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Facts on argentina?

i need to know points of interests, holidays, and some famous people. any other important facts too. thanks in advance.
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all of argentina

    



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"Luis Leloir": Nobel Prize in chemistry.
"Bernardo Houssay": Nobel Prize in Physiology.
"Enrique Finochietto": designed the surgical scissors (Finochietto Scissors).
"René Favaloro": performed the first ever coronary bypass surgery.
"Juan Vucetich": Created the modern system of dactiloscopy.

"Juan Manuel Fangio": Five times Formula 1 Champion.
"Diego Maradona": world Famous Soccer player.
"Guillermo Vilas": Retired Tennis Player-He is still the only player to win ATP singles titles in five different continents in the same year.
"Jorge L. Borges": world famous writer.
"Julio Cortazar": World Famous writer.

"Eva Peron": First lady, JD Peron's wife.
"Juan Domingo Peron": Argentinian president (during WWII), with nazi's tendencies. He helped the arrival of Nazis to Argentina in cooperation with the Vatican.

-Argentina was the first country in Latin america to get independence from Spain.
-The southernmost city in the world is located in Argentina. Ushuaia.
-Argentinians consume more meat per capita than any other country in the world.
-In the early 1900's 70% of population in Buenos aires were immigrants, mostly from Italy, Spain and Germany.
-The jewish community in Argentina is the fourth largest in the world.
-Perito Moreno Glacier is one of the most important touristic attractions in Argentina.
-The largest Welsh settlement outside wales is located in Gaiman, Province of Chubut.
-Argentina is the eight largest country in the world, and its climate range from subtropical to subpolar !


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Where in Argentina?
Buenos Aires is a good starting point.

Personally I love Patagonia.
As for holidays, there is carnival, for example.
Basically, there are holidays all year long.
As for famous people: Maradona, a retired soccer player
Evita Peron (remember the musical Evita?)
Carlos Gardel, a late tango singer.
If you're planning on visiting, go to http://www.turismo.gov.ar/esp/menu.htm

I love Argetina.
Food's great.
There's so much to see and do.
Clothes are stylish...
Great place to visit!


el toro
iguazu falls , mar del plata , bariloche, usuahia , capital federal , carlos paz, san martin de los andes are among some of the must go cities in argentina besides many others. famous argentines : carlos gardel, vilas , monzon , piazzola, ginobili , peron, olmedo, fito paez , los chalchaleros, fangio, borges , mafalda , paturuzu, hijitus . holidays, july 9th 1816 independence day , may 25 1810 like a liberty day . famous drinks "mate" , ginebra bols, anis 8 hermanos ,cerveza quilmes , bieckert, food ; empanadas, locro, facturas, alfajores, chaja , asado! , humitas, churros, postre balcarce , carlitos, sandwich de miga.


FILITA
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Look Here:

http://www.turismo.gov.ar/eng/menu.htm


http://www.bue.gov.ar/home/

Famous People:

http://www.mibsasquerido.com.ar/xPersonajes00.htm

Argentinians Invents:

Dactyloscopic system for the identification of the persons;
The Cartoons Films; The Bus; Instruments for the blood transfusion. It realizes for the first time in the world a transfusion with stored blood; Semaphore for blind persons, Etc.

Others:

We Have The Broadest River Of The World (The Paraná).
We Have The Longest Avenue (Rivadavia) and The Broadest (July 9) Of The World.
2 Times Worlds Championship In Soccer.
Different Kind Of Spanish, We Call It Castellano, And For Ex: We Say: Vos, Not Tu. (You)


I Hope This Helps You.

Blessings From Argentina.

FILITA.


CARLOS O
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Aconcagua: tallest mountain in America
Delta (del Parana) one of the widest deltas in the world
Iguazzu Falls, Iguaçu is rivalled only by Southern Africa's Victoria Falls which separates Zambia and Zimbabwe
Buenos Aires, 10th city (by population) in the world
Usuahia, south-most city in the world

Holi-days:
9 de Julio/9th of July = Independence Day
20 de Junio/20th of June = National Flag Day
1 de Mayo/1st of May = Labour Day
12 de Octubre/12th of October = Dia de la Raza/Columbus Day

Sports:
Monzon = Box
Maradona = Football/Soccer
DeVicenzo = Golf
Fangio = Car Racing
Vilas = Tennis

Science:
Nobel Prizes
Bernardo HOUSSAY - Medicine
Luis LELOIR = Chemistry
César MILSTEIN = Physiology

Politics:
Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Evita Peron

see:
http://www.ladatco.com/faq-arg.htm

http://www.adventure-life.com/argentina/argentina_faq.php


Patagonia:
http://www.patagonia-argentina.com/i/content/faq.htm



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