Transcript Argentina By

Argen
tina
By:
Jamie
"Land of ice
and fire"
Argentina is a land
of extremes, its
hectic urban centres
contrasting with a
staggeringly remote
hinterland, and can
be simultaneously hot
in one region and
cold in another. The
one common thread is
that the people
possess a curiosity,
passion, and fervour
for life, most visible
when it comes to
football, the
national obsession.
Evita, the Tango,
gauchos and estancias
are the country's
History
and
by Juan
a
Culture
First explored in

de Solis, Argentina
developed slowly
under Spanish
colonial rule.
Buenos Aires was
settled in 80;
the cattle
industry was
thriving as early
as 00. Invading
British forces were
expelled in 80
807, and after
Argentina's
culture has
been greatly
affected by its
immigrant
population,
mostly
European.
Their influence
contributed to
the demise of
pre-Columbian
cultures,
resulting in the
lack of a
dominant
indigenous
population. The
European
Locat
Comprising almost
ion
the entire
southern half of
South America,
Argentina is the
world's eighth
largest country,
covering an
area of 2.8
million suare
km. Argentina
possesses some of
Parue acional
ahuel Huapi:
The main feature of
the park is Lago ahuel
Huapi, a 00 km long
lake formed by the
Pleistocene glaciers,
possessing a single narrow
island at its centre.
Isla Victoria as it is now
known, is notable for its
rare species of trees
and for a number of
Thin
gs
to
do.
Mesopotamia &
ortheast
the
Mesopotamia, a broad,
flat plain between the
Parana and Uraguay
Rivers in northern
Argentina, is wet,
swampy and extremely
hot during the summer.
The northern province
of Misiones, a more
mountainous region
nearly enclosed by
Brail and Paraguay,
is densely forested and
contains a section of
the majestic Iguau
Falls.
The Chaco
This parched area in
the west is part of the
..
.Pl
aces
to
See
Hotels to
When you step into
Stay
the Art
Hotel,
located where the
tony in...
barrios of
Recoleta and Barrio
orte intersectyou
might feel as if
you've wandered into
an art gallery. As
it turns out, you
have: The groundfloor lobby of this
smart, Euro-style
"hotel de chrme"
doubles as a
gallery space
devoted to
Alvear
Palace, widely
At the
considered the top hotel
in South Americait's still
possible to feel as rich,
as they used to say, as
an Argentine. The colossal
neoclassical chateau,
which dominates a gilded
swath of Recoleta studded
with Cartier, Polo and
Zegna outposts, has been
the focus of Buenos Aires
high society ever since
its polished brass doors
opened in 932. These
days, the grande dame
remains in exceptional
form, from the attentive
bilingual butlers to the
Try
Our
Food
Food!
Argentines can't get enough beef.
While exporting some of the finest
meat in the world, they still
manage to keep most of this
national treasure at home to
please natives and visitors alike.
The Argentine social venue of
choice is the asado (barbecue),
which includes prime ribs, pork,
chicken, sausages, sweetbreads,
kidneys...the list goes on. You
can also enjoy this tradition while
eating out; many restaurants are
called parrillas, with open-air
grills and, occasionally, large
Wine
spits
over a roaring fire. For
the
full experience,
ask for the
Argentina
boasts a
parrillada
mixtawine(mixed grill),
few excellent
which
includes
manythe
of the items
growing
regions;
mentioned
above.
Argentina offers
best known
is
some
great alternatives
to the
Mendoa,
but Salta
strict
red-meat
diet. One of the
and La
Rioja also
imprints
Italians
have left on
produce
impressive
Works Cited
•http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.
pasqualinonet.com.ar/Argentina
•http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ar.h
tml
•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina
•http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=84446&se
ction=localnews
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