About Argentina by Jakob Gigstad

Location and Acomplishments

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Argentina is located in South America and is the 2nd biggest country in South America and 8th biggest in the world with 46.23 million people. Its capital is Buenos Aires and is very popular. People in Argentina mainly speak Spanish and is the birth place of tango with a population, being a country of immigration. Argentina is mainly known for their sports. Their Argentina Football(soccer) team won the World Cup in 2022. they are also a founding member of the United Nations, World Banks, World Trade Organization, and Mercosur. Their star player Lionel Messi is widely praised for his soccer skills on his team that won the World cup.

Current Events

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In the 2024 Olympics in Paris Argentina took a gold medal in BMX. According to AP news there is still protest in Argentina as Milei hopes for Congressional approval with the controversial finance package. Crime in Argentina is currently low at a level 1 according to Global Guardian. Also from AP news there's the missing cemetery for cats of Buenos Aires reported. Many people asking questions on what happened, being very important to Argentina traditions and Buenos Aires.

Traditions

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In Argentina they have carnivals or festivals such as Vendimia, Buenos Aires Tango Festival, Buenos Carnival, and more. Argentina is again known for Tango and celebrate with it or about it frequently. They usually greet people in a kiss and share a mate gourd, a type of alcohol beverage, tied to feelings, kinship, friendship, with friends and strangers. Argentina also has Oktoberfest, a very popular beer festival, held in Munich, Bavaria, from mid-or late-September to the first Sunday of October.

Tourism

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What to do in Argentina? Visiting Argentina you may go for their festivals and celebrations such as Buenos Aires Tango Festival, Vendimia, Beunos Carnival, and others. Mainly visiting the capital, Beunos Aires. You could try their cultural valued dishes and beverages like the mate gourd. People of Argentina love their World famous Argentine Wine, Argentina BBQs, The Iguazu Falls, and Argentina's Glacier National Park. People usually go canoeing, hiking, cycling, diving, rock climbing, skiing, surfing, etc. in Argentina for fun.

Food

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Argentina is partially known for their BBQs and beverages. They have a whole festival (The Oktoberfest) that includes celebrating beer and as we already known share mate gourds with strangers and friends. They also cherish their Argentina Wine, large varieties of wine made with many items sold in bulk. Argentina themselves are the 5th largest wine producer in the world. Argentina BBQs, they have items like, short ribs, flank steak, rib eye steak, skirt steak, lamb, chicken breast, and especially pork. They also share empanadas, alfajores, and other Spanish dishes. For breakfast they mainly have Tostadas served with cream cheese or other spreads and medialunas, a Argentine croissant filled with different types of sweetness.

Music and Dance

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Argentina is known for their Tango having multiple festivals and parties around it and being a common dance. Some other popular music genres are cumbia, carnavalito, and polka. Polka is a fast and fun dance, cumbia is usually a slower dance, and carnavilto is more of a collective dance. Tango in Argentina origins all the way back in 1880 along the Rio de la Plata.

Sports

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Most famously played sport in Argentina is Soccer or Football. Their adult team with the World Cup winner Lionel Messi is very successful and popular around the world. Argentina also made their own sport Pato, is the national sport of Argentina and is a game played on horseback that combines elements of polo and basketball. It was invented in the 17th century by gauchos whose playing field would stretch from one farm to the next!

Comparison

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Argentina is a lot like North America, celebrating most of the same holidays and foods and traditions like BBQs, and famous wine, etc. They also differ in many other aspects, US is more of a power house and influencial to others around them, while Argentina is more culturally bound and values different things like Tango and the influence of dance. Obviously the US is bigger and has a larger population and Argentina isnt the best choice for a variaty of sports to play mainly popular for soccer. I would like to visit Argentina to view different carnivals and festivals to show diversity and growth in Argentina. See different kinds of BBQ and other cultural dishes and how Argentina makes them. Visit National park like Iguazu falls and Argentina's Glacier National Park, a beautiful view of the Glaciers.