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86 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Argentina

Updated August 7, 2026
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Biologist Juan Masello has broken multiple bones, crushed a vein, and nearly drowned studying the world’s largest parrot colony, at Balneario El Condor in Argentina.

Studying the World's Largest Parrot Colony Is an Extreme Sport

Cliffside with Argentina's burrowing parrots, biologist Juan Masello has broken bones, crushed a vein, and nearly drowned.
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High-altitude archaeologist Constanza Ceruti climbs towards the highest archaeological site on Earth at the top of the 22,110-foot-tall Mount Llullaillaco in Argentina.

In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies

Even when those mummies still have skin, hair, and clothing.
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How the Pandemic Transformed Argentina’s Yerba Mate Traditions

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Argentina’s Loch Ness Monster Lurks Beneath a Patagonia Lake

Nahuelito’s plesiosaur visage can be found all over the small town of Bariloche.
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