Meet Maria, your expert in Argentina!
🌍 Lives in: Buenos Aires
Regions of Expertise: Countrywide - Buenos Aires, Patagonia, Salta, Jujuy, Mendoza, Iguazu Falls, Lake District, and anywhere else you want to go!
Experience: 18 years organizing and guiding trips
Languages: English, Español
Maria’s Specialties:
Get to know Maria!
A note from Maria
“Hey there! I’m María, a restless Porteña who loves traveling, writing and meeting people.
In Buenos Aires, I always try to inspire visitors to walk, as I believe this is the best way to know a place. But I don’t impose my style! I like to check your interests and try to adjust my itineraries to your preferences. I can easily empathize.
I will offer you options, either visiting historical spots or wandering around, people watching, visiting museums, cafés, bookstores, bars, wine tasting, sitting at a park to drink mate, bike through the woods, exploring the oldest parts of town or the most avant-garde, eating at an elegant restaurant or trying a local choripan or empanada.
If something defines Buenos Aires it is its contrasts. Hedonistic but intellectual, sophisticated yet plebeian, nostalgically forward- looking. It draws a puzzling magnetism to whomever explores it. Believe me, you will love it!”
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Since 2003 I've been working as a guide in my city and across Argentina while alternating this job with writing. So far I’ve published 12 books from poetry to fiction to travel, and keep on in this never ending passion. I live on the outskirts of Buenos Aires (20 minutes out from town) with my partner and my 15 year old son in a house with a small garden that I truly love. Both my partner and I are great travelers so every time we can we jump into a plane and leave, either on adventure trips or to book fairs and poetry festivals to which we are often invited.
But my life is not just books and traveling. I like to consider myself “eclectic”; I studied Tai Massage in Tailand, Shiat Su in town, and practice Yoga. But if I had to choose one hobby, I can say definitively that I’m addicted to trekking.
Argentina Travel Consultations
Sit down with Maria for a one-hour planning session to get her expert advice and the best local tips and recommendations.
Our travel consultations are the perfect solution for do-it-yourself travelers who want to plan on their own, but could use some expert local advice. Each consultation is personalized, and Maria is available to help in whatever way you need.
From working on your itinerary and advising on routes and transportation, to ideas for off the beaten path destinations and truly authentic experiences, she's got you covered.
For the best local advice, go ask a local!
Why plan with Maria
Spend 60 minutes tapping into Maria’s hyperlocal expertise to plan a better trip.
Ready to get started?
Here’s how to schedule your consultation:
Frequently Asked Questions
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Consultations cost $125 USD.
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Consultations are held over Google Meet. Once you’ve scheduled your call, you’ll receive a confirmation email containing the link for your video call. On the scheduled day and time, just click that link to join.
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Each consultation is different, but here are some common things that our experts typically help with:
Itinerary planning
Transportation, driving routes, and tips for how to get around
Practical travel information; culture, safety, weather, language, money/tipping, etc.
Suggested hotels/accommodations and advice on where to base yourself
Local recommendations for restaurants, activities, and unique experiences
Advice on reputable tour guides, tour operators, and excursions
Pro tips on how to best visit popular sights and attractions
Ways to avoid overcrowded destinations and tourist traps
Insider ideas on off the beaten path places, authentic experiences, and ways to connect with locals
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What you can get done in an hour depends on your goals for the consultation and how organized you are coming into it.
In most cases, an hour is ample time to create a solid itinerary, answer your major travel questions, get practical advice on how to travel in your destination, and discuss lots of great local tips and recommendations.
To ensure that the hour is used efficiently, when you schedule your call, our pre-consultation questionnaire will ask you what your primary goals for the consultation are. Prior to the call, your Local Expert will review your questionnaire and prepare detailed information addressing those goals.
They’ll come into the call ready to share specific advice, recommendations, itinerary ideas/revisions, and useful links and resources for you to review together.
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Yes! Each consultation is guided by a comprehensive pre-consultation questionnaire that you fill out immediately upon booking.
We’ll ask you a series of 30+ detailed questions that really dig into you, your trip, your interests and travel style, and what you want to discuss with your Local Expert.
The questionnaire will cover things like: the dynamics of your group, the things you enjoy while traveling, your budget, how early you want to start your day and how late you want to end it, whether you want to hit the highlights or roam the back streets, and even what types of restaurants you want to eat at.
Your Local Expert will focus only on your interests and travel style.
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Our Local Experts are seasoned travel professionals who have spent decades working in their countries/regions. While their personal interests may be different from yours, they’ve worked with thousands of travelers and have recommendations and advice for every type of individual.
They know their destinations in-depth and can help plan a trip for every traveler and taste.
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No. Our service is geared toward independent, do-it-yourself travelers who intend to make bookings on their own.
Our goal is not to plan your trip for you, but rather to help you plan a better trip independently. To that end, our Local Experts will give you all of the information that you need to confidently put your trip together yourself.
When Local Experts recommend things like restaurants, hotels, excursions/activities, tours, drivers, etc., they’ll provide you with contact details and links so that you can make the final arrangements on your own.
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Almost every Go Ask A Local expert has at least 10 years of professional travel experience as a guide or trip planner in their country/region.
We work with a vetted team of seasoned professionals who know their destinations inside and out.
Unlike other companies, when you book a call, you’ll always be connected directly with your chosen Local Expert. We never pass anyone on to a junior sales associate or some anonymous back office team. With us, what you see is what you get.
Private Guided Tours
In addition to our Argentina Travel Consultations, Maria is also a fully licensed local guide. She offers tours and day trips all over Buenos Aires.
All of Maria’s tours can be fully customized. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, send him a message to discuss what you could cook up together during your time in Argentina!