Tucuman and Salta
Jan 28, 2007 (17 photos)

... , which really look something quite special at night when they are lit up all around Independence Square. Tucuman was where the declaration of Argentina's independence was signed, so during our time here, we also made sure we visited the building ...

Tucuman
Jan 22, 2007

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John Wayne
Jul 2, 2006

Blurb, photos and video of pidgeandpies two day horse back and mountain adventure.

Argentine life
Sep 24, 2005

... . Eating dinner is at 10pm and later... and bars get busy from 1am onwards.. clubs 2am onwards... quite a change... BBQ in Argentina is the most incredible thing I have ever seen... they are carnivores... for each person about 500 grams (yes.. half a kilo ...

moving up to Salta
Apr 2, 2005

... it was not much but we insisted he kept it). another really nice chap we have met. after San Juan we have now arrived in Tucuman we are heading higher and the weather here sucks it is probably worse than back home. its cold grey and wet.we did manage to ...

Tucuman
Feb 6, 2009

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A few thoughts
Apr 8, 2008

... is really rediculous. I think that letters will go through okay, but I don't know since I haven't gotten any! Suprises in Argentina: 1. The amount of globalization. There is a McDonalds here, and a Wallmart in Buenos Aires, ugh. I guess that the stores ...

Karaoke mayhem
Jun 30, 2007

... a long morning crossing the vast semi-desert known as the Chaco. It is often thought of as the real heartland of Argentina, where most of the folk music originates, and where traditional customs are still strictly observed such as the siesta which has all ...

At the estancia
Jan 8, 2008 (1 photos)

This estancia is simply the greatest.   Since it´s a small time operation, there´s just the staff, the new group of five that arrived yesterday, and me.   How nice!  The ranch grounds also serve as the horse pasture.   The critters ...

08/06/05 - 24 Today!
Jun 8, 2005 (2 photos)

... (and I would be happy to answer any bus related queries by private email), I spent the rest of my birthday alone, watching the Argentina / Brazil football match and staying at a hotel that was not quite as good as the travel book had made out. But, at ...

Bush Tucky-man
Oct 24, 2007 (4 photos)

... to a couple of picture-squeeeeee spots, great scenery in this neck of the woods. It is like a lot of other northern Argentina towns where the siesta is enforced, for a few hours in the afternoon nothing moves, then as if by magic everything springs to ...

Taxi-drivers in Tucaman make tuk-tuks look tame
Feb 6, 2007 (1 photos)

Just overnighted here enroute to Taffi. Amazing central square with some great architecture (alit at night) and good ice-cream (as throughout Argentina it seems...never eaten so much ice-cream in my life!)

hanging with rubia (blondie) the dog
Jul 22, 2006 (7 photos)

drove through the windiest roads yet through amazingly varied landscape (flat plains to lush mountainous jungle to dry desert valley) to get to this cute little town..... (if you are gonna come here sal be warned!!! had to recover from travel sickness ...

pachama kusilla kusilla
Jul 24, 2006 (17 photos)

... ruins just up the road. sebastian also told us about the native land rights in the area- 100 years before independence in argentina the spanish crown gave the land around amaicha to the native ppl and so to this day it remains theirs. any person of ...

San Miguel de Tucuman
Sep 4, 2009 (5 photos)

... : http://www.xcolectivo.com.ar/tren/tucuman.html Bus: http://www.plataforma10.com/ San Miguel de Tucumán is well comunicated with most cities in Northern Argentina. If you need some info about the province and surroundings, there is a Tourist Information ...

day 16 - thursday 11th october
Oct 11, 2007 (6 photos)

... lack of lads trying it on. and i certainly shouldnt have worried that i wasnt good looking enough for the beach. argentina is way more industrialised than brazil. everywhere here takes visa. except the hostels. everywhere in brazil claims to take visa ...

Mis vacas en HUMAHUACA
Aug 7, 2007

VACAS EN HUMAHAUCA ,JULIO DE 2007.-

The life here
Mar 11, 2008

... two boys and two girls, all younger than me. My other host uncle was there with his two kids too. Every Sunday families in argentina get together for an Asado, or barbeque. I really like this tradition! They get together, chat, and eat lots and lots of ...

De Termas de Río Hondo a San Miguel del Tucumán
Apr 10, 2007 (5 photos)

... depende de lo que cada uno busque en su viaje. Yo, tranquilidad, lo que significa tomar rutas más tranquilas. Y la provincia de Tucumán podrá tener una ciudad capital que no me resulta atractiva, pero el resto de la provincia vale la pena !!! Para que ...

Glimpse at night
Jan 15, 2008 (3 photos)

... on a bus that left early the next morning. So, having some time to kill,  we wandered into the centre of Tucuman and admired all the buildings lit up and the lovely fountain.  Once  again we were amazed at how many really young ...

HUMAHUACA-JUJUY-ARGENTINA
Aug 7, 2007 (34 photos)

MIS VACACIONES EN HUAMAHAUCA EN JULIO DE 2007.-

arrivée à Tucuman
Apr 26, 2009 (26 photos)

Samedi 26 avril 2009 Départ donc avec la même qualité de bus pour Tucuman à 6H25. Nous arriverons ce soir à 18H25. Nous traversons d'immenses plaines parsemés de bétail. Les étendues sont impressionnantes ! Nous avons vu deux films en anglais sous titré ...

Into the plains of Argentina
Oct 21, 2009 (15 photos)

We rolled out of bed and got back on the bikes, rolling out of this beautiful region of Argentina with fantastic lakes and mountains into a new kind of beautiful land.   We now entered into the heartland of Argentina and the hills flattened out and we ...

Tafí del Valle (Tucumán)
Apr 11, 2007 (7 photos)

... increiblemente calmo. La ciudad está en un valle rodeada de montanas y bordeaba por un río. El camino que va desde San Miguel del Tucumán hasta Tafí es de infinita belleza y vale la pena hacerlo aunque uno no tenga la intención de hacer un alto alli. La ciudad ...

A long and testing adventure
Nov 4, 2005 (14 photos)

... up with a guy from Holland. We went horse riding and had a few crazy nights out in the surprisingly active town. Just outside Tucuman is the childhood house of Che Guavara! I Checked out his bedroom and picked up his golf clubs, then got busted by a ...

Just one night
May 16, 2005

After another over-night bus, we awoke in Tucuman slightly less rested. There is an obvious difference in comfort when your not on the new cama buses. With only one day here, we don't have much time for sight seeing. We did manage to have an excellent ...

Taso´s Perspective
Jan 27, 2007 (1 photos)

... Ford Tempo right on through to Arica, Chile. Luckily for us, we happened to be in the taxi with two other young guys, from Tucuman Argentina, where we are now. We met them in the terminal, and we took the taxi together. It was very helpful to have some ...