Argentina

Main Topics

About Argentina.

Geography.

Culture.

Places to visit.

National symbols.

Interesting facts.

Argentina

The name "Argentina" is derived from

Latin argentum.

Argentina is one of the G -15 and G-20

major economies and Latin America's

third -largest.

Independence from Spain

MayRevolution 25 May 1810

Declared 9 July 1816

Constitution 1 May1853

Recognized 29 April 1857

Contemporaryera

Argentina is a federal

constitutional republic and

representative democracy.

Argentines are 76.5%

Catholic, 11.3% Agnostics and

Atheists, 9% Evangelical

Protestants, 1.2% Jehovah's

Witnesses, 0.9% Mormons;

1.2% follow other religions,

including Islam, Judaism and

Buddhism.

Geography.

Argentina is divided into seven

geographical regions.

Argentina's highest point is Mount

Aconcagua

Argentina is a federation of twenty -

three provinces and one autonomous

city, Buenos Aires.

Climate.

Argentina has an exceptional climate

diversity, ranging from tropical in the

north to subpolar in the far continental

south.

Patagonia is very windy, with mild

summers and cold.

Pampas and Sierras Pampeanas are

temperate

Culture.

Tango

Cuisine

Red meat.

Alfajores (shortbread cookies sandwiched

together with chocolate, dulce de leche

or a fruit paste).

Argentine wine, one of the world's finest.

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Sport.

Argentina has a varied sporting culture with

a rich story among the world's elite in several

disciplines.

Adolfo Cambiaso, the best in Polo history

The national sport is pato

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Places to visit .

Buenos Aires, the capital of the Nation.

Iguaz National Park, waterfalls .

Mendoza, Andes mountains.

Bariloche, the largest ski centre in Latin

America.

Los Alerces National Park in central

Patagonia.

Los Glaciares National Park, glaciers.

Inca and colonial sites in Humahuaca.

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is in the midst of a tourism

boom, according to the World Travel &

Tourism Council

Buenos Aires was conceived around the

Plaza de Mayo, the colony's

administrative center.