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GAUCHO PARTY AT SANTA SUSANA RANCH
- By Dan Travel
- Published 08/1/2007
- Argentina
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DINNER & TANGO SHOW AT VIEJO ALMACéN
- By Dan Travel
- Published 08/1/2007
- Argentina
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Argentina Overview
- By Dan Travel
- Published 07/17/2007
- Argentina
- Unrated
How big is it?:
2.8 million square km.
Geographical Situation:
It is bounded to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, Uruguay and Brazil, in the west by Chile, and in the north and northeast by Bolivia and Paraguay.
Regions:
Pampa: vast fertile plain covering about one quarter of the country. Northeast: the warm, moist plains of the Chaco and an area between the Parana and Uruguay rivers called Mesopotamia. Northwest: Andean highlands, including Cuyo and Pampean Sierras.
Patagonia: semiarid plateau.
Climate:Mostly temperate; great variations because of latitudinal extension and varying altitudes. Extreme heat in the Chaco region; mild climate in the central pampa; mild to cold in southern Patagonia. Seasons the reverse of those in the Northern Hemisphere.
Population: 37'502.000, white 85%, mestizo, Indian, or other nonwhite groups 15%.
Capital : The capital is Buenos Aires with an approximate population of 12 million.
Language and Religion:
Spanish is the predominant and official language.
The main religion is the Catholic 90%.
Other religions: Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 6%.
Currency: 1 peso = 100 centavos.
Entry Requirements: A valid passport is required by all visitors except nationals of Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. As a general rule, a return ticket is also required.
Time: GMT - 3. Note that while Buenos Aires observes daylight saving many other provinces do not.
Electricity: 220 volts AC,

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