Curious Argentinian and Chilean Patagonia

We love this region with its enormous landscape and cultural wealth. We decided to give Patagonia its own place as “Our curious Argentinian and Chilean Patagonia”.

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The snow-covered peaks of the Andes give birth to many rivers and water-falls in Patagonia. From the majestic mountains to the volcanoes, Patagonia still is the virgin borderline in South America.

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The 673.000 square kilometers of this area are so scarcely populated that the population density is extremely low. We´ll find just one person per square kilometer in some areas

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The 28.300 hectares of the Parque Provincial Copahue, on the eastern frontier with Chile, where we find the crater of the volcano by the same name, is home to prehistoric araucaria forests. Extensive meadows,snow-covered Andean peaks, lakes and a picturesque lunar landscape of rocky origins.

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The Glaciar Perito Moreno rises above the Lago Argentino as a solid wall of 4.8 kilometers wide and almost 60 meters high. One of the 47 massive ice fields is the Parque Nacional de la Patagonia Argentina. This force of nature is 260 square kilometers in all.

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The sunset casts a pink glow over the granite peaks that ring a glacier lake in Torres del Paine. This national park is the crown jewel for Chileans. With an area of 242.000 hectares,this park is a kaleidoscope of different land formations such as the high mountains or the ice fields.

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A lone lighthouse stands on watch over the Patagonian coastline of Ushuaia. The cold waters from Antarctica cover  a rich sea life all along the southern coast of Patagonia,including sea-lions cormorants and albatross.

If you want to know about this and other destinations in Argentina and Chile you can check our monthly blog.

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Colores de Purmamarca

On our trip to Purmamarca, (Jujuy province) in February we decided to visit a newly opened hotel,Colores de Purmamarca Hotel,that undoubtedly became the highlight of the season

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In Purmamarca,the sights offer a wide variety of hues that leave on this small village a very special mark. The hotel is located 400 meters from the historical downtown Purmamarca that in the Aimara native language means:”Village on virgin land” with its adobe houses,its ancestral streets,its handycrafts fair,its cabildo and the church built in the 1600s.

Colores de Purmamarca is a 10 cottages complex,strategically located overlooking the Siete Colores(seven colours) Mount.

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Every cottage has two stories:on the ground floor there are two bed-rooms in suite and satellite TV. One of the bed-rooms has a solarium patio. On the first floor you´ll find well-equipped kitchen with  a coffee machine, electric kettle and a toaster. It also has a built-in fireplace,a dining-room and a living-room. From the balcony you have a view of the Siete Colores Mount. On the other side of the house an open-air grill. At the complex you can also relax in the climatized Jacuzzi.

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When built the hotel combined modern and traditional techniques to make the most of the materials they used in the construction, and in harmony with the sights and customs of the region.This, as an incentive to the locals to restore to full value their local building practices.

Betting on a healthier way of living policy,Colores de Purmamarca offers its guests bicycles to go and discover on their own, every corner and nook in this picturesque village in Quebrada de Humahuaca.

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Every morning guests will get their breakfast in their rooms,on a tray with local products such as home-made bread,jams and milk.

Colores de Purmamarca is an excellent choice for a place to stay with all the comfort and the warmth of its people, and a place to enjoy the best views this destination has in store for you

 

Fact Sheet

  • Check in 14 hs. – Check out 11 hs.
  • Home made regional breakfast.
  • Pool
  • Jacuzzi climated.
  • Free Bike Trips
  • Parking

Gastronomy experiences behind closed doors

This month we reveal the mistery every traveller wonders about. How do Argentinians live? What´s their traditional food? In “Gastronomy experiences behind closed doors in Buenos Aires” we´ll give you the answer to the questions you ask yourself about in the company of locals enjoying a fun and good moment while trying our delicacies.

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Food is ready and everything laid on the table. The cook is getting the coal ready to start the fire. The beef is ready to get “its intense tan”.

Everything is ready to begin with the “having dinner at an argentinian family´s home” experience. It´s time to share what we call “the table” and have a close encounter with warmth and affection which are important ingredients in our society. We´ll tempt you with tasty “empanadas” and we´ll teach you how to cook them while having fun in the process,drink a glass of good wine and chat with the cook while he is getting everything ready for the big barbecue and the best beef in the world. For those vegie-lovers we´ll also cook some vegetables on the grill. All this in the middle of fun and relaxed ambience.

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Another good choice is to enjoy of a”true Argentinian grill” where we´ll try our “picadas”(different cold cuts,olives,dry sausage and cheese) a good wine and share in the experience of preparing and cooking a delicious “asado”.

As soon as we are welcomed into the house they´ll offer us a tray with different cheeses and cold cuts on it(our picada).

Then the salads will start coming plus the sweetmeats and the insides that locals like so much.All that to work up and appetite. Then we´ll have the big “bife de chorizo”(350grs) a very tender cut that reap up all the applauses.

Every different dish comes along with different kinds of wines specially chosen for the meal.

That´s why to be a part in the process of cooking an asado is a “must” for every visitor who wants to learn about our secrets and traditions.

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We are thinking of every kind of visitor to Buenos Aires that´s why we also offer the “Exclusive tour of Buenos Aires parillas(grills)”.
This tour is an opportunity to visit several rastaurants and try our traditional dishes while enjoying of a nice and friendly ambience.Learn about our culture,our customs,the way we live and think.

The top of the cake is a visit to an icecream-shop,because not only is Argentina famous for its food but also for its icecreams. The work of true artisans of this creamy dessert.And we thought why not end this great experience having a good ice-cream?

Let all travellers get their palates ready for a true “FOOD EXPERIENCE” in Buenos Aires.

Every tour must be booked in advance when visiting the “closed doors gastronomy” places and due to the reduced numbers of guests on every tour that make of it a wonderful and truly relaxed experience.

LUNCH OR DINNER WITH A FAMILY IN BUENOS AIRES

INCLUDES:

  • Transfers in / out
  • Lunch or Dinner ( 1 empanada / Grilled meat with salads – dessert and coffe)
  • Alcoholic beverages ( 1 bottle of red wine Malbec or white wine Chardonay Latitud 33 or simil )
  • Non alcoholic beverages – free ( soda and mineral water )
  • Souvenir

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Schedules

  • Lunch from 12 to 15.30 or Dinner from 19 to 22.30
  • Availability: Everyday
  • Languages: English / Italian / German
  • Vegetarian Menu optional
  • Quantity of passengers:
  • Regular: mínimum 2 pax / máximum 8 pax
  • Exclusive: mínimum 4 pax ( 2 pax, pay for 4 ) / maximum 15 pax
  • Guide cost: Until 4 pax, pay 50 %, more than 4 pax – free of charge
  • We offer flexibility as regard quantity of pax and schedules.

Location

The house is in Vicente Lopez (North area of Great Buenos Aires).

AN ASADO AMONG FRIENDS

Includes:

  • Tray with different cheeses and cold cuts on it(our picada)
  • Starter: Mix salad with gourmet touch
  • Second Dish: Sweatbreads
  • Third dish: Premium Quality 350 gr Steak
  • Dessert: Traditional Argentinian Sweets
  • Every different dish comes along with different kinds of wines specially chosen for the meal.

No incluye:

  • Transfers.
  • Tips.

PARRILLA TOUR BUENOS AIRES

  • Parrilla Tour Buenos Aires conducts tours in Palermo every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, and in San Telmo on Mondays and Wednesdays
  • Tours start at 12 pm (noon) and last 2.5 hours
  • Meeting point is the restaurant. Pick-up service not Included.
  • Tours conducted in English by native or uent speakers