Argentina basic information

Capital: Buenos Aires



Currency: Argentinean Peso (ARS)



Geography: Argentina have an extension (north-south) of 3.800 Km. and it's 3.761.274 Km2 is full with a great variety of climates and landscapes.



Climate: Due to the extension of the country, it's geography, it's different latitudes and altitudes, Argentina presents different climatic faces in it's regions. In the other countries of South America that are low the Ecuatorial line, as in Argentina, the winter occurs from July to October, while the summer occurs from December to March.

The summer is hot and humid, This is the better time to visit the Patagonia and the southern Andes.



Curious Notice: One of the Argentineans big passions is the soccer. Only in Buenos Aires, are 17 stadiums and many of them have capacity for more than 40.000 people.



Language: The national language is Spanish; but the English, French and Italian are enough diffused too.



Festivals: Festival of the "Canto Argentino", Party of "San Juan Bosco", Party "Antártida", Festival of "La vela", national Party of the craft, Party of the Nut, Party of the Beer, sport Competitions, Party of "la verdura", Week of the Rioja, Party of the Theater, painters' Encounter, Day of the flag, national fishing Competition, Tourist's Festival, Party of the "Chocolate Alpino", the kids Party, Festival "Tijtincha", Spring Festival, Festival "Del Dorado", Sarmientinas Parties, musical October, Day of the souls, Teenagers Festival, Andacollo Pilgrimage, Thermal Festival, Party of the confectionery. In Julio 9 take place the Declaration of Independence (1816).



Good Cities for travel: Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario, Mendoza, La Plata, San Miguel de Tucumán, Mar del Plata, Santa Fe, Salta, San Juan, Resistencia, Santiago del Estero.



Eating: An excellent and characteristic Argentinean wine it is the "Wine of Mendoza." The meats and the wines have a big reputation to the country. The autochthonous kitchen is varied and pleasant. In the North área are some characterized foods : the empanadas, the tamales, the humita, carbonada and locro; and the big variety of inmigrations explains the existence of a delicious international meal: Italian, Spanish, French, German, Swiss, Englishwoman, Chilean, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Arabic, bean, Basque, Greek, Russian, Scandinavian, Dutchwoman, Hungarian.



Tourist places: Salta, Cafayate, Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley), Parque nacional los Glaciares (Glaciers Nacional Park), Laguna Carpi (Carpi Lake), Museo de la Patagonia, Cataratas de Iguazu, Mirador del Tafi, Museo del fin del Mundo.







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