Chubut
Located amid a wild landscape of coastal cliffs or Andean lush woods, the rural lodgings in the province let you enjoy all year long warm traditional environs. In the province of Chubut you can visit the agro-tourism association “Valle Encantado” [Enchanted Valley], the Comarca Andina del Paralelo 42º [Parallel 42° Andean Land], “Visite Sarmiento Verde” [Visit Green Sarmiento] and various farms on the Peninsula Valdés or the Corredor Central [Central Corridor] that provide an interesting and varied offer to those who would like to experience a more natural way of life.
Neuquén
In the midst of the Andean rivers, exuberant woods, and farther away the Patagonian desert steppe, Neuquén presents a large variety of ranches and small rural accommodations. These ranches are mainly located near the towns of San Martín de los Andes, Loncopué, Aluminé, Junín de los Andes, Zapala, and in the vicinity of Neuquén city are some of the rural agro-tourism lodgings where you can spend some days of wonderful peace, not going too far away from the city.
Tierra del Fuego
In the south side of Patagonia, in the Harberton, Viamonte, Cabo San Pablo, Rolito, Rivadavia, Ushuaia and Río Apen Estancias [ranches], among others, you will know the secrets of sheep farming and hear about the tales of pioneers told by their descendants in Tierra del Fuego. Shearing is one the attractions in the south. María Behety is one the best known ranches, with one the largest shearing sheds in the world.
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz has more than 30 estancias [ranches] at the heart of virgin spots of singular beauty. The most well-known are: Truchaike, 30 kilometers from Río Gallegos, Monte Dinero, on the Straits of Magellan, 120 kilometers from Río Gallegos, Monte León at the south of the town Comandante Luis Piedra Buena, Helsingros, on the south bank of the Argentino Lake 3 kilometers from El Calafate, La Cristina, on the branch of the Argentino Lake, accessible only by boat, and La Serena at the branch of the Buenos Aires Lake, between Perito Moreno and Los Antiguos; Suyai and Lagos del Furioso ranches near the Posadas lake and the Pueyrredón ranch among others.
La Pampa
Farms and ranches in the midst of the plains, valleys and hills and the singular Caldén forest in La Pampa are perfect lodgings where you can learn and enjoy farm chores such as saddling a horse, driving a sulky, plowing and harvesting shoulder to shoulder with the country people. Visitors will also have the opportunity to practice equestrian sports or watch typical criollo skills shows, guitarreadas [meetings to play guitar] and local folk meetings typical of La Pampa that gather the villagers at the Patagonian sunset. Some of the farms and ranches are La Blanca, San Carlos, Villaverde, Santo Domingo, La Mercedes, La Marianita, La Holanda, Don Justo, A Puro Campo and La Julia.
Río Negro
The valleys of the Negro and Colorado rivers offer great days in the country with families that live from fruit growing, horticulture and ranching. There, sport fishing and riding invite you to relax amid scenes full of beauty. Over 86,000 cultivated hectares take you on explorations of the Pear Route, the Apple Routeand the Wine Route. The farms in the Andean region that produce fine fruits, organic produce, and food and wine using traditional methods, complete their offers to visitors with rides, trekking, fishing, nature watching, and other activities in the open air that invite relaxation and fun.
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