James Marrison escapes the Buenos Aires heat to bask in the cool spray of waterfalls hidden deep within the jungles of north-east Argentina, and finds the ultimate getaway at a remote guesthouse
Swimming in beauty ... the owner of La Bonita Guest House searched for months to find the right location for his lodge. Photograph: James Marrison
In January in Buenos Aires it is sometimes so hot that you can fry an egg on the road. I know this because one of the local news channels actually did it a while back, just to prove it. Most of the inhabitants flee to the coast. Some head south to the lakes in Patagonia, others to the nightlife of the very fashionable Punta del Este in Uruguay and some, like me, head north to the province of Misiones.
Misiones is located in the far north-east of Argentina and borders both Paraguay and Brazil. It is best known for the jaw-dropping grandeur of Iguazú Falls ("Poor Niagara," Eleanor Roosevelt said when she first saw Iguazú) and for the mournful 17th-century ruins left by the Jesuit missionaries who gave the province its name.
Iguazú Falls is an absolute must for the tourists who are now flocking to Argentina in record numbers. But a great alternative to the more populous parts of Misiones - with their increasing crowds and travelers - is La Bonita Guest House, a two-hour drive from the quiet frontier town of San Vicente.
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