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and international visitors, many of whom are europeans, have found in La Pampa an enjoyable place where they can spend quiet holidays with their families. PAMPA (from the quechua indian word
'flatland') spreads from Buenos Aires to the north, west and south. Once, inhabited by Gauchos,
these plains were the ground of visciuos battles between natives and criollos. Gauchos descendants of Spanish conquistadores and aborigines (natives) of the Pampas were considered to be outcasts and
lived solitary lives, often socially marginated. The pampas is the name of a geographical region that extends through the midsection of Argentina. It covers the western part of the province of Buenos
Aires, the southwestern part of Cordoba and Santa Fe, the southeastern part of San Luis and almost the entire province of La Pampa.
Stay at local ranches
At a ranch, visitors are invited to ride horses, witness gaucho's skills, enjoy argentine's famous beef (asado, where most of the animals organs get cooked) and have the same landowners as companions. Ranches can accomodate anywhere from 6 to 20 people and are usually very spacious. They may extend from 1000 has to 20,000 has and their main purpose could be cattle breeding or agriculture. The pampas has two distinctive areas called 'pampa humeda' and 'pampa seca'. The first one covers the northern area while the second one is much larger and covers the southwestern part. What is known as pampa seca became a more fertile soil in the last couple of decades due to dramatic climate changes. However, some of the most prosperous and riches lands are in the northeastern section in places like Pergamino. ![]() |
Luro Park, natural life reservoir
Historically, this area of Argentina has been the battleground where colonial and later federal forces confronted the native indians. It appears that the conquistadores found originally two different group of natives which the called "pampas". Starting in the 17th century, the area was strongly influenced by the arrival of the Tehuelches, later the Araucanos and finally the Pehuenches. The final battles happened between the years 1876 and 1884 when Namuncura -a highly regarded chief (cacique)- abandoned his fight. The 'desert campaigns' that started around 1833 thus came to an end. ![]() |
There are many small ponds and lakes where fresh water fishing takes place. Usually, fishes are of a small size and species vary between 'pejerrey, bagres, mojarrita, lisas, tarariras and dientudos.
Some lakes might reach over 4mts depth while others are quite shallow. Due to strong winds some require a lifesaver mandatory. Also, in many cases, permits are needed. The region of the pampas became
important historically after the discovery of the "salinas" in the 17th century. The commercial value and its applications -mostly to conserve beef and other foods that were now being "cured"- pushed
the government and the colony to fight the indians wherever they were even though it took almost two hundred years to finally conquer the area. While many isolated instances of conflicts erupted since
the 1600's it was not until 1810 when the first of the organized military campaigns took place. Natives adopted horses and acquired greater movility and developed commercial relationships with tribes
and landowners to the west, extending to Chile. Natives thus, became a problem as they would try to steal cattle from the eastern pampas and ride it to the west in what became known as "malones"
and "ganado cimarron".
Map of La Pampa, Argentina
Discussing the Pampas in our forum
* La Pampa trip
* Buying a farm in Argentina
* Horses in Buenos Aires
* Ethnic make up of argentines
* Polo and horses
* Ranch visit
* Work in an estancia
* Gauchos
* Yaks in Argentina
* Argentina and agriculture
* Agribusiness
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We have shown you some of the most interesting aspects to be explored in this State. If you are interested in making a trip to Argentina and in particular to this region we recommend that you fill out our 'no commitment' vacation planner so that we can provide you with a more precise idea on the cost of a trip. It is possible to combine circuits and tours in this State with circuits in other States as well as neighboring countries, like Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and even Bolivia for prolonged stays. Trips may range from just a few days to many weeks. Upon reception of the reservation form we will be in a better position to let you know detailed scheduling for a trip as well as specific activities that can be arranged in the area, plus all the information regarding how to get your air tickets, payments, travel insurances, transfers from where you are and the cost of the tour or vacation as per your choices. Please do not hesitate to contact us.