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Argentina

Argentina. Start free associating on the word ‘Argentina,’ and it’s quickly apparent why the country has long held travellers in awe: tango, beef, gauchos, fútbol , Patagonia, the Andes. The classics alone make a formidable wanderlust cocktail. Patagonia. The Andes. Facts about Argentina.

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Argentina

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  1. Argentina

  2. Start free associating on the word ‘Argentina,’ and it’s quickly apparent why the country has long held travellers in awe: tango, beef, gauchos, fútbol, Patagonia, the Andes. The classics alone make a formidable wanderlust cocktail. Patagonia The Andes

  3. Facts about Argentina • Current President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, was the first woman President to be elected in Argentina. • Argentina is the 30th largest country in the world by population, with just over 40 million people. • Argentina is divided into 23 provinces. • The official currency of Argentina is the peso. • Average life expectancy in Argentina is 76 years.

  4. The official language of Argentina is Spanish, although many people speak Italian and German. Some indigenous populations still speak their native languages. • Pato is the official national sport of Argentina. It is a combination of polo and basketball. • Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Argentina. • A major export of Argentina is wine.

  5. The Teatro Colón, located in Buenos Aires (the capital and largest city of Argentina), is one of the great opera houses in the world. • Argentina produces a lot of honey, soybeans, sunflower seeds, maize and wheat. • The hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in South America have occurred in Argentina.

  6. City Life –Buenos Aires • Sites to see: • Argentina's presidencial palace: thePlaza de Mayo • San Telmo, birthplace of the tango, even as the area modernizes itself. Cobblestone streets, shops brimming with antiques, and a lively Sunday flea market The Plaza de Mayo SelTelmo

  7. Cordoba • Paseo del Buen Pastor is a cultural center/performance space, which was built in 1901 as a combined chapel/monastery/women’s prison. • Now shows young artists and has cafes

  8. Ushuaia • Home to 57,000 residents, Ushuaia, Argentina is the southernmost city in the world. Despite its unique geographical positioning, Ushuaia is not subjected to extreme weather conditions.

  9. Natural Wonders • While Argentina’s big cities have a lot of urban pleasures to offer, their real purpose is to get travellers into the country’s greatest attraction: the natural world. • Examples: • IguazúFalls in the subtropical north • PeritoMoreno Glacier in the south • Andes’ highest peaks, several of which top 6000m near Mendoza and San Juan. • massive ice fields and arid steppes in Patagonia • cool lichen-clad Valdivianforests

  10. Iguazú Falls

  11. Perito Moreno Glacier

  12. Patagonia

  13. Argentine Culture • Tango is possibly Argentina’s greatest contribution to the outside world, a steamy dance that’s been described as ‘making love in the vertical position.’ • In Buenos Aires especially, you’ll find endless venues for perfecting your tango moves, from dance salons to milongas (dance events) to atmospheric cafes.

  14. Tango • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbPZpbQzfW8

  15. Satisfying that carnal craving for juicy steaks isn’t hard to do in the land that has perfected grilling those wonderfully flavourful sides of beef. • Parrillas(steak houses) are on practically every corner and will offer up any cut you can imagine.

  16. gauchos • http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/places/regions-places/south-america/argentina_gauchos/

  17. Add an exhilarating passion for fútbol – Argentines are truly devoted to this sport and experiencing a live match should be on your itinerary – and you have a rich edgy culture, part Latin American and part European, that you can’t help but fall in love with.

  18. BBC –Argentina Patagonia to the Pampas • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rul_8oxQ8NI&list=UUrXDNz3aMqFSIQM9Jph5vsA&index=15 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHrJBBMZfpg&list=UUrXDNz3aMqFSIQM9Jph5vsA&index=14 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3dArvwRvlc&list=UUrXDNz3aMqFSIQM9Jph5vsA&index=16 • Maya Inca Aztec assignment.pdf

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