Natural features in Argentina

Natural features

Iguazú Falls (Argentine side)

Puerto Iguazú, Misiones

The Argentine side has about 80% of the falls, with walkways over and under them.

Natural features

Península Valdés

Chubut

A peninsula on the Patagonian coast, a UNESCO site, where southern right whales come to breed from June to December, sea lions and elephant seals bre…

Natural features

Perito Moreno Glacier

Santa Cruz

A huge glacier, 5 km wide and 60 m high, in Los Glaciares National Park, which advances across Lake Argentino and calves icebergs with a roar.

Natural features

Bariloche and the Lake District

San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro

A town on Lake Nahuel Huapi in the Andes, famous for chocolate and alpine scenery.

Natural features

Quebrada de Humahuaca

Tumbaya, Jujuy

A valley in the far north-west, a UNESCO site, with colourful mountains such as the Cerro de los Siete Colores at Purmamarca and the Hornocal (14 col…