Travel information for Argentina

Medical recommendations:

Note: Most of these recommendations are for Argentina�s Northern provinces and not applicable for travellers wishing to visit only Mendoza and Buenos Aires.

Malaria: Prophylaxis with chloroquine is recommended for rural areas of Salta and Jujuy province (along border with Bolivia) and Misiones and Corrientes province (along border with Paraguay)

Vaccinations:

Hepatitis A Recommended for all travelers

Typhoid For travelers who may eat or drink outside major restaurants and hotels

Yellow fever Recommended for all travelers older than nine months who are going to the northern and northeastern forested areas of Argentina, including Igua�u Falls and all areas bordering Paraguay and Brazil

Rabies For travelers who may have direct contact with animals and may not have access to medical care

Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) Two doses recommended for all travelers born after 1956, if not previously given

Tetanus-diphtheria Revaccination recommended every 10 years

How to get to Mendoza

By air: Franscisco Gabrielli International Airport "

Aerol�neas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque) o Austral (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)

" LAN Airlines (Santiago de Chile) o LAN Argentina (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)

" Silver Sky Airlines (Buenos Aires-Aeroparque)

By bus: There are many companies travelling from Retiro bus terminal to Mendoza. How to get to Buenos Aires: By air: Ministro Pistarini International Airport " Aerom�xico (Mexico City) " Aerosur (Asunci�n, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra) " Air Canada (Santiago de Chile, Toronto-Pearson) " Air Comet (Madrid) " Air Europa (Madrid) " Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle) " Alitalia (Rome-Fiumicino) " American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, Montevideo, New York-JFK) " Avianca (Bogot�) " British Airways (London-Heathrow, S�o Paulo-Guarulhos) " Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental) " Copa Airlines (Panama City) " Cubana de Aviaci�n (Havana, Cayo Coco) " Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) " Gol (Asunci�n, Lima, Porto Alegre, Santiago of Chile, S�o Paulo-Guarulhos, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro-Gale�o) " Iberia (Madrid, Barcelona) " LAN Airlines (Santiago de Chile) o LAN Argentina (Miami, Punta Cana, S�o Paulo-Guarulhos, Santiago de Chile) o LAN Ecuador (Guayaquil, Quito, Santiago de Chile) o LAN Peru (Lima) " Lufthansa (Frankfurt) " Malaysia Airlines (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur) " Mexicana (Mexico City) " Qantas (Sydney) [begins November 24] " TACA Peru (Lima) " TAM Linhas A�reas (Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, R�o de Janeiro-Gale�o, S�o Paulo-Guarulhos, Salvador) o TAM Mercosur (Asunci�n, Cochabamba, Montevideo, Punta del Este, Rio de Janeiro-Gale?o, Santa Cruz de la Sierra) " United Airlines (Washington-Dulles) " Varig (Florianopolis, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Gale�o, S�o Paulo-Guarulhos) " Aerol�neas Argentinas (Auckland, Asuncion, Barcelona, Bogot�, Caracas, Florian�polis, Lima, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, Montevideo, New York-JFK, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Gale�o, Rome-Fiumicino, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santiago de Chile, S�o Paulo-Guarulhos, Sydney) o Austral (El Calafate, Ushuaia)

Currency

Argentina�s currency is known as 'Peso' which is further subdivided into 100 cents. The peso coins come in the denominations of 1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, 50 cents and 1 peso coins. There are two versions of 5, 10, 25 and 50 cent coins available; they can be silver or golden plated. The Argentina currency is available in paper money as well. The denominations available in paper money are $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. There have been new versions of $2, $5, $10 and $20 in the recent times. But the publication of new paper money does not discard the validity of old version of Argentina paper currency. Both these versions are in use in the market. To keep in pace with the global market, plastic money is used a lot in Argentina. The banks in Argentina have set up cash machines that are linked to international networks like MasterCard, Plus, Visa, Cirrus, Citibank, Maestro and the eminent ones. You can visit any of these ATM counters and draw paper money after the insertion of your respective card in the ATM machines. Traveller checks are also accepted in Argentina. But they are only rarely accepted in shops in Argentina. Therefore it is suggested to convert the traveller check to Argentina currency after a visit to banks or travel agents in Argentina. You may find it more useful to travel with a credit card. What other information would you like to receive? We encourage you to contact us personally to let us know your suggestions: expeditions@andeanheights.net