Falls In Argentina Essay

Improved Essays
Fantástico Viaje a Argentina Argentina is a fantastic vacation spot to visit because of all the unique features/places to visit and many monuments to explore. To start off, one of Argentina’s unique feature/place to visit is Iguazu Falls which is located on the Iguazu River, on the border of Brazil and Argentina. In the area of the falls includes walkways to take strolls near it and boat rides to get as close as possible to the falls. This main waterfall was mentioned as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature in the year 2011. The falls split the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. Iguazu falls is 1.7 miles long with a range from 197 to 269 feet high. In fact, this waterfall has the highest flow of water more than the amount that Niagara …show more content…
This national park has one of the best views and is located in the Santa Cruz Province of the Patagonia region. Not only seeing glacier’s here, but it is home to one of the largest ice caps outside of Greenland and Antarctica. Here you are also allowed to take boat rides to see the spectacular view of the different size of floating ice bergs found in the water. This area of glaciers was first established in 1937, and has 47 large ice caps that had first begun in an ice cap found in the Andes Mountains. Not only with the 47 large ice caps being present, and 13 that flow in the Atlantic Ocean, there are actually over 200 smaller glaciers that appear there. As a matter of a fact, glaciers elsewhere start at 2,500 m or more above sea level when here at Los Glaciares, glaciers start less than 1,500 m above sea level.
Finally, one last unique place to visit in Argentina is Cueva de las Manos. At Cueva de las Manos you can see the very incredible wall of rock art hand paintings. This wall of art was made by the original inhabitants but possibly by the forefathers of Tehuelches. On the wall displays art of human beings, animals, geometric shapes, and hunting scenes. These hunting scenes show many hunting techniques that could be used while hunting. This rock wall site did become historic because in 1999 it became a World Heritage

Related Documents

  • Decent Essays

    Torres del Paine National Park, which is located in southern Chilean Patagonia, features majestic mountains, swift moving rivers, and frigid glaciers. The climate is chilly, with temperatures rarely rising above 16°C(61°F) in the warmest of times. The region of Patagonia is sparsely populated, allowing for a variety of plants and animals to thrive with little human intervention. This national park is a very popular hiking destination, receiving over 140,000 visitors per year. The paths are clearly marked and there are many refugios along the way, providing shelter and campsites.…

    • 173 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Essay On Mexican Art

    • 389 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Mexico has had various recognizable art and artists. Many of Mexico’s art has to do with religion and heritage. Artists and from Mexico, such as Diego’ Rivera’s artwork “Flower Festival” c.1920’s, have become world known and have heavy influences o the modern artists today. Many of the paintings made in Mexico talk about what is happening at that moment and their struggle.…

    • 389 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Deriving from plants and other natural resources. These wall cave drawings were a very big contribution to understand and defining their culture throughout the…

    • 860 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The engravings need to be protected and not damaged. Everyone that visits the site needs to make sure not to wreck, touch anything that doesn't belong to you and not to step inside the boundaries of the engravings with shoes on as it could wreck the engravings and make the colour lighter. It's also important not to take anything from the National Park without any permission from the National Park Council and tour guides. One of the conservation strategies the Aboriginal people are involved in is, being a tour guide.…

    • 494 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    It’s a large rock of 20 feet high, and it’s in the whole current of the river rush. It was in the middle of the water were the water would flow through. On the way we came across the Shoshone Indians. We learned about their religions.…

    • 596 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Cancun Research Paper

    • 451 Words
    • 2 Pages

    There are several things to do to spend the day at Cancun. In an article in the USA News Travel Guide titled “Best Things To Do in Cancun” named 9 top sights that tourists can will enjoy. The first top sight is Chichén Itzá is a large Mayan archaeological site it is well known for its landmarks on the Yucatán. The ruins are shape like a pyramid El Castillo that was once used by Mayans as a temple for worship.…

    • 451 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Palenque Research Paper

    • 393 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Palenque is an archaeological place that is located on the western edge of the Maya empire state of Chiapas, Mexico near the river Usumacinta its original name is ´´ Lakamha´ ´ what does it mean ´´the place of large waters´´. This magnificent place was created in May 30, 1567.…

    • 393 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Plan Colombia Essay

    • 786 Words
    • 4 Pages

    To reiterate my partner and I firmly negate this month's resolution, and believe that the United States should continue Plan Colombia. Plan colombia has been responsible for major economic growth in colombia, has been essential in achieving peace in colombia and has the ability to adapt to colombia’s complex status and as such the we believe the U.S should continue Plan colombia. Plan colombia’s initiatives weren’t only to combat against Colombia’s ever growing cocaine production/distribution epidemic and to repel militant groups but also to increase the economic stability and structure of the country as well. It was believed that uplifting colombia’s different institution would be one of the most effective ways of strengthening the central…

    • 786 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    This paper is about the Chile and Easter Island. The Easter Island is right off the west coast of Chile. It is 2,700 km or 2,300 miles. This island is very isolated and inhabited with only 5,761 people living there(in 2012). The area of this island is 63.17 mi2.…

    • 304 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Superior Essays

    OVERVIEW/ OLMEC SETTLEMENT Lines, imagery, figurines, pottery, and statutes; the Olmec Civilization had it all. Art can be infinitely defined. But have you ever heard of the monumental heads of the Olmec Civilization? Allow me to give you a taste of this incredible civilization with hidden treasures it hides within the tropical region of Mexico. Many know of monumental sculptures such as the Easter Island heads and the infamous Stonehenge, but where do these large Olmec heads fit into these majestic categories?…

    • 1215 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The president of Uruguay is President Tabaré Vázquez. He began his term on March 1, 2005 - March 1, 2010 and then again on March 1, 2015 and is still in office. Uruguay is one of the smallest country in South America. It is located on the coast of Rio de la Plata. The highest mountain is approximately 513 meters high, and Uruguay also has no deserts or valleys.…

    • 566 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Mexico Earthquake Essay

    • 644 Words
    • 3 Pages

    In the first article, “Earthquake Kills Scores in Mexico,” we find some background on how Mexico city was destroyed by an 8.1 magnitude earthquake. The tragedy made the first page of the New York Times on September 20, a day after the disaster happened. According to the article, more than 40 buildings collapsed throughout the city. Many people were trapped under the rubble of the fallen buildings. Mexico was first built on top of a lake.…

    • 644 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    El Siglo De Oro Essay

    • 1376 Words
    • 6 Pages

    The Enlightenment has always been explained as an age of reason. During the Enlightenment, goods and ideas were exchanged throughout the world. This led to a cultural golden age, in which new ideas were discovered. One of the newest forms of narrative that came out of the Enlightenment were the travelogues. Poetry began to move from emotional appeal towards reason during the Enlightenment as well.…

    • 1376 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Guanajuato Visit

    • 109 Words
    • 1 Pages

    Guanajuato is a beautiful place on Mexico. It's a place with beautiful streets and an amazing infrastructure .Nowadays , Guanajuato is visited by a lot of tourists because It has a lot museums and landmarks. The landmarks of Guanajuato are great. We can found museums like : "las momias " ,"la santa inquisición " and they present us an interesting tour. The Guanajuato's infrastructure is there since a lot of years ago ,their old tunnel is odd but I think that is part of history and traditions.…

    • 109 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Its purpose is not just to protect Southern China from invasion anymore, but it is up to show the world what China has gone through many years ago. The Great Wall is now standing as a tourist attraction; about 4 million people visit it each year from all around the world. It is also said that the Great Wall can be seen from space. The Great Wall of China may be apart of history, but that doesn’t make it from holding a Guinness World Record. It holds the Guinness World Record for being the longest man made wall.…

    • 991 Words
    • 4 Pages
    • 5 Works Cited
    Superior Essays