"La Beba in Argentina" Argentina by la_beba

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Recipe for Making an Argentine

Add in the following order:
- one Indian woman
- two spanish horsemen
- three mestizo gauchos
- one English traveler
- half a Basque worker
- and a pinch of African

Allow to cook for 300 centuries at low temperature. Before serving, quickly add five Italians, a Russian Jew, a German, a Galician, three-fourths a Lebanese, and finally a whole Frenchman.

The country stretches from the tropics to Antarctica and almost any crop can be grown in its vast territory. It is self-sufficient in energy. There is an estimated population of 35 million people, of which almost half live in Buenos Aires city and the province of Buenos Aires.
Anconcagua, which lies on its western border is the highest mountain in all of the Americas.
Ushuaia, which lies at the tip of Tierra del Fuego, is the world's southernmost town.
Argentina has superb skiing - its season mirrors that of Australia.
Buenos Aires has a most sophisticated and, yes, European style culture.
Argentina covers almost all of the southern half of South America and is the world's eighth largest country covering 2.8 million sq km.
The mix of immigrants here means that they not only have Oktoberfests where they celebrate German beer, they also have English high tea and, amazingly, an area in Patagonia with a strong Welsh culture.
Certainly very few people know that there was a major wave of Australian emigration to Argentina towards the end of the last century.
The country is about a third of the size of the United States and ranges from the fjords of Patagonia in the south - where the Welsh and the Australian immigrants settled, to the Indian villages in the north and contains part of the soaring majesty of the Andes. The easiest way to think of Argentina geographically is as a triangle pointing to the South Pole.
The currency is the peso. Credit cards are widely accepted and in Buenos Aires there are ATMs. In more remote parts of the country you need to use cash
The national carriers, Aerolineas and Austral, connect to all major points in Argentina from Buenos Aires. Domestic flights leave from the Buenos Aires city terminal. Ezeiza Airport operates with international flights, it's located at about 45 minutes from downtown. And Jorge Newbery Metropolitan Airport is located at 20 minutes from downtown.
Argentina's had a turbulent history. The Diaguita, one of the early people who inhabited the country, succssfully resisted the Incas who wanted to expand into the country from what is now Bolivia.
The Argentinians also fought long and hard against the Spaniards. The first arrival in 1516, Juan de Solis, was killed and there was a running battle to stop the foundation of Buenos Aires which lasted until the late 16th century. What eventually broke the resistance was not the arquebuses of the conquistadores but the diseases that they brought with them.
Spain, did not, in fact, appear to want Argentina and generally ignored it in preference to Peru.
Britain attacked Buenos Aires in both 1806 and 1807 as part of the Napoleonic war. These attacks were repulsed without help from Spain. These victories encouraged the Argentinians to eventually throw off the yoke of Spain but the culture still has a Spanish influence, the language most spoken is Spanish and European immigrants have moulded much of the culture and the life style of the country.
Of the 32 million population more than one-third live in the capital of Buenos Aires and if you throw in the other urban areas it accounts for almost 90 per cent of the total population.
The universal language of Argentina is Spanish.

Last visit to Argentina: Dec 1987
Intro Updated Mar 4, 2005
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Fullmoonfever Apr 29, 2008 at 8:15 AM Report Abuse

Yes, Valencia Spain. its work related, so I hope I have time to see some stuff. Oh, I went to China a couple months ago.
hotsauce28 Nov 8, 2007 at 9:31 AM Report Abuse

and i think we're doing a pretty good job. =)
Razmataac Sep 6, 2007 at 5:24 PM Report Abuse

My pleasure. ;ø)
TheView Aug 27, 2007 at 1:01 AM Report Abuse

Yes ..Denmark was the first country to free porn -so yes shopping or looking can be fun in istedgade.
Luchonda Dec 3, 2006 at 9:20 AM Report Abuse

Thx for the memories on this beautiful country - greetz from Belgium
matcrazy1 Sep 22, 2006 at 8:57 AM Report Abuse

Fantastic writings and beautiful pictures! Wow, Argentina is on my future list and I have to try Quilmes haha! I've got to know much more now.
luzmaria Aug 30, 2006 at 12:52 AM Report Abuse

waw, you ve been almost everywhere in my country!!!!! i m so astonished!! and glad for you :) (by the way, i also watched that peruvian soup opera!)
funnybeee Aug 27, 2006 at 12:41 PM Report Abuse

Oh wait a minute! That IS recently! I didn't read the date right!
Anchovy56 Jul 5, 2006 at 11:57 AM Report Abuse

Somehow you always help me to see the silver lining in a clould...Take care out there :o)
Laura_Mexico Jul 2, 2006 at 3:57 PM Report Abuse

Awww beba don't be sad for Argentina, we must be happy they're out... who would want them bragging about how cool they are after winning the world cup?? Good it did not happen! ;)