In a century of Delta history featuring the linking of people and places all over the globe, 25 years of consecutive operations to Argentina highlight Delta airline devotion to Latin America and its responsibility in drawing travellers nearer to incredible adventures in the southern hemisphere. Delta Air Lines is running a daily non-stop flight, linking Atlanta (ATL) to Buenos Aires (EZE) and is giving its customers the benefit of easy access to the lively Argentinian capital, Buenos Aires. There, they will be able to find connections with domestic airlines to some of the most beautiful places in the south of the country, like Bariloche, El Calafate and Ushuaia, which disrupt the keys to the winter Patagonian paradise, where thrilling activities like Ice Yachting await adventurous travelers.
Winter in the southern hemisphere is June to August, therefore it is an ideal time. Delta with its vast network base across the world and the dedication to deliver high quality service ensures that getting a winter escape to Argentina is not a hard task to plan. So here are a few reasons as to why the marvels of Argentine winter must be in the wish list of every traveler.
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Ideal as an escape to a chilly place in the American summer. San Carlos de Bariloche is a first-rate winter resort set in the Andes, in northern Patagonia. A popular resort town in the foothills of the Andes, Bariloche boasts an alpine like setting with cozy feel and Cerro Catedral, the biggest ski resort in South America, which offers more than 1200 hectares of skiing area. A variety of seasonal activities also include snowmobile rides, sledding and snowshoeing. Cerro Otto is a popular place where visitors make stops and features a 360-degree revolving cafe that offers views of the Andes.
Bariloche is also considered the National Chocolate Capital of Argentina, having over 20 chocolate shops and a Chocolate Museum. El Calafate is a base to visit the famous Perito Moreno Glacier in the south province of Santa Cruz. A colder season, winter is around to offer a calmer and peaceful surrounding, freezing rivers and air with light winds adding to the massiveness of the glacier.
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Ushuaia is a unique place in Tierra del Fuego which combines natural beauty and adventure. Alpine skiing Cerro Castor is the southernmost ski resort in the world, with excellent snow conditions and slopes of all difficulties. Travelers can explore the Beagle Channel in the city, visiting sea lions and cormorants, visiting the snowy woods of the Tierra del Fuego National Park, or visiting the historic End of the World Train that makes the trip of old prisoners through spectacular scenery in winter. Delta uses its brand-new Airbus A330-900neo aircraft to operate the Atlanta-Buenos Aires route to complement this extraordinary winter travel experience in the southern hemisphere.
The aircraft will have four Delta experiences: Delta One Suites with full-height doors and fully reclining seats, Delta Premium Select to enjoy even more space and recline, Delta Comfort+2 and Main Cabin. The A330-900neo has a modern design, state-of-the-art technology, and a careful selection of amenities that will make the journey of customers to Argentina more comfortable and connected, which Delta strives to ensure on the ground and in the air. Also, by the end of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere, which is also the beginning of the travel season, SkyMiles members should expect to have fast and free wifi in their flights to Argentina as Delta rolls out connectivity in South America.
Endure a long Arctic winter
Spectacular scenery, outdoor activities and great value will await the winter travellers in Argentina! Two years after initiating a successful partnership, Delta Air Lines and LATAM have broadened the pursuits of their Joint Venture (JV) to Argentina. The growth will also connect its customers to an extended network of more than 300 destinations across United States, Canada and South America with improved travel choices and a more predictable customer experience. Delta and LATAM are boosting their capacity into the upcoming summer season in Argentina.
LATAM is initiating a new daily non-stop flight between Miami and Buenos Aires and Delta is restarting its seasonal non-stop flight between New York-JFK and Buenos Aires. Also, Delta is going to introduce the second daily non-stop flight service between Atlanta and Buenos Aires, providing passengers with even greater flexibility and convenience. And today, in 2018, over 100 years after that, a team of scientists is getting ready to retrieve the ship. The main goal of the expedition will be to investigate the huge ice shelf called Larsen C, in northwestern Antarctica.
Conclusion
That region is where a massive iceberg, covering 6,000 km 2, calved in July 2017. The final identified position of the ship location is in the area where the ship is located in Larsen C, and thus the scientists will seize the chance to attempt to locate the legendary Endurance. Autonomous underwater vehicles which are able to penetrate under the ice and carry out a reconnaissance of the seabed will be used, says Julian Dowdeswell, director of the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, UK, who is in charge of the mission coordination. But it is not a easy mission. Icebergs of the Weddell Sea are huge and hard to maneuver, something Shackleton and his friends found out the hard way.
When the 27 sailors on board the Endurance in February 1915 discovered that the ice surrounding the vessel was immobilizing it, they attempted to set the vessel free in different ways. However, they did not achieve it. In February 1915 they calculated that the best they could expect was to be drifting through that winter, austral. The next 10 months they had to depend on the mercies of the fierce winds of the South Pole and the ocean currents which shifted the huge chunks of ice in which they were enveloped. Heartless tragedy that befalls the ship which has been our home during the last few months no roof and we are drifting on the sea ice, wrote the Australian photographer Frank Hurley who was on the Endurance.
