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Category Archives: Argentina

Gardel was the man who first put words to tangos creating a sensation around much of the Americas and Europe. This great tango singer shows up on this decorative painted filete mural in Buenos Aires

Fileteado Porteño, a Style of Painting from Buenos Aires

May 7, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

This decorative painted style, very popular in Buenos Aires, is called ‘Fileteado Porteño’, ‘porteños’ being what the inhabitants of Buenos Aires call themselves. The colourful style, with its painted swirls […]

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Argentina, Art
Swedish Ferry going to Denmark

Yellow and Blue: the Colours of the Swedish Flag

January 15, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

We went to Sweden after some time in Denmark and found that the Swedes do not display their flags nearly as much as the Danes. Boats are the best place […]

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Argentina, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Sweden
A canyon view with a condor at the Quebrada del Condorito National Park in Argentina

The Birds of Argentina, Including the National Bird, the Condor

March 23, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

I wrote this for my six-year-old niece when I got back from Argentina… This is all about the birds we saw on our trip to Argentina. The first place we went […]

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Argentina, One Word Photo Challenge
mask Chico Cesar

Travel Theme: Which Mask Am I?

February 6, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

In the museum in Jujuy we decided to figure out which of the Andean masks best represented each one of us. Me. Al.Chico Cesar. Jujuy is in Argentina and pronounced […]

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Argentina, Travel Theme
The Brilliantly Coloured Buildings of La Boca in Buenos Aires

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Vibrant Colours in La Boca

October 14, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 15 Comments

La Boca is one of the poorer barrios (neighbourhoods) in Buenos Aires. Its location near the port made it a logical place to live for fishermen and dockworkers. One of the many pieces […]

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Argentina, South American
Twisting Road in the High Puna of Argentina

Twisting Roads in the High Puna of Argentina

August 26, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

The High Puna of Argentina leads up into the Andes with roads that twist and turn forever upwards, and later forever downwards. The altitude here is 4,170 m (13,681 ft). […]

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Argentina, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge
The Hill of Seven Colours in the Quebrada de Humahuaca

Northwest Argentina’s Coloured Sandstone Desert

May 20, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 10 Comments

At the edge of the Andes lies the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with multi-coloured sandstone formations. The whole northwest of Argentina is filled with these striking quebradas (canyons) […]

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Argentina, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge
Iguazu Falls in Northeastern Argentina

Photo Challenge: Water Power at Iguazu Falls

April 29, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

The sheer power of water astounds at Iguazu Falls in northeastern Argentina. I hadn’t expected to be impressed, especially after seeing Niagara Falls, but these knocked me out! The falls […]

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A Word A Week Photograph Challenge, Argentina
Ciudad de Buenos Aires classic license plate

Classic Race Car Show In Buenos Aires

January 27, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Located in the Recoleta, the ritziest part of Buenos Aires, La Biela Café is a great place for people watching while knocking back a strong, overpriced coffee. A ‘biela’ is a part […]

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Argentina, South American
Cordoba gothic cathedral reflected in modern art gallery

Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition of Old with New

January 24, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

In Cordoba, Argentina, a juxtaposition of a gothic cathedral with a modern art gallery, and in the background the bell tower of a Spanish colonial-style church. Without this juxtaposition the […]

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Argentina, South American, Weekly Photo Challenge

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