The name Argentina already sounds auspicious, as it derives from the Latin argentum, meaning silver. Between the Atlantic coast to the east and the Andes to the west stretch the vast plains of the Pampas and Patagonia. Here, the wild romanticism of gaucho culture can still be felt. The natural wonders of the breathtaking Iguazú Falls, in the border region with Brazil, the whales and elephant seals near the Valdés Peninsula, offer unique worlds of experience, as do the spectacular glacial landscapes of Patagonia and the lighthouse of Tierra del Fuego, at the end of the world.