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Geographical
features
• Argentina is located in Southern South
America, with the mainland surface of
2,780,400 km2 (1,073,518 sq mi).
• It shares land borders with Chile across the
Andes to the west, Bolivia and Paraguay to the
North, Brazil to the Northeast, Uruguay and the
South Atlantic Ocean to the East, and the drake
passage to the South.
• Total land boarder 9,376 km (5,826 mi), and
coastal border over the Río de la Plata and
South Atlantic Ocean is 5,117 km (3,180 mi)
long.
• Additionally Argentina is considered as one of
the most diverse countries in the world.
• Argentina has an exceptional amount of climate
diversity,[158] ranging from subtropical in the
north to polar in the far south.
Figure 1.1 Map of Argentina with its
neighboring country
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Culture
• Argentina is a multicultural country with relevant European
influences. Modern Argentine culture is largely influenced by
Italian, Spanish, and other European immigration from France,
United Kingdom, and Germany among others.

• American, and European styles were one of the basis of Argentine

when it comes to styles in fashion, Architecture, and design.

• Cinemas and museums are also abundant in all the large urban
centers.

• Literary bars, or bar offering live music are also sensible in the
area.

• Their music and arts contains lesser element of Amerindian and

African.

• Gauchos and their traditional country lifestyle is also one of the big
influence in Argentina culture.
• The fine arts of Argentina
historically found their
inspiration in Europe,
particularly in France and Spain,
but the turbulence and
complexity of Argentine national
life—and of Latin America in
general—have also found
expression in the arts.

• Painters and sculptors studied in

Italy and France and took the
academic, Impressionist, and
Cubist styles back to Argentina.
Later artists were inspired by
Mexican murals and by abstract
and Pop art in the United States.
• One of Argentina’s great cultural
hybrids is the tango, a music style and
dance that emerged from the poor
immigrant quarters of Buenos Aires
toward the end of the 19th century and
quickly became famous around the
world as a symbol of Argentine culture.
 Cultural Celebration

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 • Well-known celebration of Argentina, week-
long festival celebrating the harvest of grapes
takes place in Mendoza for a reason; it’s the
internationally acclaimed place for Argentine
wine. There are events around wine tasting
and farmer festivities, linked together with
concerts. There again, a queen is elected: the
Queen of the Harvest (Reina de la Vendimia).
Grape Festival

• The Gualeguaychu Carnival is a celebration

of Catholic origin taking place in almost all
parts of Argentin. The premier event however,
happens in Gualeguaychu, hence the name.
Situated a couple hours drive away from
Buenos Aires, the carnival has many shows,
concerts and parades.
Gualeguaychu Carnival
• Argentina has its own version of the popular
German beer festival, Oktoberfest. This festival
of drinking fun and frolic takes place in the city of
Belgrano which was founded by the Germans.

• The festival takes place in the city’ beer garden.

Breweries that were set up decades ago come here
to sell their in-house beers, German traditions and
food to the people.
Oktoberfest

• Buenos Aires is considered as the premier

location for Tango across the world. The
Tango festival takes place each year in the
month of August. Dancing duos from across
the world come here to take part in the
Tango festival.

Tango Festival
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History
 • 1533 – Spain sent an another expedition under
Pedro De Mendoza to settle to the country.
(Argentina)
• 1536 – Mendoza discovered Buenos Airies (Capital
of the Argentina)
• 1537 – Mendoza decided to sail back in Spain due
to Indian attacks and mortally ill.
• 1541 – The remaining inhabitants of Buenos Airies
• 16th century – The mainland Atlantic outline
abandoned it and moved to Asuncion. (The first
was revealed to European explorers.
permanent settlement in the Area).
• 1520 – Ferdinand Magellan arrived at Rio de
• 1580 – Buenos Aries was reestablished by Juan de
la Plata.
Garay with settlers from Asuncion.
• 1526 – Sebastian Cabot, a venetian explorer,
• 1776 – Spain created the viceroyalty of Rio de la
discovered the Parana and Paraguay river. He
Plata. And Buenes Aires was its capital.
also established the fort of Sancti Spiritus (the
• 1806 – 1807 – The independence movement began,
first Spanish settlement in the Plata basin)
when the British attacks on Buenes Aires were
• 1528 – Cabot met another expedition from
repelled into two battles known “Reconquista”, and
Spain under Diego Garcia (Commander of the
the “Defensa”.
ship)
• 1808 – Links between Argentina and Spain
• September 1529 – A surprise attack by
weakened.
Indians that wiped out the Sancti base.
• May 25, 1810 – Viceroy was deposed and a Junta
took control of Argentina.
• July 9, 1816 – The united Provinces at the River
Plate was declared.
• 1820’s – The new state broke up. (1825, Bolivia
became independent: 1828, Uruguay was created as
a buffer state between Argentina and Brazil.)
• 1835 – General Juan Manuel Rosas became dictator
of the country, but was removed from the power on
1852 due to rebellion.
• 1857 – First railroad in Argentina was created.
• 1879 – General Julio Rica lead an army to conquer
the country, and it was ended on 1880. • 1946 – Juan Peron (emerged as a leader after 1943
• 1900 – 1912 – over 20,000 miles of railroad was coup) was elected as a president. 1951, he was
built. reelected but gradually lost support.
• 1900 – Argentina was the richest country in South • 1955 – Revolution of Liberation forced Peron to flee
America. abroad.
• January 1944 – Argentina severed diplomatic
relations with Germany and Japan.
• March 27, 1945 – Argentina declared war with
Germany.
• 1958 – 1966 – Several short – lived governments were
happened.
• May 1969 – Rioting broke out in Cordoba, the unrest spread
throughout Argentina.
• 1973 – Hector Campora (Peronist) became president. Former
president Peron returned from exile and Campora resigned to
make way for him.
• 1974 – Peron died and his widow Isabel Peron take over.
• April 2, 1982 – Junta invaded the Falkland. But the war turned
into disaster when British quickly recaptured the island.
• 1983 – Junta allowed elections on October, and Raul Alfonsin
took the office on December 18, 1983.
• 1989 - Alfonsin handed over the power peacefully to newly
elected president Carlos Saul Menem.
• 2001 – 2002 – Argentina suffered a severe recession
• 2007 - Cristina Kerchner was the first woman elected as the
president of the country.
• 2015 – Mauricio Macri was elected as the president
• 2020 - Argentina population was 45 million,
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 Tourist
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ACONCAGUA

BARILOCHE AND THE ROUTE OF SEVEN

LAKES
BEACHES OF MAR DEL PLATA

CERRO CATEDRAL
HISTORIC CORDOBA

IGLESIA SAN FRANCISCO

IGUAZU FALLS

MENDOZA
PERITO MORENO GLACIER

MONTE FITZ ROY

QUERADA DE CAFAYATE

RECOLETA CEMETERY
TALAMPAYA NATIONAL PARK

TIERRA DEL FUEGO NATIONAL PARK

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Currency
• The Argentine peso, often referred to as
the peso, is the national currency of
Argentina and its ISO currency code is
ARS. The country's central bank,
Banco Central de la República
Argentina, issues the Argentine peso. It
can be subdivided into 100 centavos
and is denoted by the symbol "$."

• Better known as the Argentine peso, the

Argentinian nuevo peso has been in use
since 1992 when it replaced the
Argentinian austral (ARA), which
circulated from 1985 to 1991. The
austral replaced the original
Argentinian peso (ARP), used briefly
from 1983 to 1985.
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Language
 South Bolivian
Levantine Arabic Quecha
Italian 2% 1%
3%
Portuguese
7%
Language in Argentina

English
12%

Spanish
75%

Spanish English Portuguese Italian Levantine Arabic South Bolivian Quecha

 Estimated Number of
Rank Language
1 Spanish
Speakers in Argentina • Spanish is the national language,
40,655,093
2
3
English
Portuguese
6,577,500 although in Argentina it is spoken in
3,639,550
4 Italian
1,500,000 several accents and has absorbed
5 Levantine Arabic
6 South Bolivian
1,000,000
800,000
many words from other languages,
7 Quechua
8 Standard German
500,000 especially Italian. Numerous foreign
200,000
9
10
Guarani
Catalan
174,000 languages and dialects can be heard,
100,000
11 Mapudungun
60,000 from Basque and Sicilian to Welsh
12 Chinese
13 Wichi
53,700
52,000
and Gaelic. Toward the end of the
14 Vlax Romani
15 Japanese
32,000 19th century, an underworld language
27,000
16
17
Ukrainian
Aymara
23,000 called lunfardo developed in Buenos
5,000
18 Welsh
4,525 Aires, composed of words from many
19 Mocovi
20 Mbya Guarani
3,000
2,000
languages—among them Italian,
21 Pilaga
22 Iyo’wujwa
1,500 Portuguese, Spanish, French, German,
512
23
24
Kaiwa
Nivacle
200 and languages from Africa. Lunfardo
140
25 Plautdietsch
100 is now often heard in the lyrics of
Wichi Lhamtes Nocten
tango music.
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Cuisine
• Argentine cuisine is described as a cultural blending
of Mediterranean influences brought by the Spanish
during the colonial period and, later, by Italian and
Spanish immigrants to Argentina during 19th and
20th centuries, with influences from a further
cultural blending of criollos (due to Spanish
colonizers) with the Indigenous peoples of
Argentina (such as mate and humitas).

• Argentine Cuisine is heavily based on the growth of

all kinds of cereals, grains, oil seeds, fruits and
vegetables, since Argentina is a significantly large
livestock and agricultural country. In the
Mesopotamia waters river fish such as silverside,
surubi, dorado or boga clearly stand out.
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Climate
• The country has four seasons: winter (June –
August), spring (September – November), summer
(December – February) and autumn (March –
May), all featuring different weather conditions.
Most of the country experiences warm but wet
summers except in Patagonia where summer is the
driest season. Winters tend to be mild in the north
through to cold in the south where frost and snow
are frequent.

• In general, Argentina has four main climate types:

warm, moderate, arid, and cold, all determined by
the expanse across latitude, range in altitude, and
relief features. The arid and cold climates
predominate in the west and south while the warm
and moderate climates predominate in the center
and north.
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Accommodatio
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 Bristol Hotel
• The Bristol Hotel is an elegant and comfortable four-star hotel which
opened in 1949 on the most important avenue of Buenos Aires City,
famous 9 de Julio Avenue, and across from the most relevant icon of the
capital: the Obelisk. And it is located at Buenos Aires.
 Hotel Patios de San
Mayo, and 3 km fromTelmo
• This understated hotel in a refined building is a 16-minute walk from Plaza de
both Teatro Colón and Catedral Metropolitana de Buenos
Aires.
• Featuring dark wood furnishings, the casual rooms offer complimentary Wi-Fi,
flat-screen TVs and minibars, plus safes and en suite bathrooms. Some have
sitting areas and/or whirlpool tubs.
 Sheraton Buenos Aires
Hotel
• At the center of Buenos Aires, 2 km from the Teatro Colón, this upscale convention
hotel is 4 km from the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes.
• Airy, traditional rooms feature satellite TV, Wi-Fi access, minibars and work desks.
Suites add amenities such as living rooms, whirlpool tubs and kitchens. Select
reservations offer access to a club lounge with free breakfast and snacks.
Hotel Madero
• Set 3.4 km from Downtown in the modern waterfront district of Puerto Madero,
this sleek art deco-style hotel is also a 14-minute walk from the Museo de Arte
Moderno de Buenos Aires.
• The slick rooms, many with balconies, have flat-screen TVs, Wi-Fi access and
minibars. Upgraded rooms and suites, some with hot tubs and private terraces,
add sitting areas and access to the club lounge. There's 24/7 room service.
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