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The BBC Profiles provide an economic, historical, and political overview, with a section on current leaders. The Profiles also list the media outlets, which include television and radio stations and the press.

National Geographic's People and Places feature provides a short overview of the destination and include a Features section with related articles, photos, and videos, depending on the destination.

Travel + Leisure Magazine's guide to the greatest hotels worldwide as selected by its team of reporters and editors.

Weatherbase provides historical weather information such as "average number of day above 90," "average number of days with thunderstorms," and other similar types of data.

From website: Argentina has definitely entered a hopeful stage. A new growth- and development-oriented public affairs management model is in place.

Tourism is destined to continue to play a key role within this ambitious, promising work scheme adopted by the Government.....click for website

Up-to-date information provided by the State Department on matters such as passport and visa requirements, safety and security, crime, health and medical issues, any areas of instability, and the location of the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. It also links to Travel Warnings for that country, if there is one.

Frommer's Forums are divided into countries, and all the messages relating to a country are presented in a list that makes it easy to browse through the topics.

Review site with hotel reviews and candid photos posted by users.

Virtual Tourist has user reviews on topics such as Hotels, Things To Do, Restaurants, Local Customs, Nightlife, Off the Beaten Path, Tourist Traps, Transportation, ... etc.

Virtual Tourist has user reviews on topics such as Hotels, Things To Do, Restaurants, Local Customs, Nightlife, Off the Beaten Path, Tourist Traps, Transportation, ... etc.

Concierge.com destinations guides include information on getting there, getting around, lodging, places to eat, see and do, ... etc. Although Concierge.com may not have as many hotel recommendations as some guide books, they provide hotel photos along with the recommendations. The destinations guides also have links to articles about the destination published by Concierge.com or Conde Nast Traveler.

Frommer's has put a substantial amount of content online, making Frommers.com a good resource for travel planning. The site is easy to navigate since all the destinations are organized by similar topics such as "Getting There," "Restaurants," and "Suggested Itineraries."

USA Today's Country Guides have information on topics such as Money, Health, Accommodations, Entertainment, Top Things To Do and See, Getting There, Getting Around, Climate, and Map. You can also select the topics you are interested in and create a mini guide that puts all the information on one page for easy reading.

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published November 2006
Francis Mallmann turns the heat up high-really high. Argentina's star chef explains the secrets of his art to Peter Kaminsky ... click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published February 2006
In the 1930s, Argentina's Lake District attracted the smart set, only to fall on hard times. Mark Jolly traces a region's rebirth through luxury lodges and eco-adventure ... click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published August 2007
Unrivaled access, special connections, destination savvy-these are just some of the tools each of these uber-agents can deploy to bring the most to your next big trip. In parsing the day-to-day events of an actual itinerary, Consumer News Editor Wendy Perrin demonstrates how the intuitive maneuvers of a great travel planner can turn any journey into a smoothly orchestrated, magical experience. ... click for full article

In addition to standard listings on attractions, restaurants, and lodging, Fodors.com has a section called "Features" that are specific to the destination. For example, the Features section for Paris has articles titled "Cheese Primer," "Bistro to Brasserie," "Pampering Spas," . . . etc.

IGoUGo is a travel review site. The reviews are organized into "journals," which are a collection of reviews by an author about a trip, such as reviews on hotels, restaurants, nightlife, experiences, photos, ... etc.

It has an old-world European elegance mixed with a new-world Latin cool, and plenty to see and do!

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published May 2005
Why cut corners on the Continent when you can still live large for less all over the globe? Our foreign correspondents scout out seven of your favorite spots for sweel hotels, top tables, and plenty of the high life-all for under $250 a day.

Latin Luxe
For more than a decade, prices in Buenos Aires rivaled those in Manhattan, but when the peso plunged three years ago, the home of tango and free-range steak went on sale. What used to buy the best Mendoza wine and the tastiest sirloin still pays for dinner; now, however, there's enough left over for an opera, a designer outfit, or a piece of local art. And some of the city's top draws are free: The Casa Rosada, where Evita Peron (and Madonna) appeared before the adoring masses, the fin de siecle edifices on avenida de Mayo, and the lush Palermo Woods, for instance, don't cost a centavo. ... click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published February 2007
Buenos Aires used to run on nostalgia and was proud to consider itself more European than Latin. Then came the financial collapse of 2001 and everything changed overnight. David Ebershoff visits the new Buenos Aires, an electrifying-and deeply affordable-city, where necessity really is the mother of invention ... click for full article