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**Argentina’s climate is different depending on where you go. Northern Argentina has a subtropical climate. The region has very hot and humid summers with winters that are mild and dry. Central Argentina is hot and has many thunderstorms in the summer and cool winters. Southern Argentina has a sub polar climate. This region has warm summers and cold winters. In the winter there is an abundant amount of snow, especially in the mountainous regions. The warmest mouth throughout Argentina is January the coldest is June and July. I strongly suggest going during the mouth of January since it is the warmest mouth.** ====== =  =  **BUENOS AIRES!!!!! There are so many things to do in Buenos Aires. From shopping, to site seeing, to even world famous soccer games or like they call it futbol. Soccer games in Buenos Aires are very popular. The most popular soccer teams in the city are River Plate and the Boca Jrs. Both are big rivals against each other. Almost like the Yankees against the Red Soxes but more intense. Tickets are difficult to get so ordering ahead of time is a good idea. Tickets are about one-hundred and fifty dollars a person and up. If you want to maybe go see and opera, ballet, or concert the Teatro Colon is the perfect place for you. The Teatro Colon is the city’s most famous Opera House. It was built from 1792-1804. It can seat up to 2,500 people. You can also take a tour of the Opera House then seeing a show. Tickets depend on what you go to see there. The biggest shopping mall in Buenos Aires is Abastode Buenos Aires. It was an original a fruit and vegetable market but transformed into a mall in 1998. If you are big shopper I suggest you go there. If you want to see some of the wildlife of Buenos Aires comes to Teamaiken Park. It is a zoo, amusement park, aquarium, and wildlife park. This park is great for all ages. The park is divided into four sections: Asia, Africa, Local, and Aquarium. Asia’s section has tigers, bats, and squirrels. Argentina’s section is divided into two parts. The first part is Mesopotamian which features caimans, tapirs, capybaras, and tortoises. The second part is Patagonian which features the environments from the Andes mountain Range. Africa’s section has pelicans, zebras, and hippopotamus. The last section is the Aquarium which you can come close and contact with fish and the water. Tickets for adults are twenty dollars; kids are ten dollars, and seniors and six dollars.

SAN JUAN!!!!!! San Juan is a beautiful place to visit. If you are up to a challenge then San Juan is the perfect place for you. Ischigualasto is a wonderful national park to visit if you enjoy taking long hikes and spending time outdoors. To see the whole park it takes about three and half hours. One can see the scriptures that are engraved on rocks and fossils of animals and plants. There are five stops you take while traveling through the park. Each stop is different from the other and contains different artifacts. It’s about forty dollars per person for a ticket to the park. But it is worth it.** Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales is a huge museum that has a total of eighteen exhibits for one to visit. Each exhibit is filled with all types of wildlife, dinosaur bones, and exotic fish. You can see, hear, and touch different types of species as well.
 * The best windsurfing is found in San Juan at Cuesta del Viento. This spot is for dedicated windsurfers. It is a huge artificial lake that is 180km from San Juan City. There is no wind around the lake until about lunchtime. Suddenly gusts of winds up to 80km an hour occur. For this affect to happen air currents change higher up and swirl down into the valley. If you do not like windsurfing you could go rafting or go on fishing trips.

Ushuaia!!!!! Ushuaia is located at the very bottom of Argentina. It is very cold place to go but very unique. The Maritime Museum, or what the locals call it Museo Maritime, has scale models of famous ships. For example the Darwin’s Beagle and Amundsen’s Fram are kept there. Inside the museum you can see where the most dangerous prisoners were kept when they arrived in Argentina. Tickets for families are thirty dollars, kids under six are three dollars per person, a child is nine dollars per person, seniors are five dollars per person, and adults are fifteen dollars per person. Ushuaia has great skiing since it is so cold. Most people ski at Mount Castor which you can practice Nordic and alpine skiing. It is one of the best places in the country to learn how to ski.** **A man skiing at Mount Castor in Argentina.**  **Temaiken Park in the city of Buenos Aires.**  **People inside of Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Argentina waiting for a show to start.**
 * Wildlife tours are also provided in Ushuaia. You can tour the De los Lobos for sea lions, and penguins if you go during the right time of the year. Other stops on the tour is the Les Exlaireurs Lighthouse, De los Pajaros Island, Bird Island where you can see varies types of birds, and Martillo Island where you can see the magellanic penguins in the summer.**

 **A man windsurfing at Cuesta del Viento in San Juan, Argentina.**

 The currency used in Argentina is the Argentina Pesos- ARS>
=== 1 Argentina Peso equals 0.268204  United States Dollars  ===  **We recommend this trip for a couple. You will board your plane at 9:52pm on Monday, January 4, 2010 in Washington, DC (IAD). Your plane will land at 10:10am in Sao Paulo, SP (GRU). There will be a scheduled layover for five hours and thirty- five minutes. You will then change planes and board you plane from Sao Paulo, SP (GRU) at 3:45pm on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. From there you will fly to Montevideo, Uruguay (MVD) and land at 6:30pm. You will have another scheduled layover for about thirty minutes. You will board your next plane from Montevideo, Uruguay (MVD) at 7:00pm and fly to Buenos Aires, BA (AEP). The plane will land at 7:50pm in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The total miles of these flights are 5,220 miles. The price of these tickets is $3,428 per person.

On Monday, January 11, 2010 you will board your plane from Buenos Aires, BA (AEP) at 5:55am and fly to San Juan, SJ (UAQ). You will land at 6:45am. The total miles of these two flights are 200 miles. The price for these tickets is $274 per person.

On Monday, January 18, 2010 you will board your plane from San Juan, SJ (UAQ) at 7:20am and fly to Buenos Aires, BA (AEP). The plane will land at 9:52am. There will be a scheduled layover for about forty- three minutes. Then you will board your plane from Buenos Aires, BA (AEP) at 10:35am. You will arrive at 1:10pm in Ushuaia, TF (USH). The total miles of this trip are 1,000 miles. The tickets are $595 per person.

On Monday, January 25, 2010 you will board your plane at 1:40pm from Ushuaia, TF (USH) and fly to Buenos Aires, BA (AEP). The plane will land at 6:00pm. You will have to switch airports and drive to Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini (EZE). There will be a four hour and thirty minute scheduled layover. You will board your plane at 10:30pm from Buenos Aires, BA (EZE) and fly to Atlanta, GA (ATL). You will land at 5:50am. There will be a scheduled layover for one hour and thirty-five minutes. You will change planes in Atlanta. You will board at 7:25am from Atlanta, GA (ATL) and fly to Washington, DC (IAD). Your plane will land at 9:06am. The total miles of this trip are 13,000 miles. The tickets are $1,853 per person.

Total Travel Time: 18hrs 58min

Monday, January 4, 2010 Washington, DC (IAD) to** **9:52pm to TAM Linhas Aereas Sao Paulo, SP (GRU) 10:10am Flight 8283 Flight Time: 9hrs 18min operated by United Boeing 777

Scheduled Layover Time: 5hrs 35min 1 Stop- Change planes in Sao Paulo, SP (GRU)

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Sao Paulo, SP (GRU) to** **3:45pm to Pluna Montevideo, Uruguay (MVD) 6:30pm Flight 225 Flight Time: 2hrs 45min Canadair Regional Jet

Scheduled Layover Time: 30min 1 Stop- Change planes in Montevideo, Uruguay (MVD)

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Montevideo, Uruguay (MVD) to** **7:00pm to Pluna Buenos Aires, BA (AEP) 7:50pm Flight 183 Flight Time: 50min next day arrival Canadair Regional Jet

Total Miles: 5,220 miles Price: $3,428 per person

Total Travel Time: 1hr 50min

Monday, January 11, 2010 Buenos Aires, BA (AEP) to** **5:55am to Aerolineas Argentinas San Juan, SJ (UAQ) 6:45am Flight 2434 Flight Time: 1hr 50min operated by Austral Lineas Aereas McDonnell Douglas MD83

Total Miles: 200 miles Price: $274 per person

Total Travel Time: 5hrs 50min

Monday, January 18, 2010 San Juan, SJ (UAQ) to** **7:20am Aerolineas Argentinas Buenos Aires, BA (AEP) 9:52am Flight 2435 Flight Time: 1hr 32min operated by Austral Lineas Aereas McDonnell Douglas MD83

Scheduled Layover Time: 43min 1 Stop- Change planes in Buenos Aires, BA (AEP)

Monday, January 18, 2010 Buenos Aires, BA (AEP) to** **10:35am to Aerolineas Argentinas Ushuaia, TF (USH) 1:10pm Flight 2898 Operated by Austral Lineas Aereas McDonnel Douglas MD83 Total Miles: 1,000 miles Price: $595 per person

Total Travel Time: 21hrs 26min

Monday, January 25, 2010 Ushuaia, TF (USH) to** **1:40pm to Aerolineas Argentinas Buenos Aires, BA (AEP) 6:00pm Flight 2886 Flight Time: 3hrs 20min operated by Austral Lineas

1 Stop- Change planes in Buenos Aires, BA- transfer from Buenos Aires Aeroparque J. Newbery (AEP) to Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini (EZE) Scheduled Layover Time: 4hrs 30min

Monday, January 25, 2010 Buenos Aires, BA (EZE) to** **10:30pm to Delta Air Lines Atlanta, GA (ATL) 5:50am Flight 110 Flight Time: 10hrs 20min Boeing 767

Scheduled Layover Time: 1hr 35min 1 Stop- Change planes in Atlanta, GA (ATL)

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Atlanta, GA (ATL) to** **7:25am to Delta Air Lines Washington, DC (IAD) 9:06am Flight 1992 Flight Time: 1hr 41min next day arrival McDonnel Douglas MD88

Total Miles: 13,000miles Price: $1,853 per person

Total price for all tickets- $12,300**  **When you are in Buenos Aires you will be spending the nights at Caesar Park Buenos Aires. It is $437.00 per night. So your total for the week will be $3,709.09. You will be driving a four door car. The total cost of this is $503.06. The total cost of your transportation and hotel for the week will be $4,212.15.
 * **Buenos Aires** || <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">**San Juan** || <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">**Ushuaia** ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">**Hotel- $3,709.09** || <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">**Hotel- $2,400** || <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">**Hotel- $2,786.00** ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">**Car- $503.06** || <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">**Car- take taxi** || <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">**Car- $ 338.00** ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">**Total- $4,212.15** || <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">**Total- depending** || <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">**Total-$3,124.00** ||

When you are visiting San Juan you will be staying in the HJ Hotel Bahia De Las Tablas. The total cost of the week in this hotel is $2,400. When you are in San Juan you will be taking a taxi or walking to places. The total cost of the week in San Juan depends on what type of transportation you decide to use.

While in Ushuaia you will be staying in the Las Hayas Resort Hotel. It is $398 per night. You will be renting a five passenger car that cost $338 for the week. The total cost for the transportation and hotel will be $3,124.00 for the week.** <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249); font-size: 180%;">

=<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">Total Cost of Trip: = <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);"> =<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">Soccer game- 2 tickets $300 = =<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">Temaiken Park- 2 tickets $40 = =<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">Ischigualasto- 2 tickets $80 = =<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">Maritime Museum- 2 tickets $30 = =<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">Plane- total tickets $12,300 = =<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">Hotel- all hotels $8895.09 = =<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">Transportation- all rental cars $841.06 = = = <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);"> =<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">Total= $22,486.15 = **<span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">When visiting Argentina there are some things that are required to have and important facts to keep you safe during you visit. A valid passport for US citizens is needed to enter into the country. Traffic accidents are the main threat while visiting Argentina. Many pedestrians do not fallow the traffic law and travel at very fast speeds. Also many protesters are on street blocks, highways, and major intersections. They can cause a lot of traffic issues like traffic jams. Many Americans have died from skiing, mountain climbing, hunting, etc. The reason for this is many do not know about the weather conditions of the area and local hazards. The only time this really happens is when people are visiting isolated areas. If one uses these safety precautions and bring the right information with them, one will have a fantastic time in this beautiful country. ** <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(255, 0, 249);"> <span style="font-size: 10.8pt; color: rgb(255, 0, 249);"> **<span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">In order to come to Argentina and be safe from certain diseases the Center for Disease Control would like you to take some medicine or vaccinations before you come. One should see a doctor 4-6 weeks before traveling to Argentina so your vaccines can start working. You should already have the routine vaccines before you come. The routine vaccines you should already have are measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) vaccine, poliovirus vaccine, etc. Additional vaccines are yellow fever, malaria, hepatitis A and B, and typhoid. People who are veterinarians and other people that know they are coming in contact with wild animals should get the rabies vaccination. One should take risk of malaria if they are in the rural areas of Salta and Jujuy providence. Theses areas have high risks of malaria. While you are visiting Argentina you should take some medication with you. You may need prescription medicines, Antimalarial drugs, if traveling to malaria areas, and medicine for diarrhea. If you follow all of these precautions that the Center for Disease Control issued you will enjoy your stay in Argentina! ** <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249); font-size: 180%;"> **So come visit the magnificent Argentina! We promise you will enjoy your visit!!!** <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 249);">

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