About Argentina - Tree Lined Streets

Hey Gang,


Argentina can be quite warm during the summer months.  This was certainly the case for us as we arrived in Buenos Aires during their summer.  However, we were very pleasantly surprised to find that pretty much every main street and most side streets throughout the great country of Argentina are lined with trees.

Now, this is certainly the case in some of the major streets in some of the major cities in the U.S., however this was the case in almost every city and every street in Argentina.  For some of the other major civil planning flaws that Argentina has, they certainly nailed this one.

Not only did these trees add a beauty to the cityscape as you walked through, but they added a very desirable amount of shade and rescue from the heat, and I would imagine a nice shelter from the rain as well.

Even our home town of Seattle, the "Evergreen City" couldn't contend with the quantity of trees on street in Argentina.  From the Metropolis of B.A. to the slow, remote mountain town of Cachi, we experienced this in every city we visited.

Below are some examples from the various the cities we visited

Little German village outside of Cordoba

View of the trees lining the streets from our Apartment in Cordoba

Trees in Mendoza

Trees in Cachi next to the city square

I just put this in here to see if you were still paying attention ;)

So I suppose the lesson here is we need to get on this planting trees in our cities thing back in the States.  It certainly makes the city view more beautiful, but definitely adds that much needed break from the sun.

Until next time, amigos!


AT y La Médica