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Argentina's pleasures - stunning natural wonders, an elegant capital with a European-flavored sophistication, and a passionate culture - are as tempting as ever. The silver lining to the financial cloud is that it's now one of the best travel bargains going around.
This is one Latin American country where Europeans and North Americans can feel at ease and travel relatively inconspicuously. An interest in soccer and some nimble foot skills may be all you need to feel like a local.
For residents of the northern hemisphere, Argentina offers travelers the possibility of enjoying two summers in the same year, but the country's great variety and elongated geography makes a visit in any season worthwhile. Patagonian destinations, such as the Moreno Glacier in Santa Cruz, are best to visit in the summer months (December to February ) when the weather's milder and more services are available. Outside this time, public transport becomes trickier as services thin out. Spring and autumn are the best times to visit Buenos Aires (the summer is hot and humid). Mendoza, Córdoba and the Lake District are all spectacular in autumn, when the leaves are fiery reds and yellows, the temperatures are comfortable and the crowds are thin.
Northern Argentina, including the Iguazú Falls in subtropical Misiones province, is also more pleasant in the southern hemisphere's winter or spring when heat and humidity are less oppressive. Ski season runs mid-June through mid-October, and the resorts are most expensive and most crowded in July and August when every porteño (person from Buenos Aires) seems to be on the slopes. The most expensive times to travel are the Argentine vacation months of January, February and July.
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