Anyone looking for a completely
unusual place to usher out the year and greet the new millennium
can opt to travel to Patagonia, that immense region that
extends from the Straits of Magellan up to the Colorado
River in Argentina and the Los Lagos region of Chile,
traversed by the gigantic Andes mountains. And while you're
at it, you can have an experience never to be matched.
In every village and town in this enormous region, the
native inhabitants will be celebrating the event in their
own ways, with their old ancestral traditions. It's worth
it to be there to experience them.
THIS IS PATAGONIA Argentine Patagonia is divided into three main
regions:
The Andean Patagonia,
spanned by the Andes range on the western side of Argentina,
bordering with Chile. It is a mountainous zone with vast
forests, crystal-clear lakes, hot springs, and glaciers,
an ideal place for excursions, water sports, diving, fishing,
hiking and skiing.
Atlantic Patagonia
offers immense cliffs in unending succession, interrupted
from time to time by areas of large dunes. The water temperature
varies greatly along the length of the coast and the landscape
is desert, except in the lower river valleys. The distances
are enormous and there are large numbers of virgin beaches
and a great variety of wildlife to be found everywhere.
Central Patagonia
is characterized by its terraced plateaus in the central
band, with groups of isolated mountain ranges, an inhospitable
landscape, low population density, and river oases such
as the Negro scattered here and there. It is perhaps the
most unknown and fascinating zone for exploration that
exists.
TIERRA DEL FUEGO Tierra del Fuego, to the south of the Straits
of Magellan, the largest island of the archipelago, is
separated from Patagonia but shares the same history,
geography and geologic features. Ushuaia is the capital
of the province, called "Land at the End of the World,"
with its infinite landscapes and mountains covered with
vegetation. Visiting it is a unique experience.
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