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CHILE AND ARGENTINA
General Information
(ARGENTINA)
Topographical Maps
Topographic maps are the responsibility of the Instituto Geogràfico Militar, Avenida Cabildo 301,
1426 Buenos Aires. The current series are at 1:50,000; 1:100,000; 1:250,000; and 1:500,000. Only the
1:500,000 sheets are all published, with about half at 1:100,000. These sheets and the 1:50,000 series
have various contour intervals.
Mountaineering and Other Organizations
Asociaciòn de Monta¤a C¢rdoba, Fragueiro 2701 Alto C¢rdoba, C¢rdoba.
Centro Nacional de Informaci¢n Turistica, Santa Fe 883, Buenos Aires.
Asociaciòn Tucumana de Andinismo, Laprida 765, Tucumàn.
Centro Andino Buenos Aires, Rivadavia 1355, 2d Piso, Oficina 201, Buenos Aires.
Centro de Investigaciones Arqueol¢gicas de Alta Montaña, Repùblica del Libano 2621, San Juan.
Centro Rosario de Andinismo y Camping, Paraquat 1756 dto 5 Rosario, Santa F‚.
Club Andinista Mendoza, Calles Pardo y Ruben Lemos, Mendoza.
Club Andino Bariloche, Calle 20 de Febrero 30, San Carlos de Bariloche.
Club Andino Còrdoba, Duarte Quiròs 1591, Bo.Alverdi, C¢rdoba.
Club Alpino Italiano (Sezione Argentina), Buenos Aires.
Club Andino Rio Gallegos, Comodoro Rivadavia, 402, Rio Gallegos. (Santa Cruz)
Club Andino Ushuaia, Ushuaia.
Club Andino del Norte, Del Milagro 672, Salta.
Club Andino Mercedario, Urquiza 149 Sur, San Juan.
Direcciòn Provincial de Turismo (Provincial offices).
Federaciòn Argentina de Ski y Andinismo, Montevideo 665-3ű piso-oficina 308-Capital Federal,
Buenos Aires.
Grupo Escuela de Andinismo ‘Juventus’, c/o San Alberto 959, C¢rdoba.
Instituto Geogràfico Militar, Avenida Cabildo 381, Buenos Aires.
Servicio Nacional de Parques Nacionales (Ministerio de Economia), Avenida Santa F‚ 690, Buenos
Aires.
Mountaineering Journals
Anti Suyu-Revista de Montaña. Commercial magazine published in Argentina with international
content. Address: Apartado postal, Sucursal 4, 5400-San Juan.
No.1-Aug.1986: No.2-Dec.1986: No.3-Jun.1987: No.4-Jan.1988: [No.5-1988 (no. & date not stated):
Ceased publication.
Asociaciòn de Montaña Còrdoba, Boletin.
Monthly. No.11-1972? No further details.
Asociaciòn Tucumana de Andinismo, Bolet¡n.
27 issues up to 1960. No further details.
Centro de Investigaciones Arqueol¢gicas de Alta Montaña, Revista del...
Editor: Antonio Beorchia N.
No.1-1973: No.2-1975: No.3-1978: No.4-1980: No.5-1985 (large book, see under Pre-Colombian
ascents in Introduction): ?
Centro Andino Buenos Aires, Boletin and Andinismo.
Boletin. 32 issues between 1950-1960. Quarto; each issue approx.16pp.
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Nothing published between 1960-1974. Several issues in 1975 & 1976. Continues as Andinismo.
Andinismo. Full-length journal. No.1-1977: 2-1978: ?
Club Alpino Italiano (Sezione Argentina), Montagna.
Mostly in Italian. Quarto. Includes some Alpine news. Bulletin of only a few pages. Year 1-1950/51
(4 issues): Year 2-1951-52 (at least 2 issues): some later issues.
Club Andinista Mendoza, Bolet¡n and Nuestras Monta¤as.
Bolet¡n. First issue possibly in 1940. Several issues in 1955. Discontinued 1979?
Nuestras Monta¤as. New series? 1-1980: Libro de Oro, 50th anniverary issue-1985.
N.B. For reports of the activities of the Club 1935-39, see items in local newspapers,e.g.
Los Andes, La Libertad, La Capaital, La Prensa, Cr¡tica, E.V.C.
Club Andino Bariloche, Memoria, Anuario and Revista.
Memoria. Annually from 1932-1947 (issues 1-16). Continues as Anuario.
Anuario. Annually from 1949 (No.17) to 1957 (No.25): 1958-Nos.26/27:
1960-Nos.28/29: 1963-Nos.30/32: 1967-Nos.33-35: 1968-79 issue: 1979-82 issue: 1986 (issue for
1984-85): 1988 (issue for 1986-87): ?
Revista No.1,Aug 1982: No.2, (1982): No.3, ?: No.4, June 1983: No.5, ?: No.6, Año 1, Aug-Sep
1983: No.7, Año 2, Feb-Mar 1984: No.8, Año 2, Apr-May 1984: No.9, ?: No.10, Año 2, Aug-Sep
1984: No.11, Año 3: Apr 1985: No.12, Año 3, Jun.1985: No.13, Año 3, Jul-Sep.1985: No.14, Año 4,
Jun.1986: No.15, Año 4, Jul-Oct 1986: No.16, Año 4, Nov.1986-Apr.1987: No.17, May,1987May,1988: ?
N.B. There is also a publication, similar to the Anuario, covering the years 1982-83,
entitled Ski y Andininismo en Argentina. This was edited by Toncek Arko and
published in 1984 by Guias Regionales Argentinas.
Club Andino Mercedario,San Juan, Revista/Anuario? and Bolet¡n.
Revista. No.1-1965: 2-1966: 3-1967: 4-1968/9 (110pp): 5-1970: 6-1971. Ceased publication.
Bolet¡n. Half-yearly. Very small issue in 1981. Possibly some in early 1960s.
Club Andino del Norte, Salta, Monta¤ismo. Also Revista?
Several issues in 1950s.
Federaci¢n Argentina de Montañismo y Afines, La Montaña
Director: Alfredo H.Brignone.
No.1-1960 to No.15-1971. Ceased publication.
Selected General References
Erize, F.[& others]. Los parques nacionales de Argentina y otras de sus areas naturales. Madrid:
INCAFO,1981. Mainly natural history.
‘Federaciones, clubes y asociaciones de montaña y ski en nuestro pa¡s’, Rev.CAB, n.17 (1987-88):
64-65. Names and addresses of Argentine clubs plus a few in Chile and Brazil.
Instituto Geogràfico Militar. Atlas de la Rep£blica Argentia. Buenos Aires: I.G.M.,1987. 4th ed.
Departmental maps 1:1,850,000.
Santos, S. Bibliograf¡a de viajeros a la Argentina. Buenos Aires, 1983. 2v. Jointly sponsored by the
Fundaciòn para la Educaciòn, la Ciencia y la Cultura and the Instituto de Anthropolog¡a e Historia
Hispanoamericana.
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