In 1816 the United Provinces of Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay went their separate ways the area that remained became Argentina (Spain, n.d.).
The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires, with a population of approximatively forty-one to forty-five thousand as of 2013. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been in office since 2007. The official language of Argentina is Spanish. Argentina is a massive South American nation with terrain encompassing the Andes Mountains (Spain, n.d.).
Argentine citizens have made many accomplishments, five have won the Nobel Prize which is more than any Latin nation. Bernardo Houssay won for medicine in 1917 and Cesar Milstein also won for medicine
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In sports Argentina does dominate certain circles, Angel Cabrera won the Masters that is one of golf’s top tournaments and in tennis Gabriela Sabatini and Jaun Martin del Potro won the U.S Open in 2009.(A brief history of Argentina).
The country is known for the tango, steak and football (aka soccer). Their soccer team founded in 1901 and Estadia stadium is their home stadium. Team captain Lionel Messi won the world cup in 1978 and 1986, and fourteen American titles (Spain, n.d.).
Although Argentina is known for the tango the history of Argentine’s ballet and dance can be traced to classical Spanish dance schools that originated in Buenos Aries in the 19th century. The Thierry company one of the most important dance groups had many successes. On October 10th 1971, the Argentine ballet suffered a cruel blow when ten members of the group died in a plane crash in Rio de la Plata where they were to appear.(Cultures and customs of
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Other places include Mendoza – the heart of Argentina’s wine country, Barouche – know for Swiss architecture and its famous chocolate, Ushuaia – resort town with the gateway to Antarctica cruises and Jalton – known for its museums and vineyards (Spain, n.d.).
Ninety-seven percent of the ethic group in Argentina is Spanish and Italian. Although the official language is Spanish, Italian, English, German and French is also spoken there. About 92% of Argentina’s population is Roman Catholic.(Spain,n d)
Argentines have a weird way of looking at death instead of honoring the dead on the day that they were born they celebrate the day they died even teaching the children the last words spoken on their death beds.(Cultures and customs of Argentina).
Christmas and the Holy week traditionally brought from Europe, the holidays are out of sync because the Northern and Southern hemisphere have opposite seasons thus in Argentina Easter comes in autumn and Christmas comes in summer. Other holidays include day of the nation on November 10, in which people have a parade all over the country and on December 30 one of Argentina’s and South America’s largest events is the international book fair it attracts more than a million visitors.(Cultures and customs of
When you hear people speak of the Argentine culture people rarely know what all revolves around this culture that we in America enjoy today. The Argentine culture is known mostly for the tango when concerning music. Folk, pop and classical music are also popular music genres that we enjoy even to this day. The Cosquín National Folklore Festival, a well known venue for folklore music has been gathering musicians from the genre annually since 1961. When you tango you don’t just dance you let the music move your body. The tango originates from the dance of the milonga, which was created by the combination of rhythms by Europeans.
The number of spoken languages in Argentina is at least 40, although Spanish is dominant. According to 2010 national census and some other researches, there are about 41 million Spanish speakers in the country(almost the entire population). There are around one million Levantine Arabic speakers in Argentina, as a result of immigration from the Middle East, mostly from Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. Argentina has more than 1,500,000 Italian speakers; which is the second most spoken language in the nation. Italian immigration effectively began in the middle of the 19th century and made a permanent impact on the pronunciation and created the language what Argentinians call Castilian, which sounds more like Italian than Spanish. Some Indian languages are also used in the inner country, such as Araucano, Guarani or Quichua.
Football is the more common name for soccer in that area. Soccer is without a doubt the favorite of the whole country. Though they have never won a World Cup, they have placed third twice. All over the country there are an assortment of clubs. Their most successful sport is tennis. Winning numerous awards and competitions, this is the the sport they obviously excel in. Because of Chilies extensive shoreline, they have the ability to spend time on water sports. Fishing is just one of many options.
As opposed to most Latin American countries, Paraguay's indigenous dialect and society, Guaraní, remains exceedingly compelling. Guaraní is perceived as an authority dialect close by Spanish, and both dialects are generally talked in the nation, with around 92 percent of the community talking Spanish and 98 percent talking Guaraní.
The country of Argentina is one rich in history and complex in culture. It is located in the far reaches of South America, inhabiting 1,068,302 square miles of the southeastern region of the continent, and over 39,000,000 people populate it. Those people make up the identity of a culture, a society of Argentinians that inhabit a unique place amongst not only the Latin-American region, but also the world as a whole.
Santiago de Chile is the Capital of Chile therefore, is the economic and cultural centre of the country. Chilean people are passionate about soccer and rodeo is a popular pastime. Chilean customs and pastimes is related to the geography, you will find that they are
In Argentina, Beef (or meat) is eaten for most meals. A mixture or “parrillada” which includes nearly every part of the cow, including the utter, is one of the most cherished dishes. The national dish of Argentina is Asados (a variety of barbecued meat) grilled on a parillo (a large grill) that is packed with steaks; ribs; chorizo; mollejas (sweetbread): morcilla (blood sausage); and chinchulines (chitterlings). If you are a vegetarian and consider going to Argentina, it would be wise to take precautions. Argentinians also love pasta, and have many
A place the major language is spanish, the president of the country is a woman, the most important value is family, and where the most funniest festival are taken place. This place/country is Chile, the “Island nation” is one of the top beautiful country. With their popular fun holidays, beautiful natural land, clear water, and friendly citizens. Chile is different from other countries which makes them stand out in politics, culture, and fashion.
Finally here is why you should go to Argentina. In Argentina there are beautiful lands like Moreno Glaciers, Lake Argentino and,
Argentina is a country in South America. The weather in Argentina is about 60 or 50 degrees the weather doesn’t really change. People in Argentina has these weird type of clothes called Gaucho costumes, Canvas shoes, and woolen ponchos. People in Argentina mostly speak Italian and French I also know that some speak English.
Religions of Latin American Countries are heavily rooted in Christianity and mainly Catholicism. While Catholics in Argentina number anywhere from 70% to as much as 90%, only about 20-25% of them attend church services regularly. Argentina sustains the Roman Catholic religion but guarantees freedom of religion. Protestants make up about 8% of the Argentinian population. There are other religions is Argentina, including Judaism, Islam and Mormonism, all of these religions make up about one percent each.
The religion of Argentina is that there are 94% of christians and 6% of others.The religion, means a set of beliefs of Argentina are some 20% and 72% more. Less than 20 people are really involved, or active with their church.One person named Jorge Mario Bergoglio became one of the frist Americans to arive to Argentina.Argentina found out about arts in Europe and got inspiration in arts.Argentina paints these huge rocks that are 5 feet high and people vote what rocks they like best. The most famous artist is Jorge Luis Borges. In Argentina there favorite dance is tango.In November 2000 Argentina found out about telecommunication.In 1989-90 Argentina had to destroy there company that made phones. Started a new company that started making more
very similar to that of the U.S. however the GDP per capita is significantly lower in Argentina than in the U.S.
Over the past years, Argentina’s population has being influenced mainly due to the several immigrants that came to the country escaping from the Europe's disaster during World War II. Europeans had a substantial advantage which gave them the facility to move there while Argentina’s government was joining the Axis powers. The ancient indigenous population which lived in Argentina has been extinguishing over the past years making a large percentage of its population becoming mestiza. The main immigrants groups who arrived to Argentina were Germans, Spanish, and French who saw this country as an opportunity to exile from their hometown. In 1942, Argentina’s elections nominated Ramón Castillo as the new president which proposed to change their
With a mainland area of 1,073,500 sq mi, Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world. Argentina is subdivided into 23 provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires. Argentina is known for their National Soccer Team and beautiful landforms such as the Iguazu Falls. One of the most attractive countries in South America, Argentina is a very popular tourist destination. Argentina is a very interesting because of the land, the weather, the animals and the people.