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Photo: Los Glaciares National Park — Emesbe at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Argentina at a glance

Argentina is a country in South America; its capital is Buenos Aires. People mainly speak Spanish. The currency is the Argentine Peso (ARS). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Capital
Buenos Aires
Region
South America
Languages
Spanish
Currency
Argentine Peso (ARS)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Argentina’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in Argentina

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Cueva de las Manos

    Cueva de las ManosUNESCO

    Cave · Santa Cruz

    Cueva de las Manos is a cave and complex of rock art sites in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, 163 km (101 mi) south of the town of Perito Moreno. It is named for the hundreds of paintings of hands stenciled, in multiple collages, on the rock walls.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mariano (Public domain). Map

  • Los Glaciares National Park

    Los Glaciares National ParkUNESCO

    Parque y Reserva Nacional Los Glaciares

    Park & nature · Santa Cruz Province

    Los Glaciares National Park is a federal protected area in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Emesbe at Dutch Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Valdés Peninsula

    Valdés PeninsulaUNESCO

    Landmark · Chubut Province

    The Valdés Peninsula is a peninsula into the Atlantic Ocean in the Viedma Department of northeast Chubut Province, Argentina. It is bordered by San Matías Gulf to the north. It is an important nature reserve which was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Peninsula Valdés STS-68.jpg (Public domain). Map

  • Iguazú National Park

    Iguazú National ParkUNESCO

    Parque y Reserva Nacional Iguazú

    Park & nature · Misiones Province

    The Iguazú National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the Iguazú Department, in the north of the province of Misiones, Argentine Mesopotamia. It has an area of 677 km2 (261 sq mi).

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Martin St-Amant (S23678) (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Quebrada de Humahuaca

    Quebrada de HumahuacaUNESCO

    Nature · Jujuy Province

    The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain valley located in the province of Jujuy in northwest Argentina, 1,649 km (1,025 mi) north of Buenos Aires.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Jujuy-Purmamarca-P3120033.JPG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Jesuit missions among the Guaraní

    Jesuit missions among the GuaraníUNESCO

    Ruinas Jesuíticas de la Santísima Trinidad del Paraná

    Heritage site · Misiones Province

    The Jesuit missions among the Guaraní were a type of settlement for the Guaraní people in an area straddling the borders of present-day Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, known locally as the triple frontier.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Goldemberg Fonseca de Almeida from Dourados - MS, Brazil (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Ischigualasto Provincial Park

    Ischigualasto Provincial ParkUNESCO

    Parque Provincial Ischigualasto

    Park & nature · San Juan Province

    Ischigualasto Provincial Park, also called Valle de la Luna, due to its moon-like appearance, is a provincial protected area in the north-east of San Juan Province, north-western Argentina, limiting to the north with the Talampaya National Park, in La Rioja Province.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: user:idobi (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Los Alerces National Park

    Los Alerces National ParkUNESCO

    Parque y Reserva Nacional Los Alerces

    Park & nature · Chubut Province

    Los Alerces National Park is located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina. Its western boundary coincides with the Chilean border.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: littletroll (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires

    City · Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the GaWC 2024 ranking.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: ProtoplasmaKid (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Aconcagua

    Aconcagua

    Cerro Aconcagua

    Mountain · Mendoza Province

    Aconcagua is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes range, located in Mendoza Province, Argentina. With a summit elevation of 6,967.15 metres, it is the highest mountain outside Asia.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Rosario

    Rosario

    City · Santa Fe Province

    Rosario, officially the Autonomous City of Rosario, is the largest city of the province of Santa Fe, in central Argentina.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bleff (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Ushuaia

    Ushuaia

    Town · Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province

    Ushuaia is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. With a population of 89,606 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, Ushuaia claims the title of world's southernmost city.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Deensel (CC BY 2.0). Map

A few words in Spanish

From VoyaKin’s free Spanish lessons in the app, with audio there.

  • HolaHello / Hi
  • Buenos díasGood morning
  • Buenas tardesGood afternoon
  • Buenas nochesGood evening / Good night
  • ¿Cómo está?How are you? (polite)
  • Bien, gracias. ¿Y usted?Fine, thanks. And you?
  • AdiósGoodbye
  • Hasta luegoSee you later / Bye

Keep exploring

Also in South America: Brazil · Colombia · Bolivia · Bouvet Island · Chile · Ecuador · Falkland Islands · French Guiana

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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