Argentina

1. Argentina

2. Salta

3. Salta • Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. With a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the 2001census [INDEC], it is Argentina's 8th largest city. It is situated in the , 1,152 meters above sea level, at the foothills of the Andes mountains. • The weather is warm and dry, with annual averages of 756 mm of rainfall and an average temperature of 16.4 °C (20.4 °C in summer, 10.8 °C in winter). January and February are the months with greatest rainfall. During the spring, Salta is occasionally plagued by severe, week long dust storms. • Nicknamed Salta la Linda ("Salta the Fair"), it has become a major tourist destination due to its old, colonial architecture and the natural scenery of the valleys westward. Attractions in the city proper include the 18th century Cabildo, the neo-classical style Cathedral, and the July 9 central square. The city's museums exhibit a wide range of artifacts and art work from the native civilations that flourished in the area (Salta is located in the Southernmost region of what was the Inca empire, belonging to the Collasuyu, one of the four areas the empire was divided until the Spanish conquest), as well as from the 16th century Spanish conquest and the colonial and post-colonial periods. Salta is also the starting point of the "Train to the Clouds" (Tren a las nubes), and on the way to red-soiled Cafayate, as well as to other nearby tourist destinations. • The Martín Miguel de Güemes Airport, 6 kilometres southeast of the city, has regular flights to Buenos Aires, Tucumán, Jujuy, Córdoba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia). • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salta

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5. Cordoba

6. Cordoba • Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about 700 km (435 mi) northwest from Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. • Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with about 1.3 million inhabitants as per the 2001 census. The city was founded on July 6, 1573 by , who named it after Córdoba, Spain. It was one of the first Spanish colonial capitals of the region that is now Argentina (the older city was Santiago del Estero, founded in 1553). The Universidad Nacional de Córdoba is the oldest university in Argentina. It was founded in 1613 by the Jesuit Order. • After the end of World War II, Córdoba became a major center for the Argentine aircraft industry, and the site of The Instituto Aerotécnico that later became the Fábrica Militar de Aviones. It employed the Focke Wulf men until President Juan Perón was ousted by a coup in 1955. Lockheed Martin purchased FMA in the late 1990s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B3rdoba,_Argentina

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8. Cultural Assessment • Argentina is known for the following three things: • Tango is a big thing in Argentina, one of it’s most known dances. It started in the nineteenth century, before it established in Middle and higher class homes and Dancing houses. It is a representation of Buenos Aires. It then became bigger throughout Argentina and hit major cities such as London and Paris. Higher class citizens would be taught how to tango by professional dancers. • Soccer is a big hit among Argentina, though it has a wide variety of sports. Soccer however is most preferred. Strangers would know each team, and sometimes they’d ask people they didn’t know “Bocca or River?” on the day of the game. It is the most popular sport in Argentina where kids crowd the streets playing it. • Argentina is lastly known for it’s Museums and other urban cultural centers, as well as theatres and cinemas. It is also known for monuments such as the Obelisk of Buenos Aires. It has a wide range of monuments, like little bits of history like the House of Tucuman, which is where delegates met for the declaration of Independence.

9. Cultural Assessment Q. 2 • The Inca Empire was the largest ancient Empire before discovered by Europeans. The Incas were a Peruvian tribe, that spread from Ecuador to Chile. It was a well organized and efficient society. The Inca empire’s official language was Quechua. They then started to form a monarchy under the lead of Pachacuti. They had Emperors, Manco Capac was the first. The Incan Empire was then brought down by the Spanish Conquest in 1532. It is different from the society now because they no longer have Emperors, instead they have a government. Argentina is ruled by elections and is fast becoming a democracy.

10. The most memorable part of the journey to Argentina was the monuments. There were a range of them that were apart of important history. The Mosque-Cathedral in Cordoba is a fabulous monument built in the ninth or tenth century. The center of all it’s columns is a 16th century cathedral. Argentina has the Iguazu Falls and the Perito Moreno Glacier. It is known around the world and an excellent place to visit.

11. Bibliography • http://www.argentina-tango.com/ • http://www.argentour.com/en/argentina/sport_in_argentina.php • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:National_Historic_Monuments_of_Argentina • http://www.ddg.com/LIS/aurelia/andhis.htm • http://www.machupicchu-inca.com/inca-empire.html • http://www.infocordoba.com/spain/andalusia/cordoba/cordoba_monuments.htm • http://www.visitingargentina.com/weblog/tourism-in-argentina-steps-from-palermo-viejo-scannapieco-offers-timeless-ice-cream.htm • Wikipedia • http://www.allaboutar.com/planning_trip.htm

12. Bibliography (Pictures) • Salta: Upper Right http://volker.umpfenbach.de/bilder/reisen/2003suedamerika/high/dq-salta-ueberblick.jpg • Salta: Lower Left; Google Earth Image • Salta: Lower Right http://www.railway-tours.travel/photos/Salta.jpg • Google Earth • Cordoba: Upper left http://cache.virtualtourist.com/1345747-Paso_del_Cordoba-Argentina.jpg • Cordoba: Upper Right: Google Earth • Cordoba: Lower Left http://www.holcimfoundation.org/Portals/1/images/holcim_articles/A05LAgo002w-plan.jpg