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Where to Stay and What to Do

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WHEN TO GO

Argentina's northwest is mostly high desert, and thus mild and arid. It can get very hot in summer (December to March). The best seasons are spring (September to November) and fall (March to May).

GETTING THERE

Aerolineas Argentinas, the country's national airline, flies direct from New York and Miami to Buenos Aires, where there are several daily flights to both Salta and Mendoza.

WHERE TO STAY

Viñas de Cafayate Wine Resort
25 de Mayo Camino al Divisadero, Cafayate, Salta;54-11/4522-7754; www.tenriverstenlakes.com; doubles from $80.

Posada San Eduardo
Avda. San Martín and Los Amorados, Barreal; 54-26/ 4844-1046; doubles from $50.

Park Hyatt Mendoza
1124 Chile; 54- 261/441-1234; mendoza.park.hyatt.com/; doubles from $165.

WHERE TO EAT

La Palmera
Ruta 15 (near the intersection with Ruta 40), Villa Unión; no phone; chivito for two $20, including wine.

1884
1188 Belgrano, between Godoy and Cruz, Mendoza; 54-261/424-2698; dinner for two $40.

WHAT TO DO

Parque Nacional Talampaya
34 miles from Villa Unión, Ruta 76; www.talampaya.gov.ar.

Quilmes Ruins
30 miles south of Cafayate, km 1001, off Ruta 40; 54-3892/ 421-075.

ON THE WEB

www.turismo.gov.ar.

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