About the People
Did You Know... The highest mountain peak in the Americas is Mount Aconcagua in the Andes Mountains,
Fashion... Traditional dress differs considerably from region to region, but most people today wear modern fash
Socalizing... Argentines are proud of their nation. Prosperity, family, education, and personal relationships
Family... Families tend to be rather small, averaging two children. The responsibility of raising children
Recreation... Argentina's national game is fútbol (soccer)
Statistics
Capital City: Buenos Aires
Population: 40,301,927
GDP: $608,800,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 2,766,890 (sq km) 1,068,296 (sq mi)
Currency: Argentine peso (ARS)
Argentina History
Europeans arrived in the region with the 1502 voyage of Amerigo Vespucci. Spanish navigator Juan Diaz de Solias visited what is now Argentina in 1516. Spain established a permanent colony on the site of Buenos Aires in 1580, although initial settlement was primarily overland from Peru. The Spanish further integrated Argentina into their empire by establishing the Vice Royalty of Rio de la Plata in 1776, and Buenos Aires became a flourishing port. Buenos Aires formally declared independence from Spain on July 9, 1816. Argentines revere Gen. Jose de San Martin, who campaigned in Argentina, Chile, and Peru as the hero of their national independence. Following the defeat of the Spanish,