Punta del Este / Carnaval BsAs
Firedawg,
Visit the Mardi Gras thread where I am about to post about Carvanal. In short, I think the Mormons in Salt Lake City have a more rockin' Mardi Gras party than the Portenos do - go to Brasil.
Punta del Este is the most prestigious NAME in these parts, thats all. The place itself is not at all impressive, nor is the beach that Argentinos claim is 50 times better than the Argentine ones. Some important people go there - politicians, athletes, my attorneys, everyone from Recoleta. 90% of the people are wannabes and/or usedtobes that go there mainly to be able to say that they holidayed in "Punta". I went there once and the mongering scene sucked balls. I had to drive out to some shantytown district 20km outside of town to find some P4P. Mongering was not the purpose of my trip, but the entire trip was dreadful.