Villa María was the ranch of Pereda family, traditional Argentine land barons. Some years ago it was sold to its current and charming elegant owner Eleonora Nazar. It is a working ranch, raising Hereford cattle in an extension of 3,700 acres of flat and rolling countryside, located less than an hour away from the city of Buenos Aires, and in the heart of the Pampas. It is the ideal retreat for a peaceful week-end or a day trip from Buenos Aires, to enjoy a true day in the Argentine country.

The seignorial main house is a Tudor manor of great beauty, conceived by Argentina's most prestigious architect, Alejandro Bustillo in 1920, with a fabulous 110 acre park designed by French landscaper Carlos Thays in the twenties, spotted with lovely sculptures, and the foreground of a pretty lake.
Villa María was the ranch of Pereda family, traditional Argentine land barons. Some years ago it was sold to its current and charming elegant owner Eleonora Nazar. It is a working ranch, raising Hereford cattle in an extension of 3,700 acres of flat and rolling countryside, located less than an hour away from the city of Buenos Aires, and in the heart of the Pampas. It is the ideal retreat for a peaceful week-end or a day trip from Buenos Aires, to enjoy a true day in the Argentine country.

The seignorial main house is a Tudor manor of great beauty, conceived by Argentina's most prestigious architect, Alejandro Bustillo in 1920, with a fabulous 110 acre park designed by French landscaper Carlos Thays in the twenties, spotted with lovely sculptures, and the foreground of a pretty lake.

Location: Maximo Paz, Province of Buenos Aires.
How To Get There: By car from Buenos Aires, 50 minutes, all paved road. Fifteen minutes by helicopter.
Accommodations: 8 double-bedrooms with private bathrooms in the main house. Two in the Guest House.
Activities: swimming-pool, horseback riding, biking, horse carriages, tennis, billiards, crocket, barbecues, gaucho skills.
Host: Eleonora Nazar
Season: Year round

"LA BAMBA" is a charming estancia located in the surroundings of Buenos Aires, in the heart of the gaucho culture of San Antonio de Areco. The traditional colonial-style main house with its Belvedere, roofed verandahs and interior courtyard with its well, has remained unchanged since 1830, along with the historic relics gracing its interiors. It was once a post-house where travelers in transit on the "King's Road" rested and stagecoaches hitched up fresh horses. Closeby is the ranch where the famed gaucho "Don Segundo Sombra" lived, made immortal by writer Ricardo Güiraldes'writings. Many very well known Argentine personalities have lived in this country estate. Rulers, ministers, ambassadors, writers and artists of national and international fame have stopped and stayed at "La Bamba". Maria Luisa Bemberg, Argentina's renowned movie director, shot her film "Camila" at "La Bamba".

Location: San Antonio de Areco, Province of Buenos Aires.
Distance from Buenos Aires: 120 km. (75 miles) west of Buenos Aires.
How to get there: By car from Buenos Aires, one hour and a half by routes # 8 and # 41.
Accommodations: The house and the swimming pool are located in the middle of a 16 hectares park. The interior of the house is decorated with furniture in the colonial style of the times. A white marble fireplace that used to belong to general Julio A. Roca stands out in the living-room.. The main bedroom has a double bed with canopy dating from old times. There is also a chest of drawers that used to belong to Argentina's first President, Bernardino Rivadavia. The courtyard in truly "criollo" colonial style and its well and lemon trees remind the visitor of the past days and old customs.
Activities: Swimming pool, horseback riding, visit to town of San Antonio de Areco, old traditional town erected in 1730, with its artisans: renowned silversmith José María Draghi, leather artisans and the Gaucho Museum.
Hosts: The Aldao family.
Season: Open year-round.