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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 suare km. Argentina possesses some of Parue 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 Brail and Paraguay, is densely forested and contains a section of the majestic Iguau 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 intersectyou 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 chrme" doubles as a gallery space devoted to Alvear Palace, widely At the considered the top hotel in South Americait'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 Mendoa, 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 Home Page