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This boutique hotel in Maipu, about 20 minutes from Mendoza City in Argentina’s marquee wine-producing region, has an ultramodern sensibility and a laid-back attitude. Intimate and exclusive, the eight rooms on this five-acre property are the love child of two architects, who built the small cottages to blend in seamlessly with Mendoza’s natural splendor. And you don’t even have to leave to taste the bounty: The hotel has its very own vineyard. Check in and sip your way out to the Hotel El Aguamiel…

via hikenow:

nationalgeographicdaily:

Iguazu Falls
Photo: Frans Lanting

A wealth of water—up to 1.6 million gallons (6.1 million liters) a second—pours over Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentina.

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Feria de San Pedro Telmo

Cobbled San Telmo may be known as the oldest barrio on the block. But cafes, tango parlors and antique shops have given it a new lease on life.

Stay for the Sunday Flea Market in Plaza Dorrego where you’ll find everything from army helmets to tango records. Weary from walking? Stop for a cerveza and an Argentine Picada, an assortment of meats, cheeses and olives, at one of the outdoor tables along Calle Chile.

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