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How would you call all the classical buildings in Buenos Aires, Rosario and such. I like the ambience they give to the city as a whole but as i have said the main things that draws me is landscape. Norway and Chile are two countries i love for that same reason but Argentina seems to have more variance.
Argentina has great neo-classical architecture. Definitely the most stunning South American city architectually. However, colonial architecture in LatAm preceeds this style by a good 200 years or more, therefore in a historical context it has more value. Quito is a great example.
This is a tough question because, well, I've liked pretty much every country I've visited.
Of the countries I've visited and not including my native canada:
1. USA. Not as homogenous as I expected it to be, with lots of interesting subcultures and just a beautiful countryside. I love to drive, and the US is a great 'drivers' country to visit. Open people, too. Best service culture in the entire bloody world, so doing business there is just the best.
2. Tough one: Italy edges out my second choice in europe of spain. I just like the mountainous terrain of Italy a bit more and found more hidden gems among the hill towns there than in Spain, whose towns I found a bit more plainer in appearance.
3. Colombia. The mountains, the gorgeous and delicious food and women, nice weather, even the hint of menace I felt kind of jazzed up the time I spent there as a tourist. Gotta get back to South America.
I want to go to Argentina, Chile, Australia, and make a special trek to Japan to binge eat their terrific food.
Argentina has great neo-classical architecture. Definitely the most stunning South American city architectually. However, colonial architecture in LatAm preceeds this style by a good 200 years or more, therefore in a historical context it has more value. Quito is a great example.
Quito, Cuzco, Cuenca, Guanajato, Cartagena, ecc. have all stunning colonial architecture. It was really hard to choose the third country but as i said i love how there are still traces of immigrant cultures in Argentina, the neoclassical buildings, the scenery (variety in a relatively short space is the main plus for me) and the football tradition make for a great blend.
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