Argentina travel blog - Guide to Argentina

[James02]

Hi everyone!

Firstly, apologies if it's not ok to post this type of thing here. In such case, please feel free to remove the post.

I've been living in Argentina for just over 6 months now, I'm originally from the UK. Over the past year, I've been working on a travel guide/blog about Argentina, which I'm trying to grow as much as I can. The website and the information on it are mainly aimed at tourists and expats, so I wanted to share it with people on here as maybe it could be of some use!

The website is www.guidetoargentina.com. There is also an Instagram with the same name, Guide to Argentina.

I'd really appreciate anyone giving the page a quick look, or sharing with anyone who might be new to Argentina! It's still early days, but there's quite a bit of useful info on there for tourists and expats!

I look forward to hopefully meeting some of you one of these weeks at one of the weekly coffee chats!

Cheers!

 

[MJO]

Great blog, thanks! I will refer to it as I will be traveling to BA early in the New Year for the first time.

 

[Giuliettaspider]

Hi James, congrats your blog looks great, and is loading fast.
I have read a few articles and they are well written. Images look authentic
I would recommend insert ytube videos ( no need to be your own ), e.g. cerro chapelco I am sure you can find them on ytube and
embed them in your posts ( helps with dwell time, visitors time on site ). Buena Suerte

 

[James02]

Hi James, congrats your blog looks great, and is loading fast.
I have read a few articles and they are well written. Images look authentic
I would recommend insert ytube videos ( no need to be your own ), e.g. cerro chapelco I am sure you can find them on ytube and
embed them in your posts ( helps with dwell time, visitors time on site ). Buena Suerte

I appreciate you taking a look, glad you liked it! Thanks for the suggestion, it's a good idea!

 

[carride]

Hi everyone!

Firstly, apologies if it's not ok to post this type of thing here. In such case, please feel free to remove the post.

I've been living in Argentina for just over 6 months now, I'm originally from the UK. Over the past year, I've been working on a travel guide/blog about Argentina, which I'm trying to grow as much as I can. The website and the information on it are mainly aimed at tourists and expats, so I wanted to share it with people on here as maybe it could be of some use!

The website is www.guidetoargentina.com. There is also an Instagram with the same name, Guide to Argentina.

You mention Chapelco ski area in San Martin de los Andes. It is worth mentioning that the concession company who ran the resort has had the contract terminated by the province. After 38 years. They are taking bids at the end of the month for a new company to take over the new 25 year contract. This sounds very late to attempt to start-up a whole new operation to be open for ski season in June. Past years people already purchased season tickets in November.

La provincia recibió las instalaciones del Cerro Chapelco

Este lunes la empresa que concesionaba el predio hizo entrega de la infraestructura que forma parte del complejo de esquí.

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[jewing]

You mention Chapelco ski area in San Martin de los Andes. It is worth mentioning that the concession company who ran the resort has had the contract terminated by the province. After 38 years. They are taking bids at the end of the month for a new company to take over the new 25 year contract. This sounds very late to attempt to start-up a whole new operation to be open for ski season in June. Past years people already purchased season tickets in November.

La provincia recibió las instalaciones del Cerro Chapelco

Este lunes la empresa que concesionaba el predio hizo entrega de la infraestructura que forma parte del complejo de esquí.

www-neuqueninforma-gob-ar.translate.goog

Whichever investor buys it is contractually obligated to open this season. The disdain by the locals for the current owners is nearly universal. They say, "Ni un tornillo en 20 años." There is hope that it will be a great future for the mountain. Day passes at the resorts are looking to be above 100,000 at most of the resorts in Argentina during temporada alta.

 

[carride]

Whichever investor buys it is contractually obligated to open this season. The disdain by the locals for the current owners is nearly universal. They say, "Ni un tornillo en 20 años." There is hope that it will be a great future for the mountain. Day passes at the resorts are looking to be above 100,000 at most of the resorts in Argentina during temporada alta.

sounds like you know the details. I’m sure the local skiers will see a big increase in the cost of a day as well as season ticket, even if they keep a special local residents rate. Assuming the first year of new ownership will be a worse experience for all the locals, tourists, and employees. 5-7 weeks to prepare the entire operation will need some magic.

 

[jewing]

I love to to ride! One of the biggest fears is that Grupo Trappa (owners of transport Via Cargo) will buy the lease. They also hold the lease at Cerro Catedral. But for example, price for lessons at Chapelco were 3x to 4x More than at Catedral this last season. But the cost for a day pass was 20% less at Chapelco. The Province just opened up selling some 3 day lift tickets at Chapelco 324.000 for some cashflow for the place. So who knows, it's Argentina!

 

[carride]

I love to to ride! One of the biggest fears is that Grupo Trappa (owners of transport Via Cargo) will buy the lease. They also hold the lease at Cerro Catedral. But for example, price for lessons at Chapelco were 3x to 4x More than at Catedral this last season. But the cost for a day pass was 20% less at Chapelco. The Province just opened up selling some 3 day lift tickets at Chapelco 324.000 for some cashflow for the place. So who knows, it's Argentina!

Thanks for the update about sales. At least the province is handling advance ticket sales. Hopefully using the same refillable plastic card as past years. The Chapelco website and this new sales method at NeuquénTur website are down today. We shall see. Those rates good until the day of resort bidding on Apr-28. Three day non-resident pass is ~40% more expensive in USD compared to last year, and ~80% more for residents.

• No mention if those rates are for high, mid, and low season days, so must be good for all days. Bummer they are missing the typical ~15% discount for people who want to ski the less touristy mid-season days.
• No mention if those are for consecutive days or the Flexible non-consecutive days when buying 3,6 or 10 days

Announced yesterday for 2025:

• Los no residentespodrán comprar un pase de
  • tres días por $324.000 = $240 USD (324.000 / 1345 blue)
  • seis días, de $576.000.
• En tanto que residentes accederán a un pase de
  • tres días a $188.000 = $140 USD (188.000 / 1345 blue)
  • siete a $439.000
  • diez días a $569.000 = $423 USD (569.000 / 1345 blue)

2024 preseason sales in February. High-season rates:

• 3 flexible non-resident tix = $100 USD (147.400 ars / 1070 blue)
• 3 flexible resident tix = $81 USD (87 ars / 1070 blue)
• 10 flexible resident tix = $246 USD (263.400 ars / 1070 blue)

Ref:

2024-Feb presale residential rates. Wayback machine archived​

2024-Feb presale non-resident wayback machine​

2025-April presale announcement​

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