Argentina
Food
• National dish is beef• Argentine pizza has less
dough than Italian pizza• Strong resemblance to
Spanish, French, and Italian food
• Most common dish is Milanesa, a lightly breaded cut of beef
Sports• Most popular sport is soccer• Other popular sports are car-
racing and rugby• National soccer team has
won two World Cups in 1978 and 1986
• Most famous soccer players are Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi
• Manu Ginobili is one of six Argentinian players in the NBA
Messi and Maradona
Clothes
• Similar to the clothing of Australia
• Farmers usually wear a hat, a poncho, and pants tucked into boots
• Gaucho is the name for the style of clothing Argentinian farmers wear
Celebrities
• Sports figures from Argentina include Manu Ginobili (basketball), Carlos Delfino (basketball), Lionel Messi (soccer), and Luis Scola (basketball).
• Argentine models include Agustina Quinteros and Cecilia Benelli
• Quinteros won Miss Argentina in 2008 Agustina Quinteros
Music
• Mostly known for its tango
• Tango was developed in Buenos Aires
• Tango was formerly called milonga, which became popular around 1900
• Other popular genres in are folk, pop, and classical
Recreation
• Soccer is a nationally loved sport, played by most people in the country
• Tennis is also played by most people
• Families often vacation to Mar del Plata, where they can hike and mountain-climb
School
• Uses a 1-10 grade system instead of A, B, C, D, F
• Primary school covers grades 1-6 and is offered to children ages 6-14
• Wear white uniforms as a symbol of learning
Terrain
• North- Jungle• West- Mountains• South- Arctic• East- Ocean coastline• The Andes Mountains are
located on the western border
• Bordered by five countries (Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia)
Transportation
• Means of public transportation include bus, taxi, train, and subway
• Buenos Aires is the only Argentine city with a subway
• A high-speed railway is currently being constructed between Buenos Aires, Rosario, and Cordoba that reaches speeds up to 320 km/h
Weather• Varies depending on location• Since the southern part of
Argentina is so close to Antarctica, the temperature is consistently below freezing during the winter
• In the north, the temperature is usually in the 70s during the winter and over 100 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer months
Fall February – March
Winter May – July
Spring August – October
Summer November – January
Language
• Official language is Spanish
• Spanish and Italian are spoken by over 1,000,000 people in the country and German, Yiddish, and Quechua are spoken by over 200,000 people
• Over 40 languages are spoken in Argentina
Buenos Aires
• Capital and largest city• Established in 1536• Most inhabitants speak
Spanish• The first movie theater
was built in Buenos Aires in 1896
Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires
Landmarks
• There are many landmarks in Buenos Aires in the Plaza de Mayo
• Casa Rosada is the White House of Argentina
• May Pyramid commerates Argentina’s freedom