Argentinas Currency Argentina uses the Argentine Peso. 6.00
Argentine Pesos equals roughly $1.00.
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The Flag of Argentina
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The Argentinian flag was designed by Manuel Belgrano, the
leader of Argentina's revolution against Spain. The flag of
Argentina is a triband made up of three equally wide bands colored
light blue, white, and light blue. Belgrano made the flag look like
the blue sky, and clouds as they appeared on the day of the
revolution against Spain began in 1810. The face on the sun
represents the Incan God Inti.
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Map The Argentine Republic is located in South America and
bordered by Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay and the South
Atlantic Ocean.
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Map of Argentina Capital city Andes Mountains Crdoba Pampas
Patagonia
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Map of Argentina, cont. Argentina is second in size and
population in South America, after Brazil. It has the highest peak
in the world outside of Asia in the Andes spreading through the
northwest and southwest border with Chile-- Aconcagua (22,834 ft or
6,960 m). In the south, there are rolling Pampas rich in
agriculture and cattle. Most southern area is Patagonia with cool
steppes and woods.
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Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital city and a major port.
El Obelisco is the most famous icon of Buenos Aires and a favorite
of all picture postcards of the city. It was built in 1936 to
celebrate 400 th anniversary of the first founding of the city by
Pedro de Mendoza.
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Buenos Aires, cont. Buenos Aires is the most European of all
major South American cities and a melting pot of cultures and
nationalities. As much as 97 percent of the population descends
from European immigrants (Italian, Spanish, German, Welsh, English,
French, and Russian).
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Cordba Cordba is the second largest city in Argentina with 1.4
million inhabitants. It is famous for its colonial buildings dating
from the 17 th and 18 th centuries in the center of the city,
Centro Histrico. The citys history dates back to 1573.
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Cordoba, cont. This is Cordba Cathedral.
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Mount Fitz Roy The Mount Fitz Roy is 3405 m high located in
Patagonia region and is one of the most challenging summits for
climbers.
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Talampaya Canyon- La Rioja The Talampaya National Park, located
in la Rioja province has beautiful red forms created by action of
wind and rain in a dessert climate.
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Ischigualasto and Valley of the Moon- Cuyo
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Ischigualasto and Valley of the Moon- Cuyo, cont. Ischigualasto
is a natural park located in the province of San Juan. It consists
of strange rock formations created by the wind in the arid Pampean
hills near the border with Chile. It also contains some of the
oldest known dinosaur remains.
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Train to the Clouds-Salta This viaduct was originally built to
connect Argentina to Chile in 1930. This was a challenging
engineering project to construct this viaduct in the middle of the
Andes at 4220 m above sea level, 70 meters high and 224 meters
long.
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Iguaz Falls Iguaz Falls are the largest set of waterfalls in
the world and are located in the bottom corner of Brazil on the
border of Argentina. They can be visited on both sides for the best
views. It is made up of some 275 individual waterfalls and cascades
Iguaz Falls are 1.5 higher than Niagara Falls.
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Iguaz Falls, cont.
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Los Glaciares National Park Los Glaciares National Park is
located in Patagonian Andes. It is located in the area known as
Austral Andes in Argentina, in the south west of Santa Cruz on the
border with Chile. Since it has a magnificent beauty, it
constitutes a wonder in the world, and was declared "World
Heritage" by UNESCO in 1981.
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Los Glaciares National Park, cont.
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Quick Current Facts Population: The population of Argentina was
estimated at 42,610,981 (July 2013) according to CIA Current
Leader: Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner. Some of the worlds oldest
known dinosaur fossils have been found in Argentina.
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Climate Argentina's climate is mostly temperate. However, it
can get hot in the subtropical north and cold in the subantarctic
region of southern Patagonia. Cool ocean breezes help keep Buenos
Aires relatively smog-free. The seasons are opposite those in the
Northern Hemisphere. The warmest month is January and the coolest
is July. The Chaco region in the northwest is dry expect for the
summer rainy season.
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Religion Most of the Argentineans practice Catholicism.
However, less than 20 percent of Argentine Roman Catholics attend
church regularly. Still, the Roman Catholic Church has a strong
influence over many social events, customs and celebrations.
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Celebrations The most favorite Argentine holiday is "Carnival".
It takes place just before Lent, the traditional period of fasting
that begins about six weeks before Easter. In Salta, the province
in the north, people dress up and dance the zamba and the
carnavalito. In other northeastern provinces, people sing songs
called chamam, accompanied by accordions or harps.
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Celebrations, cont. Other festivals celebrate such things as
the grape harvest, gauchos, the tango, and even snow.
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Celebrations, cont.
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Popular Foods Some of the popular foods in Argentina are: Yerba
Mate, Dulce de Leche, Empanadas, Locro, Bife a Caballo, Parrillada.
Yerba Mate
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Foods cont. Dulce de Leche
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Food cont. Locro
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Foods cont. Empanadas
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Foods cont. Parrillada
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Foods cont. Bife a Caballo
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Popular Sports Argentina is best known for European football,
winning the Football World Cup in 1978 and 1986. The legendary
Argentine player, Diego Maradona led Argentina's National Team to
victory in Mexico. Polo and horse racing are also well known sports
in Argentina. Other popular sports in Argentina include rugby,
tennis, swimming, mountain climbing and skiing.
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Famous People Manu Ginobili is a famous basketball player and
he plays for the Spurs.
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Diego Maradona As one of history's top soccer players, Diego
Maradona became famous quickly and joined the country's national
team as a teenager. He played for Spanish Barcelona and later for
the Italian club Napoli, which he took to several major victories.
He was also largely responsible for Argentina's 1986 World Cup win.
Sadly he had a drug abuse problem and was banned from the world of
sports.
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Diego Maradona
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Carlos Gardel Carlos Gardel was born in France, but raised in
Buenos Aires. He became an entertainer. He became famous as a tango
singer and film star and is responsible for popularizing the
Argentine tango.
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Alberto Ginastera Alberto Ginastera, composer. He is an
Argentine Italian and he composed the famous composition, Tocatta
adapted by rock groups.
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Alejandro de Tomaso Alejandro de Tomaso was a famous race car
driver and industrialist. He participated in 2 Formula 1 World
Championships Grand Prix.
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Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges, known as
Jorge Luis Borges, was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist,
poet and translator who was born in Buenos Aires. His stories blend
myths, fantasy and symbols. His most famous books are Ficciones,
(1944) and The Aleph (1949).
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Astor Pantalen Piazzolla Astor Pantalen Piazzolla was an
Argentine composer, banden player and arranger. He was a virtuoso
bandenist. He incorporated elements from jazz and classical music
into the traditional Argentinian tango and founded a new music
style titled nuevo tango. Later, in presentation, we have included
a video clip from his composition Liebertango symbolising the break
from the traditional tango to nuevo tango.
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Astor Pantalen Piazzolla, cont.
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Pope Francis, 226 th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
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Evita Peron Maria Eva Duarte became Eva Peron when she married
Colonel Juan Peron in 1944 who was later elected President of
Argentina. As the first lady, she became the most powerful and
influential woman in Argentina and in all of the South America. She
was supporting the poor and the rights of the women and labor
unions.
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Evita Peron, cont.
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Art European culture has strongly influenced Argentine art and
music, particularly symphonic music and operas. Native Argentine
influence is evident in folk arts, including horn-carving, silver
work, leather work, ceramics, and weaving. One of earliest examples
of art is the Cueva de las Manos (cave of the hands) in the Rio
Pinturas dating between 9,500 and 13,000 years.
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Cueva de las Manos
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Popular Music: Tango Tango originated in Argentina. As the
music, the instruments that usually perform tango as music are the
guitar, the violin, and the bandonen (similar to an accordion). You
are now going to be listening to one of the most favorite tangos.
For those of you who have seen the movie, The Scent of a Woman with
Al Pacino, you will recognize it, as Carlos Gardels Por una
Cabeza.
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Popular Dance: Tango The history of tango began in Buenos
Aires, Argentina in the late 19th century in the lower- class
districts of Buenos Aires in the city, bars, cafes and courtyards.
Then it moved into more established Dancing Houses and later inside
middle and high class Argentinian homes.
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Tango, cont.
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Libertango Dancers - Astor Piazzolla - Tango
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Musical Instruments: Bandonen Bandonen is a popular instrument
in Buenos Aires's tango music. It looks like a small
accordion.
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