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The estancias are definitely linked to the history and the essence of our Argentinian culture. Maybe it is due to the vastness of our land, where the sight is lost without finding any limits, that men and the countryside life forms are so particular. And for such reason, the houses and inns that welcome visitors today are accurate representations of our identity. In them, the past and the present of both Creoles and immigrants are expressed.

Each geography leaves its mark. As don Athaualpa Yupanqui would say, "a man on horse in the pampas is taming the space,... has plains and time and, just like the pampa, his voice has no eco. The mountain does give back his voice to the Indian who has never seen the sun rise or set".

And with wisdom, he defines the paisano as the one that the country has inside.

The estancias of the countryside tell their story. The European large houses amidst the pampas plains, as well as the country houses that found their own space among the Northern reedbeds, or those which resist the Patagonian wind and aridness.

These properties have always offered visitors a bonfire after a long trip, homebaked bread and hot mate, poured by their owners, who welcome the visitors without asking questions about either origin or destination.

And today, they continue to open their gates to whoever is in search for some quietness in the landscape.

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Travel itineraries

La legendaria “Ruta 40” en Estancias

Un viaje por la ruta nacional 40, la carretera mas larga y espectacular de Argentina. Descubriendo una de las regiones mas deshabitadas del mundo, desde el mar hasta la Cordillera de los Andes a través de la interminable Estepa Patagónica. Para percibir la real esencia de la Patagonia los alojamiento son Estancias de Campo conociendo a los Estancieros y a los solitarios Gauchos, compartiremos sus historias y costumbres.

Ver itinerario ruta 40

Estancias Argentinas

Circuito por los tres lagos continentales más australes de la Patagonia Argentina: el Lago Argentino, con alojamiento en la estancia Nibepo Aike, ubicada dentro del Parque nacional Los Glaciares; el Lago Viedma, con alojamiento en la hostería El Pilar, atendida por experimentados guías de montaña, que los guiaran por los senderos que pasan al pie del majestuoso Fitz Roy; y el Lago San Martín, de profundo azul turquesa, con asentamiento en Estancia La Maipú, desde donde se pueden realizar caminatas o cabalgatas avistando cóndores a través de hermosos paisajes cordilleranos.

Ver extensión Estancias Argentinas (circuito 3 lagos)

Lodging:

Hosteria El Pilar (El Chalten)

Along the road between El Chaltén and Lake Desierto, bordering on Los Glaciares National Park in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz, is the El Pilar Inn, a cozy recreation of the old houses with which Patagonian ranches are identified in most people's minds.

Guests are attended personally by the owners (a couple of mountain climbers), who fell in love with the place and built this pleasant, comfortable inn.

Ideal for those who dream of a cozy place with a view of Mount Fitz Roy and its splendid chain of towers, El Pilar offers its guests a splendid view of the Fitz Roy massif, home-made meals, and all the magic of Patagonian forests and rivers dominated by the presence of this mountain.

Lagos del Furioso (Lago Posadas)

The inn occupies a wooded isthmus that separates two lakes of different colors in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz. There beneath the trees, cozy cabins, tasty homemade meals served in the dining room, the sauna and other amenities await guests at the end of the day's discoveries and adventures in the vast San Lorenzo region.

The light, the colors, the chronicles of the land engraved in stone, history and the positive atmosphere of the place will also be memorable.

Estancia La Anostura

This simple, genuine Patagonian ranch is strategically located for people who are driving National Route 40 in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz..

The ranch has been in the family since 1878. The owners' personal attention to guests, their home-cooked meals and the stories they have to tell give color to this typical hostelry, an ideal place to rest after a long, extenuating trip.

There is easy access to places with flora and fauna that are unique in the area.

Estancia Telken (Los Antiguos)

This old Patagonian ranch, started up in 1915, raises sheep and horses off National Route 40 in the northwestern corner of the Argentine province of Santa Cruz.

Tourists receive a warm welcome in the cozy main house surrounded by a pleasant garden and windbreak grove. The owners' personal attention, the home-cooked meals shared at the family table and Patagonian hospitality make visitors feel like old friends.

The owners, descendants of New Zealanders, have made this place a classical stop-off for tourists coming from the far south, and those on their way south.

Estancia Nibepo Aike (Calafate)

This typical Santa Cruz ranch, established at the beginning of the 20th century, is located on the southern bank of Lake Argentino in Los Glaciares National Park

Its main business is cattle raising, followed by sheep farming. Its dining room serves traditional meat and vegetable dishes made mostly from home produce.

There is a Patagonian barbecue shed. Rooms have private bath and heating. Activities include horseback rides, hiking and excursions to the Perito Moreno glacier.

Hosteria Antigua Patagonia

Antigua Patagonia es una hostería situada a orillas del majestuoso Lago Buenos Aires -2400 km2-, en la localidad de Los Antiguos, al noreste de la Provincia de Santa Cruz. Cuenta con el imponente marco de la Cordillera de Los Andes y ofrece el escenario ideal para disfrutar una especial estadía patagónica.

La Maipu

This ranch lies right up against the Andes facing the turquoise waters of Lake San Martín 280 km from El Calafate and the Perito Moreno glacier in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz.

On the ranch, which has belonged to the Leyenda family for more than half a century, guests can hike in beech forests, go on horseback rides, watch birds (especially condors), take part in ranch work and visit a museum dedicated to the Patagonian pioneers.