Gringalicious Travels to Argentina, Villa La Angostura - Part 1
Hey Steemians! Travel with me to Argentina
The pic above is actually on the Chilean side of the border. This waterfall is only about 1.5 KM from the Chilean border station. There is approximately a 35 minute drive between the Chilean and Argentinian checkpoints.
My little brother went with me, yes, he is my little brother, he's only 17.
The pic above is of the Chilean checkpoint, Paso Cardenal Antonio Samore is the name of the crossing. This was setup as a temporary station after the eruption of a volcano in 2011. I think it is now going to be the permanent station.
Remember above I said there was a volcano eruption here in 2011. You can get more information about that here - 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption
The pic above is of the Argentinian checkpoint. I was not able to capture it in photos, but you can really tell the state of the two governments. On the Chilean side, everything is automated, the facilities are clean, etc. On the Argentinian side, everything is done manually. In fact, I just thought of something, they don't even give out visas at their station. As an American citizen, when you enter Chile, you get a 90 day tourist visa which now is just a laser printed receipt with you passport number and date of when it expires. They put the fear of God into you not to lose it, which is a real pain in the ass. The Argentinians didn't give a crap apparently, which was actually kind of nice.
So, just about 20 minutes after crossing the border, if you head South you come to the beautiful town of Villa La Angostura. And, I have to tell you, it was WAY, Way prettier than I expected. I thought it was gorgeous and definetely one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.
The pic above is not mine SOURCE
This photo of Hosteria Encanto del Rio is courtesy of TripAdvisor
We rented cabins at Encanto Del Rio in Villa La Angostura. If you ever travel there, I do recommend this place. I'll be writing a Trip Advisor review for sure.
In Part 2, I will share a lot more of Villa La Angostura and explain why I had to go there in the first place. Until then, have a great weekend
ALL OF THIS CONTENT WILL BE CROSS POSTED AT MY WEBSITE, you can find out more in my INTRO POST.
@gringalicious your lil bro is lil ;D
you're funny
haha
is he who I think he is? the built reminds me of someone hiding behind a huge leaf with the Steem logo back then :D
I have not mentioned my little brother much at all during my time here on steemit, so I doubt he is who you are thinking he is. Thanks so much for commenting and I hope things with the challenge have improved?
@gringalicious
I see..
things are going to be okay ;)
you'll figure out soon
for now have a safe trip and have fun out there
Awesome!!!
Thanks so much commenting @edgarsart!
Sure:) Hope you had a great time:)
@gringalicious I loved the pictures! I am glad you are writing about your travels, and you can incorporate food pictures (maybe not your own) but let us know how they compare to your cooking :) Have fun and enjoy your travels!
What an awesome comment. Thanks so much for taking the time to read my post and taking the time to comment
If you are going to post one tomorrow, you could enter it in my Travel Story Contest.
Your "little" brother looks big!
Thanks for the suggestion @papa-pepper. I feel bad, I didn't know about your contest. Hard to keep up with everything these days
Deadline is tomorrow midnight, I'll do a reminder post this evening. No worries!
Here is my entry - https://steemit.com/travel/@gringalicious/gringalicious-travels-to-argentina-villa-la-angostura-part-2
Yeah, I will definitely do my best did get part 2 complete tomorrow. Sound like this will be a ton of fun. And yeah, you're correct, he's not so little
Go on!
I think part 2 will come out tomorrow
Great post, amazing pictures and beautiful place, Upvote ^^.
Thanks so much @betamusic. You are in Venezuela, yes?
Yes, I'm from Venezuela, live in the andes venezuelan, near colombia
Can you tell us about the bread wars?
You tale, here in them supermarkets of my city almost not is is products, only can buy 2 times by week, to my me correspond them Wednesday and them Sunday, and them lines to enter to the supermarket are very long and sometimes them do and not managed to buy nothing because them products is just before to pass, is by that that there is that wake up very early. the situation is difficult, there are people starving, I have only the hope that soon this end
yo tengo esperanza, tambien
amazing pictures my dear!.....
Thanks so much @homeartpictures. You are always so nice to comment and resteem so often on my posts. Thanks so much for your support
with pleasure @gringalicious
Now you've got us curious!
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
That's what you call engagement, :-)
Great post! I was always curious about Argentina .. :) Can't wait for the follow up! :)
In the next day or two, I'll be post part 2. Thanks so much for reading and commenting
Nice Post my Dear...Good Job...😃
Thanks so much @chrissyworld. Your support is awesome!
It's my pleasure ... You deserve it.. Your photography is great:)