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…
Many of the properties are ancient family homes that have only recently opened their doors to visitors while others have been purpose-built as country hotels. While the older estancias give you a great sense of history, their newer counterparts are often aimed at the more luxurious end of the market. However, all will have sweeping…
The first estancias and chacras (smaller farms than estancias), appeared in Argentina in the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization. The conquistadores and explorers were rewarded, by the grace of royal concessions, with very large pieces of land called suertes (lucky). They accepted those lands as a reward, a “payment” for their efforts. From that word comes the term “pagos” commonly used…