Latin America – Argentina

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The GIFT A visit to Ignacio Figueras’ horse farm in Argentina, where the renowned polo player and horse breeder will help the recipient select a polo pony from the farm’s stable. A private polo lesson from Figueras. Head-to-toe polo clothing and equipment: a bespoke Asprey leather saddle, a pair of custom-made Casa Fagliano boots, and […]

The remote location of his Argentine cattle ranch—some 1,000 miles from Buenos Aires—did not dissuade Jorge Taylor from converting a portion of Estancia Chapelco into a golf resort and community. Nor did it matter that he never had picked up a club, or that Argentina’s golf course designers had displayed a dearth of innovative ideas. […]

Ask Cavas Wine Lodge owner Cecilia Díaz Chuit to suggest a tranquil place for lunch, and she might send you off—with a picnic of serrano ham and arugula sandwiches on just-baked whole-grain bread—to explore the property’s vineyard on a mountain bike. Any location you choose will afford vistas of snowcapped Andes peaks, but you need […]

Palacio Duhau-Park Hyatt Buenos Aires In Argentine tango, the caminar es todo, or the “walk is everything.” But at the new Palacio Duhau-Park Hyatt Buenos Aires, the walk is just the beginning. Ascending the sweeping staircase that leads to this hotel in the city’s Recoleta neighborhood is akin to an intoxicating introduction to an alluring […]

El Metejón, the name of the 300-acre Argentina polo estancia, or ranch, that Maria Chavanne’s family has owned for 27 years and that she has managed for 10, does not translate well into English. “It’s a really strong word, a Latin thing,” she says, struggling to capture its meaning. “It’s like when you meet somebody […]

The morning air is crisp as I ride toward the field with a mallet balanced on my shoulder, the smell of grass and the tranquil, rustic setting putting me at ease. I have come to La Eloisa estancia, an Argentine farm and polo estate in the village of Las Heras, located 50 miles from Buenos […]