Argentina
Capital:
Buenos Aires
Continent:
South America
Maps:
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| South American continent. Argentina outlined in dark ink and shaded. |
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| A closer view of Argentina & its neighbors. |
Neighbors:
Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay
Water Borders:
Atlantic Ocean (South)
Total Area: (added March 2015)
1,073,518 square miles
Five Largest Cities:
Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Rosario, Mendoza, La Plata
Famous Geographical Point:
Tierra del Fuego (archipelago)
Famous Person:
Eva Peron, former First Lady
Book Set In/About:
The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Che Guevara's travel diary of his motorcycle trip across South America. While not about Argentina specifically, I felt that this was a good choice for this category because it's an iconic book written by one of the most famous Argentines who's ever lived.
Movie Set In/About:
"The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos)" (2009), directed by Juan Jose Campanella
When a retired court employee sits down to write a novel, he decides to draw on a case from his past that has long haunted him, the brutal murder of a beautiful woman.
Headline of the Day:
"World Cup 2014: How Argentina Learned to Stop Doubting and Fall in Love with the Genius That Is Lionel Messi" in The Telegraph.
When a retired court employee sits down to write a novel, he decides to draw on a case from his past that has long haunted him, the brutal murder of a beautiful woman.
Headline of the Day:
"World Cup 2014: How Argentina Learned to Stop Doubting and Fall in Love with the Genius That Is Lionel Messi" in The Telegraph.
Tierra del Fuego is one of my favorite things to say. I don't think I actually knew it was an archipelago. I would have correctly located it in South America, though. Although not in Argentina.
ReplyDeleteIt does roll rather nicely off the tongue, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking to myself "I always thought Tierra del Fuego was a group of islands." Then I looked up what an archipelago is and realized that it is, in fact, a group of islands. So I guess that's the thing I didn't know.