Argentina’s Patagonia Region Offers Both Opulent and Intrepid Adventures

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By Karen Loftus, Guest Blogger


Argentina’s capital city and Patagonia make for the perfect pair for sophisticated South American travel. After your cultural kick off you can dive in the deep end of Argentine adventure. If heading over this land is but a bit of what you can expect… Continue reading

Mendoza, Argentina – A Rising Star in Wine & Mountain Tourism!

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By Tom Damon, Southwind President & Adventure Travel Specialist

On a recent visit to Santiago and the Chilean coast at the end of March, my wife Kelly and I flew 1 hour over the Andes to take in the emerging wine region of Mendoza. In this temperate zone tucked away on the eastern slope of the snow-capped mountains, peaks such as Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas, rise to 22,834 ft. Here couples and groups of friends will find the ideal place to Continue reading