An estancia day offers a refined yet authentic introduction to Argentina’s rural heritage. Historic estancias reflect agricultural traditions and hospitality.
Visitors enjoy horseback riding, open-air activities, and traditional meals while exploring historic ranches.
It is an ideal way to experience Argentina beyond the city, through its landscapes and traditions.
The first Estancias, like the chacras, appeared in Argentina in the 16th century during the Spanish colonization.
Argentina’s gastronomy is some of the best in the world. Anyone who gets the chance to enjoy our food and drinks will tell you so. However, our food is a lot more than that: it represents family and friends, encounters and celebrations, it’s a way to bring people closer. Here are some of the foods…
An Estancia Day in Argentina offers a peaceful escape into the countryside. Visitors enjoy nature, traditional food, and outdoor activities in a relaxed environment. Experiences include horse riding, walking, and enjoying Argentine hospitality. It is one of the best day trips from Buenos Aires.
Sometimes we can get confused if a ranch and estancia are the same things. As we know a ranch is a large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep, or other livestock while an estancia is a large rural estate where people live surround by huge extensions of green areas. In the 19th-century stationary…
MATE is a traditional South American caffeine-rich infused drink, that was first consumed by the Guaraní . In the last centuries, it became particularly popular in Argentina PREPARATION It is prepared by steeping dried leaves of yerba mate in hot water and is served with a metal straw from a shared-hollow calabash gourd. The straw is called a bombilla in Spanish. The straw is traditionally made of silver. Modern, commercially available straws are typically made of nickelsilver (called alpaca), stainless steel, or hollow-stemmed cane. The gourd is known as a mate or a guampa . Even if the water is supplied from a modern thermos, the infusion is traditionally drunk from mates or cuias. The mate leaves are dried, chopped, and ground into a powdery mixture called yerba, which means “herbs”. The bombilla functions as both a straw and a sieve. The submerged end is flared, with small holes or slots that allow the brewed liquid in, but block the chunky matter that makes up much of the mixture. A modern bombilla design uses a straight tube with holes, or a spring sleeve to act as a sieve. CULTURE Mate has a strong cultural significance both in terms of national identity and well as socially. Mate is the national drink of Argentina, Paraguay, where it is also…
Mate is the National Drink of Argentina. Is a tradition that means bonding and sharing. If you are offered a mate, it is a sign that you are welcome. It can be drunk at all hours and at all times. It is a social drink that is usually accompanied with delicious traditional pastries, such…