Global Culture and Tourism Geography

ARGENTINA

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QUICK OVERVIEW

A vast country located in the southern part of South America

The eighth largest country in the world

The second largest country in South America

About one-third the size of USA

Bordered by the Andes Mountains and Chile to the west

QUICK OVERVIEW

Argentina was de facto separated from Spain in 1810 and

officially declared its independence in 1816.

Spain colonized Argentina in the 16th century;

it declared its independence in 1816 and emerged as a

democratic republic in the mid 19th century, but has since
then periodically fallen under military rule.
QUICK OVERVIEW
Argentina is the top wine producers worldwide.

Most of the tourists that goes there are from Brazil, United States and Canada.

There were 150 wineries open for tourism in 2019, of which many are in the department of Luján de
Cuyo, not far from the Andean mountain range.
 TOURISM SLOGAN

Beats to your Rhythm

 CURRENCY

Argentine Pesos (ARS) Philippines Pesos (PHP)

1 = 0.54

2021, Mar 10 08:12 UTC ; Morningstar & Thomson Reuters

45,195,774
2,780,000KM²
PEOPLE
POPLUATION | 2020 TOTAL AREA | 2020
UN Data Google Data
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION 0%
0%
0%
1%
2% 0%
0%
1 %1%

11%
Catholic
None
Evangelist
Atheist
Believer without any formal affiliation to any religion
Adventist
Jehovah's Witness 19%
Mormon
Jewish
A fro-Amerixan Cults, Umbanda, etc 65%
Baptist Evangelist
Pentecostal Evangelist
Protestant
Agnostic
others
GEOGRAPHY
The 2nd Largest Area of South America

3,100 miles of Coastline

Eastern Border - The Atlantic Ocean

Northeast Border - Urugay, Bolivia,

Paraguay and Brazil

Western Border - Chile

GEOGRAPHY
Major Areas

Chaco

Mesopotamia

Northwest

Cuyo

Pampas

Patagonia
 CLIMATE
The appreciate times to visit Buenos Aires

September ~ November,
February ~ March

January

Required Clothing

North

South, Mountain,
Winter months
 TOURISTS DESTINATIONS

IGUAZÚ FALLS

UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Devil’s Throat

Easy to visit
@wikipedia
 TOURISTS DESTINATIONS

PERITO MORENO GLACIER

A Massive 30-kilometer-long Ice Formation

3,359-meter-tall Monte Fitz Roy

@wikipedia
TOURISTS DESTINATIONS RECOLETA
CEMETERY

LA BOCA TANGO
MAJOR CITIES
BUENOS AIRES
• Capital of Argentina

• IATA Code: EZE

• Gateway: Ezeiza International Airport

• Is situated at the point where the Paraná

River delta widens to become the Río de la Plata estuary

• Is located at the northeastern edge of the flat plain known

as the Pampas

• In 2018, 2.5 milion internatinal tourists

• In 2017, 5.51 bilion U.S. dollars of tourism revenue

@DAZNCarrers
 @AwayandFar

MAJOR CITIES
CÓRDOBA
• Among the largest city in Argentina

• Córdoba de la Nueva Andalucía (Córdoba of the New

Andalusia)

• IATA Code: COR

• Gateway: Pajas Blancas Airport

• Lies on the Primero River along the northwest perimeter of

the Pampas

• Is a city in central Argentina

• In 2018, more than 88 thousand international tourists

• In 2019, received 50.9 thousand international arrivals

MAJOR CITIES
ROSARIO
• The third-largest city in Argentina

• Córdoba de la Nueva Andalucía (Córdoba of the New

Andalusia)

• IATA Code: ROS

• Gateway: Rosario - Islas Malvins International Airport

• Lies in southeastern Santa Fe provincia (province), on the

western bank of the Paraná River

• Inbound tourism in Rosario 2016-2019

• In 2018, approximately 35 thousand international tourists

• Is a river port and one of the largest cities in Argentina

@WhereTraveler
CUSTOMS & TRADITIONS
Latin American indigenous traditions
+
European custom
WHAT IS ARGENTINA
WELL KNOWN FOR?

TANGO
@ToledoBlade
WHAT IS THE
TRADITIONAL CLOTHING
OF ARGENTINA?

&
GAUCHOS,

ALPARGATAS
WOOLEN PONCHOS

@17QQ
TYPICAL FOOD IN
WHAT IS THE

ARGENTINA?

DULCE DE LECHE

@WineInside @hoyenjuanakoslay
 CULTURES TRADITIONS

Religion Have a Siesta

- Roman Catholic - The Latin for ‘sixth hour’

- Runs from noon until around 3 or 4pm

Dress
Drink Mate
- One of the most fashion-forward countries
- A strong, bitter drink
Food | Drinks
- Has a special straw called a Bombilla
- Empanadas, BBQs (Asado)
Try Dulce De Leche
- Wine (Malbec)
- ‘They are more Argentine than Dulce de Leche’
DO’S Expect a late dinner

Ask before taking pictures

Tip 10%

Expect ONE kiss

Bring a gift for dinner/party hosts
DON’TS Being early (is rude)

Eat on public
No need to tip taxi drivers

Drink in public
Head to a bar until 11:30 pm
 @Amazon

TOURISM IN ARGENTINA
Ranked the fourth-best score in the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness
Index for Latin America in 2019

Recorded a total of 7 million tourists in 2018, ranking 51st in the world in

absolute terms

Ranked 135th in the world and 6th in South America

Generated around 6.00 billion US Dollar in the tourism sector alone

In 2018, nearly 2.5 million international tourists arrived to the Airports of

Ezeiza and Aeroparque in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ip from 2.36 million
arrivals the year before.

Argentina is one of the largest economies in Latin America with a Gross

Domestic Product (GDP) of approximately US $450 billion.
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%20cuisine.
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THANK YOU

CANTERO, KIM