INTERESTING FACTS

 

Interesring Facts

• Precisely, the names Argentina and Río de la Plata evoke the search for the precious treasures of the Sierra de la Plata. In 1554, the current territory of the Argentine Republic is mentioned on the maps of the Portuguese Lopo Homem as “Terra argétea” or “argentea”, from the Latin argentum which means silver.

 

•  Avenida 9 de Julio, located in the City of Buenos Aires, capital of the country, is 110 meters wide in its central roadway, divided into 16 lanes.

• They have their own wonders, some of them are the impressive Perito Moreno Glacier, the Iguazú Falls, the Valley of the Moon, the Quebrada de Humahuaca, the Aconcagua, the Arrayanes Forest and the Cerro de los Siete Colores.

• With a maximum width of 219 km, the Río de la Plata is considered the widest in the world. This freshwater giant bathes the shores of both Argentina and Uruguay. On these coasts we can find the city of Buenos Aires on one side, while Montevideo, the capital of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is located on the other side.

• Known in Argentina as a birome, the ballpoint pen as we know it today was invented in the 1940s by the Hungarian nationalized Argentinian journalist Ladislao José Biro, so that left-handers would stop smearing their pages.

Personal Comment:

It still makes me want to travel to see Argentina even more, although I know that we can provide more contributions and interesting data about its people, culture and natural area. As interesting facts that I already knew, Argentines usually have some words other than Spanish such as Che to refer to any person, also they always maintain a good family bond. Many of his ancestors are usually Italians, who used to emigrate to Argentina since it was one of the most powerful countries, if I'm not wrong, everything began to fall when Perone began to govern.

 

 

Geographical Regions

Argentina has eight natural geographic regions, which are differentiated by relief, climate and activities that take place in them, we can see the eight regions in the picture. 

Pampean or also known as Llanura Platense being the most important region for Argentina. 

The Argentine Sea is a sector of the Atlantic Ocean that covers the entire continental shelf adjacent to the coasts of the Argentine Republic. This sea is defined as an Ecological region and has an extension of more than 1,000,000 square kilometers, which includes from the mouth of the Rio de la Plata estuary to the north, to the Isla de los Estados to the south, also It extends from the Argentine coast to the 200-meter depth isobath, which includes the Malvinas Islands.

• Northwest, are the provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, La Rioja, Tucumán and Santiago del Estero.
• The province of Chaco, located in the north of the Argentine Republic, currently has 25 departments.
• Mesopotamia covers the provinces of Misiones, Corrientes and Entre Ríos.
• The provinces that make up Cuyo are San Juan, Mendoza and San Luis.
• Las Sierras Pampaneas is made up of the provinces of Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe, Córdoba, La Pampa and San Luis. It is an extensive plain, with undulations, one of the most fertile in the world.
• The humid Pampa is found in the center-west and south of the province and also occupies part of the territory of the provinces of Santa Fe, Entre Ríos, and Buenos Aires.
• The Pampa Seca covers part of the southwest of the provinces of Buenos Aires, the center of La Pampa and the south of the province of San Luis.
• the provinces that make up Patagonia are Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz.

Personal Comment: 

I think it is very interesting how its regions are composed since it is through the climatic type and if we realize some provinces contain even 3 regions. In addition, it is very large and generally easy to locate on maps, being the end of America and Chile next to it. I would like to meet between rivers, Diamante, which is a city, and Catamarca, being a valley. and you? I would also like to know your island and its beaches.

 

Agriculture in argentina

What they grow the most is soybeans, wheat, corn, sunflowers, sorghum and barley. what they export the most worldwide is: yerba mate, world producer of soybeans and soybean flour, world producer of corn, lemon, soybean oil and biodiesel based on soybean oil, seed and sunflower oil.

In the winter weather they produce more wheat, oats, barley, rye to name the most important. With the use of new technologies and improving management within each lot. In case of applications with sprayers.

Personal Comment:

I think that like most of America it generates good agriculture as well as contains fertile land.

 

Culture and Customs

Known as the country of tango, soccer, asado and mate, Argentine men and women are characterized by being kind and affectionate, it doesn't matter if you are a friend or a stranger, everyone will greet you in the same way, with palms, kisses and hugs. Mate is the traditional and favorite infusion of all Argentines, its taste is bitter but you can add any type of sweetener to taste, be it sugar, sweetener or honey.

At a dinner or snack it is never necessary to talk about politics, whether it is about Peronism, Evita or current politics. Sometimes you can see fights between friends or family over the crack issue. Argentina is the land of great footballers of the past and present, Di Stéfano, Maradona and Messi some of the best footballers in the world. For all Argentines, soccer is a passion.

The Fernet is mixed with some cola, which has become one of its most famous drinks, specifically from Cordoba, Argentina also stands out for having the best wines in the world. For them, a barbecue is never lacking on a Sunday, and it is also an excuse to get together with their family. The picados, milanesa and empanadas are some of his favorite dishes where they also stand out for their preparation in Argentina.

The ring run is a game in which the gaucho or better said "rider" has to put a toothpick that he carries in his hand inside a ring. With his horse, he starts the race for a few meters until he stands on the stirrups while, with his arm raised, he tries to place the toothpick in the ring. It belongs to the gaucho tradition and is currently still practiced in Argentina, mostly at the Mataderos fair and at folklore festivals.

Personal Comment:

In general, tango is a dance that I have admired a lot since I was little, as well as its soccer players. I think it would be nice to be able to discover more about Argentine culture not only through a screen. In addition, Argentines usually have very large fields where they usually have horses, also being part of their tradition.

On the subject of politics, I am not the one to give an opinion, but in general, his story is very interesting.

General

 The Argentine territory contains ice fields and arid zones, mountainous reliefs with plateaus or plains, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires is the national capital, with a population of 40,117,096 inhabitants, the first populations were indigenous then the ladinos arrived and now the ladinos teem.

In Argentina there is total freedom of worship, its official currency is the peso, the main language is Spanish brought by the conquerors, but there are still Amerindian languages such as Mapuche, Guaraní Quechua, and others.

Personal Comment:

In general, I really like Argentina, because of its diversity in various fields. I would like to be able to travel to Argentina one day. I also really like the Argentine accent, it is often confused with the Uruguayan but with the Argentine accent of Buenos Aires or places near the center they are usually different.