Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
For information and reservations,
800-468-
2744.
Canadian Pacific
offers daily service to Bue-
nos Aires from Toronto and Vancouver. For
information and reservations,
800-426-7000.
Many other Latin American carriers fly from
their home base to Buenos Aires. These include
AeroPerú
,
Avianca, LanChile
and
Viasa
.
This takes on major importance if Buenos Aires
is just one stop on a South America trip.
To get the best fares, you will have to do your
homework or have an experienced travel agent
do it for you. Deregulation, length of time before
departure, your flight route, season and a host
of other factors affect fares. Make sure to
explore such money-saving options as package
tours offered by the airlines, bucket shops,
stand-by travel (if your time is flexible), and
assorted charter opportunities. The Internet is
a great source for last-minute bargains. Three
websites worth looking into are
www.airwebtravel.net
,
www. priceline.com
and
www.webflyer.com
.
Overland
Buses, ferries and trains link Argentina with
countries nearby - although rarely via Buenos
Aires. You can drive or hop a bus from
Chile
(no rail). The busiest crossing goes from Santi-
ago, Chile to Mendoza, although the most excit-
ing is from Puerto Montt through the Chilean
and Argentinean lake regions.
See
Bariloche
,
page 295, for
crossings in the
Lake Region.
