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Since their 2001 monetary crisis, Argentina has been experiencing an ever-expansive boom in tourism.
Foreign visitors have long felt the pull of Buenos Aires's tango halls and dinosaur-sized steaks.
But now a new feature of the so-called Paris of Latin America is drawing international visitors: the country's reputation as an exotic tourist destination.
Home to snow-capped mountains, crystal-clear lakes, colossal waterfalls and gaucho-strewn prairies, Argentina offers a tempting array of holiday options.
Tourist numbers have increased year on year by around 10% since 2003, with Argentina proving particularly popular with visitors.
According to own statistics of the National Secretariat of Tourism, the arrivals, by all routes from enter the country, were increased a 11.8 percent during the third trimester of 2007, in comparison with the same period of the previous year.
Of the 1.054.749 foreign visitors who arrived at the country, the greater increase took place in the arrival of originating visitors of bordering countries, with 695,550 people, which is equivalent more to a 15.4 percent than in equal period of the previous year.
The country that provided greater amount of visitors is Brazil with 233,041, that is to say, with an increase of the 35 percent.
As well, the arrivals of visitors of nonbordering countries (359,200 people) registered an increase of the 5.4 percent, product of the growth of 18,5 percents of Latin American visitors of nonbordering countries.
The numbers in originating visitors from Europe had an increase of the 6 percent.
With Argentina expecting 4.1 million foreign visitors this year, worth an estimated USD 1.9bn to the national economy, ... tourism is big business.
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