The final chapter in our Argentina tour took place in the border town of Iguazu. Very hot, wet, jungle heat, blankets the town so we migrated into the hotel swimming pool to cool down for the first day while we mused if its worth paying extra for a guided tour or to just get on the local bus. On so many previous occasions we have been to visit touristy sights and watched tour groups being herded around the place with guides telling you where the toilet is and wha...

Our flight landed in the Argentinean capital city on Monday evening and with a few daylight hours left it was a hunger for steak and beer that tempted us out for the evening. Over a few beers we got talking to some Canadian and Spanish travelers and made plans for the next three days. Tuesday morning and after breakfast we decided the best way to see the centre of the city would be on foot, stopping at plenty of cafes to check the quality of their coffee. The ci...

At the end of our last blog we wrote that tomorrow we would be welcoming Don and Margaret to Argentina, Kat's mum and dad, and that we would be meeting them in El Calafate to spend two weeks traveling around Argentina. Sadly, Margaret developed a last minute medical condition that left her un-able to fly and so they have postponed their visit to the land that gave the world Evita and Maradona. Last Monday was a sad day for all involved, but we are already plannin...

Since having our digital camera stolen, coopertrooper blog fans have been denied photographic pleasures of Chile and Argentina. We have been using the nasty disposable cameras for the past four weeks and this blog is dedicated to the the two cameras we have just had developed. Each picture tells a thousand words, but in case you have got some real work to get on with, we have written a shorter story within each picture. Enjoy. Cooper Out Love Dan & Kat

Cruised overnight to the East coast of Argentina to hit the second spot on our Argentina; "This is all rather weird" list. The first one was a place called Difunta Correa, which translates as Correa defunct. Legend has it a women in the 1840s called Deolinda Correa was walking in the dessert when she died of thirst, carrying her baby. Passing men found her later and her baby was still suckling at the dead womens nip. This was declared a miracle and a shrine was q...