(Press
'Condé Nast Traveller
on 15 December 2009')
The wetlands of north-eastern Argentina are wild, undeveloped and strikingly beautiful. Hosteria Rincon del Socorro, part of a conservation project led by philanthropist Doug Tompkins, is an ideal base for exploring this vast region. The main house, built in 1896, is in the classic estancia style...
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(Press
'The Sunday Times
on 15 March 2009')
A silent man in a pickup drove me north on the corrugated track that was Highway 40. Outback Corrientes was a place of long horizons, tall prairie skies, dirt ranchers and mule wagons. Jowly middle-aged bulls presided over harems of docile cows in fields as big as counties. A river appeared. On t...
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Mark Beken
(Staff)
Apart from the wonderfully abundant wildlife, great guiding, charming rooms and delicious food (with a memorable asado), the two things I loved best here were the ecological project itself - Doug Tompkins has done an incredible job reclaiming cattle pastures into wilderness - and the little touch...
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