20 interesting facts about Argentina

20 interesting facts about Argentina

Interesting facts about Argentina, from the greatest creature lived on Earth to the first person who was born in Antarctic

I visited Argentina for the first time in 2015 as part of our one -year trip around the world. Technically speaking, we visited the country three times within a few weeks due to quirks on our travel route (when we have entered and extended to neighboring countries).

This trip brought some miracles with it - including Perito Moreno and Tierra del Fuego - and disappointments; Cerro Torre, which I had been waiting for for a long time, was completely wrapped in clouds.

Almost five years later I visited her again without Kia and with another goal in mind: to climb the Aconcagua, my third of the seven summits.

I am happy to be able to tell you that I made it to the top of this grueling mountain. I took many interesting facts about Argentina. Here I share the best of you.

interesting facts about Argentina

1. The name of Argentina comes from the Latin word for silver, argument. When the original Spanish conquerors met the indigenous people in the region for the first time, they received Silbergegen stands as a gift. (Source: Argentine embassy in London)

2. in 2001, in the year of the worst financial and political crisis in the country, Argentina had five presidents in just 10 days. (Source: BBC)

3. Due to the quick inflation, Argentina has deducted 13 zeros from its currency since 1970, a factor of 10 trillion. (Source: Panam Post)

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According to estimates, around 30,000 people disappeared between 1974 and 1983 under the regime of the Argentine military junta. (Source: The Guardian)

1. 1892 Argentina was the first country to use fingerprints as a form of identification when Francesca Rojas confessed to killed her own children to improve their chances of marrying her friend. Her bloody thumb print was found at the crime scene. (Source: history.com)

2. tango, the sensual Latin American dance and the music, was created in the 1880s in the dance restaurants (and supposedly the brothels) of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. (Source: Britannica)

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1. The remains of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered were found in Argentina. The new type of Titanosaur, which is supposedly the greatest creature that has ever lived on Earth, was discovered in a desert near La Flecha in 2014 and has torn the Argentinosaurus, previously discovered in Argentina. (Source: BBC)

2. The current Pope and the first from America, Pope Francis, used to work as a bouncer in night clubs in Buenos Aires. (Source: BBC)

3. Argentina's former football player Diego Maradona has inspired a religion: the Church of Maradona. It has over 120,000 members. (Source: The Guardian)

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1. In the province of Chubut in Patagonia in southern Argentina, around 5,000 people speak Welsh. In 1865 a group of Welsh settlers crossed the Atlantic to settle down in the remote Patagonia. Today, around 50,000 Argentine citizens can claim Welsh ancestors. (Source: BBC)

2. The Argentine farmer Pedro Martin Ureta cultivated a guitar -shaped forest to honor his late wife Graciela, who died in 1977 at birth. He never saw his creation from above, except on photos of friends. (Source: The Guardian)

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1. The widest avenue in the world is located in Buenos Aires, Avenida 9 de Julio (Allee 9 July, Argentina's national independence day). It has 14 lanes and four lanes of parallel roads. (Source: Britannica )

2. Since 1953, the national sport of Argentina has been Pato, a game that is played on horseback and connects elements of polo and basketball. Pato is the Spanish word for "duck" because early games used a living duck in a basket instead of a ball. (Source: Buenos Aires Tourism)

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1. government officials in Lionel Messi's hometown in Argentina have banned parents to name their children Messi because an influx of babies called Messi could "lead to confusion". (Source: USA Today)

2. The Cuban revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara was born in Rosario, Argentina. (Source: BBC)

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1. 1977 Argentina sent a pregnant mother to the Antarctic to claim part of the continent. The boy, Emilio Palma, was the first person to be born in Antarctic. It was born in Fortín Sargento Cabral on the Esperanza base near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and weighed 3.4 kg (7 LB 8 OZ). (Source: Antarctica in International Law)

2. 2010 Argentina was the first country in Latin America to legalize same -sex marriage. (Source: BBC)

3. The highest mountain outside of Asia is in Argentina. Aconcagua is 6,961 m high and is located in the province of Mendoza. It is also one of the seven peaks. (Source: The Guardian)

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1. Large political parties in Argentina produce their own craft beers and brings them with historical political icons. (Source: Public Radio International)

2. Argentina has the world's highest number of psychiatrists per capita. In 2012, the number of practicing psychologists rose to 196 per 100,000 inhabitants. (Source: New York Times)

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