Published on MOON TRAVEL GUIDES (http://www.moon.com)

Internet Resources

Aconcagua
www.aconcagua.com.ar [1]
Clearinghouse for climbers and hikers on the highest peak in the Americas.

Administración de Parques Nacionales
www.parquesnacionales.gov.ar [2]
Primary government agency in charge of national parks and other conservation areas.

Aerolíneas Argentinas
www.aerolineas.com.ar [3]
Home page for Argentina’s struggling flagship airline.

Aeropuertos Argentinos 2000
www.aa2000.com.ar [4]
Private concessionaire operating most of Argentina’s international and domestic airports, including Buenos Aires’s Ezeiza and Aeroparque; in English and Spanish.

Ambitoweb
www.ambitoweb.com [5]
Online version of porteño financial daily Ambito Financiero.

AmeriSpan
www.amerispan.com [6]
Information on language instruction throughout the Americas, including Argentina.

Argentina Travel Net
www.argentinatravelnet.com [7]
Portal for Argentine travel sites, though not nearly all the links are closely related to travel; in Spanish and English.

Argentine Wines
www.argentinewines.com [8]
Close-to-comprehensive introduction to Argentine wines and wine regions; in Spanish with some English links.

Asociación Argentina de Albergues de la Juventud (AAAJ)
www.aaaj.org.ar [9]
Argentine hostelling organization, with limited facilities throughout the country. Site in Spanish and French only.

Asociación de Fútbol Argentina
www.afa.org.ar [10]
Argentina’s professional soccer league; in English and Spanish.

Asociación Ornitológica del Plata
www.avesargentinas.org.ar [11]
Buenos Aires–based bird-watching and conservation organization.

Automóvil Club Argentino (ACA)
www.aca.org.ar [12]
Argentine automobile association, useful for both information and up-to-date road maps. Offers discounts for members of affiliated clubs, such as AAA in the United States and the AA in Britain.

Buenos Aires Herald
www.buenosairesherald.com [13]
Improved online version of the capital’s venerable English-language daily, though full content is only available by subscription or, alternatively, after 2 p.m. Argentine time.

B y T Argentina
www.bytargentina.com [14]
Short-term apartment rentals and other information on Buenos Aires; in English and Spanish.

Centers for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov [15]
U.S. government page with travel health advisories.

CIA Factbook
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html [16]
The notorious spooks perform at least one admirable public service in their annual encyclopedia of the world’s countries, which appears complete online.

Clarín
www.clarin.com [17]
Outstanding online version of the capital’s tabloid daily, the Spanish-speaking world’s largest-circulation newspaper.

Currency Converter
www.oanda.com [18]
Present and historic exchange rate information.

Department of Health
www.doh.gov.uk [19]
British government agency with country-by-country health advice.

Department of State
www.travel.state.gov [20]
Travel information and advisories from the U.S. government; while it has useful material, its warnings are often exaggerated.

Feria del Libro
www.el-libro.com [21]
Buenos Aires’s heavily attended annual book fair.

Fondo Nacional de las Artes
www.fnartes.gov.ar [22]
Official federal government site with information on performing arts, architecture, cinema, and related fields.

Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina
www.vidasilvestre.org.ar [23]
Nongovernmental wildlife and habitat advocates.

Greenpeace
www.greenpeace.org.ar [24]
Argentine affiliate of the international conservation organization.

Hostelling International Argentina
www.hostels.org.ar [25]
Argentine Hostelling International affiliate, with information on travel and activities throughout the country.

Instituto Geográfico Militar
www.igm.gov.ar [26]
Military geographical institute, preparing and selling maps of the country.

Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INDEC)
www.indec.mecon.ar [27]
Home page for the federal government statistical agency, but not always reliable because of political interference.

Interpatagonia
www.interpatagonia.com [28]
Probably the most complete site for content and services on both the Argentine and Chilean sides of the Southern Cone’s southernmost region.

La Nación
www.lanacion.com.ar [29]
Major porteño daily, with an excellent Sunday cultural section.

La Plata
www.laplata.gov.ar [30]
Portal of Buenos Aires Province’s capital city.

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
www.lanic.utexas.edu [31]
Organized by the University of Texas, this site has a huge collection of quality links to Argentina and other Latin American countries.

Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
www.lade.com.ar [32]
Commercial passenger arm of the Argentine air force.

Mercopress News Agency
www.falkland-malvinas.com [33]
Montevideo-based Internet news agency covering politics and business in the Mercosur common market countries of Argentina [34], Brazil [35], Uruguay, and Paraguay, as well as Chile [36] and the Falkland/Malvinas Islands [37]; in English and Spanish.

Metrovías
www.metrovias.com.ar [38]
Details on Buenos Aires’s subway system.

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
www.mrecic.gov.ar [39]
Argentine foreign ministry, with information on visas and consulates; in English and Spanish.

Páginas Amarillas
www.paginasamarillas.com.ar [40]
Yellow Pages for the entire country.

Página 12
www.pagina12.com [41]
Outspoken left-of-center Buenos Aires daily, which has shifted from reporting toward opinion but features some of the country’s best writers.

Secretaría Nacional de Turismo
www.turismo.gov.ar [42]
National tourism authority, with information in Spanish and English.

Turismo Buenos Aires
www.bue.gov.ar/home [43]
Official city tourist information in English and Portuguese as well as Spanish.

UkiNet
www.ukinet.com [44]
A freelancer’s human rights–oriented website, with an archive of his best work from Britain’s Guardian and other sources.

U.S. Commercial Service
www.buyusainfo.net [45]
U.S. Department of Commerce’s summary of business climate and possibilities in Argentina and other foreign countries.

What’s Up Buenos Aires
www.whatsupbuenosaires.com [46]
Definitive online guide to the city’s nightlife.

Source URL: http://www.moon.com/destinations/argentina/resources/internet-resources

Links:
[1] http://www.aconcagua.com.ar
[2] http://www.parquesnacionales.gov.ar
[3] http://www.aerolineas.com.ar
[4] http://www.aa2000.com.ar
[5] http://www.ambitoweb.com
[6] http://www.amerispan.com
[7] http://www.argentinatravelnet.com
[8] http://www.argentinewines.com
[9] http://www.aaaj.org.ar
[10] http://www.afa.org.ar
[11] http://www.avesargentinas.org.ar
[12] http://www.aca.org.ar
[13] http://www.buenosairesherald.com
[14] http://www.bytargentina.com
[15] http://www.cdc.gov
[16] http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
[17] http://www.clarin.com
[18] http://www.oanda.com
[19] http://www.doh.gov.uk
[20] http://www.travel.state.gov
[21] http://www.el-libro.com
[22] http://www.fnartes.gov.ar
[23] http://www.vidasilvestre.org.ar
[24] http://www.greenpeace.org.ar
[25] http://www.hostels.org.ar
[26] http://www.igm.gov.ar
[27] http://www.indec.mecon.ar
[28] http://www.interpatagonia.com
[29] http://www.lanacion.com.ar
[30] http://www.laplata.gov.ar
[31] http://www.lanic.utexas.edu
[32] http://www.lade.com.ar
[33] http://www.falkland-malvinas.com
[34] http://www.moon.com/destinations/argentina
[35] http://www.moon.com/destinations/brazil
[36] http://www.moon.com/destinations/chile
[37] http://www.moon.com/destinations/argentina/the-falkland-islands
[38] http://www.metrovias.com.ar
[39] http://www.mrecic.gov.ar
[40] http://www.paginasamarillas.com.ar
[41] http://www.pagina12.com
[42] http://www.turismo.gov.ar
[43] http://www.bue.gov.ar/home
[44] http://www.ukinet.com
[45] http://www.buyusainfo.net
[46] http://www.whatsupbuenosaires.com