The "Locro" (from the Quechua word ruqru or luqru) is a kind of stew of pre-Hispanic and pre-Inca origin, typical of several Andean villages based on pumpkin or squash, beans, corn or potatoes consumed in the area of the Cordillera de los Andes, from Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Is time for the Recipe! [...]
One of the delights in Argentine cuisine are empanadas, specially salteñas (from Salta province), Salta empanadas are not spicy, they are small, juicy and -according to many- the most distinctive in the country. They are made with boiled potatoes, meat cut by knife, common onion, scallions, hard boiled eggs, bell peppers, ground peppers, cumin and [...]
Recipe :D Ingredients: 1 L of milk 250 gr of sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 dash of vanilla extract Preparation: In a saucepan pour the milk and heat without boiling. Once the milk is heated, add the sugar and the vanilla extract. Wait for it to boil and add the baking soda. [...]
The Valley of the Moon is a strange clay formation, with a great variety of shades, shapes and slopes with multilayers of minerals and sediments, which allows spying on the evolution of the Earth in the Triassic period. Located about 273 km from the capital of San Juan (North Argentina) Ischigualasto Provincial Park opens its [...]
The Ñandú (Rhea) is the largest bird in South America (Argentina). There are two species: the common Ñandú and the Choique or Suri. The common Ñandú lives from the province of Río Negro to Corrientes, Formosa and Salta, it reaches a heigh of 1.80 meters and weighs 40 kg. The Choique inhabits the Andes [...]
It is a thick mass of ice located in the southwest of Argentina, in the Patagonia region. It is integrated into the Nacional Park Los Glaciares, in the province of Santa Cruz. With a front of 5 km in lenght, emerging on the water with a hight of about 60 m, because of the pressure [...]
In Jujuy, Argentina there is the most marvelous hill in the world, it has 7 different colors because of the marine, lake and river sediments that were deposited in the area for millions of years. Pink color: composed of red clay, fangolites (mud) and arilites (sand). Estimated age: 3 to 4 million years. White color: limestone, [...]