Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Another option if you're staying for more than three months is to cross into Colonia or
Montevideo (both in Uruguay; Colonia can be an easy day trip) or Chile for a day or two
before your visa expires, then return with a new 90-day visa. This only works if you don't
need a visa to enter the other country.
Volunteering
There are many opportunities for volunteering in Argentina, from food banks to
villas
miserias
(shantytowns) to organic farms. Some ask for just your time, or a modest fee,
and some charge hundreds of dollars (with likely a low percentage of money going direc-
tly to those in need). Before choosing an organization, it's a good idea to talk to other vo-
lunteers about their experiences.
Organizations include:
Aldea Luna
(
www.aldealuna.com.ar
)
Work on a farm in a nature reserve.
AMA Torres del Paine
(
www.patagoniavolunteer.org
)
Volunteer in spectacular Torres del
Paine, Chile.
Anda Responsible Travel
(
www.andatravel.com.ar/en/volunteering
) Buenos Aires travel
agency supporting local communities.
Centro Conviven
(
www.conviven.org.ar
)
Helps kids in Buenos Aires' shantytowns.
Conservación Patagonica
(
www.patagonialandtrust.org/makeadifference_v.htm
)
Help to
create a national park.
Eco Yoga Park
(
www.ecoyogavillages.org/volunteer-programs
)
One of a kind.
Fundación Banco de Alimentos
(
www.bancodealimentos.org.ar
)
Short-term work at a
food bank.
Habitat for Humanity Argentina
(
www.hpha.org.ar
) Building communities.
Patagonia Volunteer
(
www.patagoniavolunteer.org
) Has opportunities in Patagonia.
Volunteer South America
(
www.volunteersouthamerica.net
) Lists NGOs with volunteer
opportunities in South America.
WWOOF Argentina
(
www.wwoofargentina.com
)
Organic farming in Argentina.
Women Travelers
Being a woman traveling in Argentina can sometimes be a challenge, especially if you are
young, alone and/or maintaining an inflexible liberal attitude. In some ways Argentina is a
safer place for a woman than Europe, the USA and most other Latin American countries,
but dealing with its machismo culture can be a real pain.
