Argentina Country Guide | Guide to Argentina

Country Guide Argentina

Capital: Buenos Aires

Population: 38,747,000

Currency: Argentine peso (ARS)

Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%

Government: republic

Languages: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French

Climate: mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest

Phone Code: 54

Photos of Argentina

Photos of Argentina by Paul Dodson, courtesy of Observations of an Unimportant Man.

An Observation Tower - Iguazu Falls - Iguazu Falls, Argentina

Postcards For Sale in B.A. - Buenos Airies, Argentina

An Observation Deck at the Throat of the Devil, Iguazu Falls - Iguazu Falls, Argentina

Children Crossing the Road - Buenos Airies, Argentina

Argentinian Footy Kits For Sale - Buenos Airies, Argentina

Shopping Trolleys Up Close - Buenos Airies, Argentina

Festivals in Argentina

Carnival [article]

Buenos Aires' International Video Dance Festival [video]

Buenos Aires Contemporary Dance Festival [web site]

Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival [web site]

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Argentina Accommodation

Hotels in Argentina

Argentina Flights

2camels has searched the web for airlines that fly to Argentina. We feature only hand picked links through to airline sites that feature flights to Argentina.

Argentina Tours

Tours in Argentina

Argentinean Reading

Lonely Planet: Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay

Tango in sophisticated Buenos Aires, behold the beauty of Iguazú Falls or sport a Speedo at Uruguay's fashionable beach resorts. This new and improved guide dishes the real dirt on exploring this region, from the continent's highest peak and lost corners of the Paraguayan Chaco to gaucho country and the tip of the world.

special sections on Patagonia wildlife and delectable Argentine beef
expanded coverage of nightspots and cafés
food and shelter for the penny-wise and pound-foolish
handy Spanish language guide
96 detailed maps, including Buenos Aires city and transit maps

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Further Argentina Resources

Photos of Argentina [web site]

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