Argentina Shore Excursions

Argentina – the second largest and highest populated country in South America – is a plain which rises from the Atlantic to the Chilean border and the towering Andes peaks. Outside the Himalayas in Asia, Aconcagua is the highest peak in the world,topping out at 22,834 ft, (6,960 m).

Argentina is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay on the north, and by Uruguay and Brazil on the east. The northern area is the swampy and partly wooded Gran Chaco, bordering Bolivia and Paraguay. South of that are the rolling, fertile Pampas, which are rich in agriculture and sheep and cattle grazing, and support most of the population. Next, southward is the Patagonia, a region of cool, arid steppes with some wooded and fertile sections.