The Festival of Chacarera takes place in the Santiago province and focuses entirely on the traditional Argentinian dance Chacarera, which is very popular in rural Argentina. Enjoy these images of spectacular shows, beautiful dancers and traditional clothing during the Chacarera Festival in Argentina, and get to know an important aspect of Argentinian folklore.

As you can see in these photos, the carnival in Gualeguaychú stands for spectacular shows and beautiful street parades with impressive costumes. This festival is the biggest carnival of Argentina, and one of the biggest ones in South America. Enjoy these pictures that show an amazing spectacle of music, color and dance!

This photo tour of Patagonia gives you the chance to explore one of the most beautiful regions of South America: its glaciers and snowy mountain tops; its amazing scenery and impressive sights; its huge forests and clear blue lakes. Browse through these pictures and you will envision yourself hiking through the mountains!

The Carnival Parade in Lincoln takes place in February and combines colourful shows with music, dance and masks. All the characters and figures shown in the carnival float are made by hand. These images give a nice impression of the artists´ creativity involved in preparing the decorations, masks and costumes in Lincoln.

In August of each year, the Anniversary of the death of General José de San Martín is celebrated in Argentina. Check out our slideshow of pictures of this important national holiday in Argentina. You will see many ceremonies and parades of soldiers and grenadiers who march down the streets of Buenos Aires, commemorating Argentina’s hero, General San Martín.

This gallery focuses on the day of cultural diversity, held on October 12th each year in Argentina. Also known as the Day of the Race in other South American countries, this festive day is the anniversary celebration of Christopher Columbus arrival in the Americas. In these pictures you see the street parades in Buenos Aires.

This gallery contains photos of the happy and colorful festivities during the festivity of the beer, held in November each year in the city of Villa General Belgrano in the province of Cordoba. This Argentinean version of the Oktoberfest in München is known as one of the most important beer festivals in South America.