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Argentina: Football Crazy Latin American Economic Power House
Argentina is a federation of 23 provinces in South America and few autonomous states. It is South America's 2 nd largest country and the world's 8 th . The name Argentina is derived from the Latin word 'argentums' that means silver. Argentine lies between Andes mountain range in the west and southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south. The World Bank currently classifies Argentina as an Upper-Middle Income Country and a second emerging market of South America and Argentineans have the second highest Human Development Index in the continent. Argentina is rich in resources, has a well-educated workforce and is one of South America's largest economies. Argentines gave the world the popular dance Salsa. Argentines are mad about soccer, and are reckoned to be the best polo players. Their love of horses is best personified by the figure of the Argentine ?gaucho or cowboy'. Argentina is also the birthplace of the Communist hero Che Guevara.
Argentina Profile: Overview of Facts and Figures:
Geographical Information on Argentina :
The topography of Argentina can roughly be divided into four parts, the fertile Pampas plains in the center, which is the source of Argentina's agricultural wealth, the oil-rich plateau of Patagonia in the southern half down to Tierra del Fuego, the subtropical flats of the Gran Chaco in the north, and the rugged Andes mountain range along the western border with Chile.
There are several large lakes and rivers in Argentina that nurtures varieties of flora and fauna. Argentinean coastal areas are rich in fisheries and hold large deposits of hydrocarbon energy resources.
Argentina has many world-class cities that include Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Corrientes, Rosario and Mendoza. At the south of Argentina lies the strategic Falkland Islands over which UK and Argentina have fought two wars that lead to establishment of British control over the islands.
Culture, Cuisine and Tradition of Argentina:
European influences can be found everywhere in the Argentine art, architecture and lifestyle. In the field of literature one can find broader cultural mix that gave birth to internationally known authors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Ernesto Sábato, Manuel Puig and Osvaldo Soriano. Argentine cinema has also been internationally acclaimed and served as a medium to disclose the traumatic experiences under the military dictatorships.
The cuisine of Argentina is distinctive in South America because of its strong resemblance to Italian, Spanish, French and other European cuisines. Argentines are famous for their high protein diet, particularly beef. Grilled meat ( parrilla ) from the asado is a staple, with steak and beef ribs especially common. Chorizo (pork sausage), morcilla (blood sausage), chinchulines (chitterlings), mollejas (sweetbread), and other parts of the animal are enjoyed. Chimichurri , a sauce of herbs and chili, is usually the only seasoning for steak and chorizo. Bread and fried meat (schnitzel)? milanesas ? are used as snacks, in sandwiches or eaten warm with mashed potatoes.
Tourist Attractions of Argentina:
Argentina is located on the eastern side of South America and has many exotic locations for any tourist wanting to travel to Argentina that includes the historic resort city of Mar del Plata. Argentina is a vast country having ample of natural resources that nestle beauty of landscapes, mystic flow of river, miles stretched green forests and vast expanse of coastlines.
Major Sight-seeing Places in Argentina include:
• Buenos Aires
• Patagonia
• Mendoza
• Salta
• The Atlantic Coast
• Chaco National Park
Johannesburg, May 2 (ANI): Nearly 15 percent of people worldwide believe the world will end during their lifetime and 10 percent think the Mayan calendar could signify it will happen in 2012.
Washington, May 2 (IANS) The United States has put India, China, Pakistan and ten other countries on a priority watch list for allegedly providing insufficient protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights or limited market access.
Rio de Janeiro, May 1 (IANS) Brazilian club Vasco da Gama will host Argentina's Lanus Wednesday knowing that anything less than victory could prove fatal to their Copa Libertadores hopes.
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Buenos Aires, May 1 (IANS/EFE) An 18-year-old soccer fan was gunned down over the weekend after a match in Olavarria, a city outside Buenos Aires, Argentine police said Monday.
Buenos Aires, April 30 (IANS) Citroen's French racer Sebastien Loeb won the Rally Argentina for the seventh time, coming in 15.2 seconds ahead of teammate Mikko Hirvonen of Finland in the fifth stop of the 2012 World Rally Championship.
Havana, April 28 (IANS/EFE) Just over 48 percent of foreign tourists who visited Cuba in the first quarter of 2012 came from Canada, according to figures released Friday by the National Statistics Office, or ONE.
London, Apr 27(ANI): Chelsea is planning to make a 35 million pound move for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain at the end of the season.
London, April 23 (IANS) Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic won their reverse singles matches to take Serbia into the Fed Cup final for the first time, beating Russia 3-2.
London, Apr 23 (ANI): Arsenal striker Robin van Persie was awarded the Professional Footballer's Association (PFA) Player of the Year award, at a ceremony held at London's Grosvenor House.
Rapper Nicki Minaj has bid adieu to social networking website Twitter after she got angry when her music was leaked online. The rapper has deleted her account from the social networking site.
Los Angeles, April 20 (IANS) Rapper Nicki Minaj has deleted her account on social networking website Twitter after she became angry about her music being leaked online.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The capital is set to host its first ever international Buddhist film festival, aimed at promoting Buddhist philosophy and aesthetics.
Beijing, April 18 (IANS/EFE) The value of China's trade with Latin America rose 31.5 percent last year to $241.5 billion, a senior Chinese official said.
Lahore, April 17 (IANS) Three-time Olympic hockey champions Pakistan will be training in England just before the 2012 London Games to fine-tune their preparations.
Rio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) Brazilian football club Fluminense will be without former Lyon striker Fred for Wednesday's final Copa Libertadores group match against Argentina's Arsenal at the Julio Grondona stadium.
Buenos Aires, April 17 (IANS/EFE) President Cristina Fernandez announced Monday the immediate takeover of YPF, a unit of Spanish oil major Repsol, and said she will ask the Argentine Congress to approve the expropriation of 51 percent of the Latin American country's leading oil and gas producer.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Easter just went by with people the world over celebrating the resurrection of Christ three days after being crucified on Good Friday. It also provided an opportunity to the hospitality industry to showcase various kinds of goodies including some innovative confections - a tradition that is fast catching up in India as well.
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Goalkeeper Bharat Chettri will be leading an 18-member Indian hockey team in the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Tournament to be held at Ipoh, Malaysia May 24-June 3.
London, Apr 12 (ANI): A stillborn baby girl in Argentina was discovered breathing 12 hours after she was buried in a coffin.
Buenos Aires, April 11 (IANS/EFE) A baby born prematurely woke up in the morgue of a hospital in northern Argentina 12 hours after having been declared dead, authorities in Chaco province said Tuesday.
Buenos Aires, April 9 (IANS) Four-time Davis Cup runners-up Argentina have entered the semifinals of the 2012 edition, beating Croatia 4-1 at home.
London, April 9 (ANI): A chocolate Easter egg weighing over four tons and towering over 27ft high and 16ft wide was unveiled to a crowd of chocolate lovers in Argentina.
Rio de Janeiro, April 9 (IANS) Brazil coach Mano Menezes is confident of leading the team to victory in the 2014 football World Cup.
Abu Dhabi, April 9 (ANI): A song dedicated to Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona has become popular within a week with about 24,000 views so far on YouTube.
Santiago, April 8 (IANS/EFE) Spanish singer Julio Iglesias will give four concerts in Chile to promote his latest album "1", part of a tour that will take him later this month to Argentina and Paraguay.
London, Apr 8 (ANI): Ricky Martin plays the role of Che and Elena Roger that of Eva Peron in the latest version of 'Evita', which is returning to the Broadway stage after 3 decades.
Buenos Aires, April 7 (IANS) Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, ranked 10th in the world, beat 52nd-ranked Croatian Ivo Karlovic to tie their Davis Cup quarterfinal series 1-1.
Havana, April 6 (IANS) The number of visitors to Cuba this year reached one million Thursday.
Rio de Janeiro, April 5 (IANS/EFE) The decision by Argentina's Neuquen province to cancel a concession granted to Petrobras caught the Brazilian state-controlled oil giant by surprise, CEO Maria das Gracas Foster said in an interview published Wednesday by the O Globo newspaper.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Tango from Argentina, salsa from Colombia and much more will be on shown at the three day Latin American dance and music festival that starts here Saturday.
Buenos Aires (Argentina), Apr.3 (ANI): Argentinian leftists protesting near the British Embassy in Buenos Aires burnt an effigy of Britain's Prince William, who recently participated in naval exercises near the islands.
Buenos Aires, April 3 (IANS/EFE) Spanish telecom company Movistar said it restored both voice and data service to 16 million cell phone subscribers after a massive outage Monday.
Buenos Aires, April 3 (IANS/EFE) An outage left about 16 million customers of Spanish telecom company Movistar without cellular phone service Monday in Argentina, sparking protests on social-networking sites.
Buenos Aires, April 3 (IANS/EFE) Argentina is looking to reduce its imports of automobiles manufactured in Mexico in light of that country's refusal to revise the 2002 bilateral automotive trade agreement, media reports said.
Rio de Janeiro, April 1 (IANS) Santos star striker Neymar has been invited to take part in a charity match featuring Argentina's superstar Lionel Messi.
Jaipur, Mar.26 (ANI): Married women in Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan, celebrated the Gangaur Festival with great fervour and devotion over the weekend.
Rio de Janeiro, March 25 (IANS) Mano Menezes, head coach of the Brazilian men's national football team, revealed that he received a stern warning from the interim president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) Jose Maria Marin.
Rio de Janeiro, March 24 (IANS) Jose Maria Marin, the new president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), is expected to hand the 2015 Copa America to Chile.
Buenos Aires, March 24 (IANS/EFE) Seven workers died when a building under construction collapsed in northeastern Argentina, officials said.
London, Mar 20 (ANI): Former Argentina president Hipolito Yrigoyen has reportedly branded Britain's former prime minister, Margaret Thatcher an 'alcoholic'.
London, Mar 20 (ANI): Nine thousand Nazi war criminals reportedly fled to South America after World War II, leaked secret documents have revealed.
London, Mar 14(ANI): Britain was on the verge of sharing the Falkland Islands with Argentina almost 40 years ago, with islanders having joint nationality, it has been claimed.
London, Mar 14(ANI): Britain was on the verge of sharing the Falkland Islands with Argentina almost 40 years ago, with islanders having joint nationality, it has been claimed.
Washington, Mar 11(ANI): US President Barack Obama is set to warmly welcome UK Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha on an official visit with a state dinner" at the White House this week after describing the UK as "closest partner in the world."
London, Mar 7 (ANI): Morrissey's band performed in front of 15,000 fans in Argentina wearing "We Hate William and Kate" T-shirts, courting further controversy over his stance on the Falkland Islands.
London, Mar 7 (ANI): Morrissey's band performed in front of 15,000 fans in Argentina wearing "We Hate William and Kate" T-shirts, courting further controversy over his stance on the Falkland Islands.
Buenos Aires, Mar 5(ANI): A major earthquake of 6.1 magnitude has jolted Argentina, 69 miles (111 km) east southeast of Santiago del Estero at a depth of 340 miles (550 km).
Buenos Aires, Mar 5(ANI): A major earthquake of 6.1 magnitude has jolted Argentina, 69 miles (111 km) east southeast of Santiago del Estero at a depth of 340 miles (550 km).
London, Mar 4 (ANI): A travel site has claimed that Stockholm has the best looking men in the world.
London, Mar 4 (ANI): A travel site has claimed that Stockholm has the best looking men in the world.
Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): Twenty-five suspected members of notorious Internet hacking group Anonymous have been arrested in a sweep across Europe and South America, the International Police agency has said.
London, Feb 29 (ANI): The location of the tomb of last Inca emperor Atahualpa has mystified researchers for centuries but now an expert has pinpointed a site in the Andes mountains, nearly 45 miles south of Quito, Ecuador, as the emperor's resting place. atrimony Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa, spoke about the ruins unearthed by Ecuadoran historian Tamara Estupinan.
London, Feb 29 (ANI): The location of the tomb of last Inca emperor Atahualpa has mystified researchers for centuries but now an expert has pinpointed a site in the Andes mountains, nearly 45 miles south of Quito, Ecuador, as the emperor's resting place. atrimony Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa, spoke about the ruins unearthed by Ecuadoran historian Tamara Estupinan.
Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): Twenty-five suspected members of notorious Internet hacking group Anonymous have been arrested in a sweep across Europe and South America, the International Police agency has said.
Buenos Aires, Feb 23 (ANI): At least 49 people have been killed and over 600 injured a train crash in Argentina.
Buenos Aires, Feb 23 (ANI): At least 49 people have been killed and over 600 injured a train crash in Argentina.
New Delhi, Feb.21 (ANI): Israeli Energy and Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau on Tuesday expressed faith in the investigations of a bomb blast near its embassy in New Delhi, saying he expected the perpetrators to be 'chased and found', but warned the world about dangers of a "nuclear capable" Iran.
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Singapore - a country that looks good economically - has been listed as the unhealthiest nation in a new economic and environmental index that includes 152 countries around the world.
New Delhi, Feb.21 (ANI): Israeli Energy and Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau on Tuesday expressed faith in the investigations of a bomb blast near its embassy in New Delhi, saying he expected the perpetrators to be 'chased and found', but warned the world about dangers of a "nuclear capable" Iran.
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Singapore - a country that looks good economically - has been listed as the unhealthiest nation in a new economic and environmental index that includes 152 countries around the world.
Buenos Aires, Feb 11(ANI): Argentina has claimed that Britain is treating the Falkland Islands as the "last refuge of a declining empire," as it urged the United Nations to stop the "militarisation" of the area.
London, Feb 11(ANI): Former Argentina coach Diego Maradona has claimed the Football Association used the John Terry racism row to get rid of an under-performing Fabio Capello.
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): Selena Gomez, who battled through illness to stage her show in Argentina on Tuesday, was forced to run off stage to blow her nose throughout her set.
London, Feb 3 (ANI): Prince William touched down in Falkland Islands for his six-week deployment, amidst rising tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed area.
London, Feb 3 (ANI): Prince William touched down in Falkland Islands for his six-week deployment, amidst rising tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed area.
London, Jan 29 (ANI): Britain will find it 'impossible' to win back the Falkland Islands if Argentina invades them again, one of the country's senior military figures has warned.
London, Jan 29 (ANI): Britain will find it 'impossible' to win back the Falkland Islands if Argentina invades them again, one of the country's senior military figures has warned.
London, Jan 27 (ANI): David Beckham has revealed that the red card given to him during the 1998 World Cup and the reaction that followed still haunts him.
London, Jan 27 (ANI): David Beckham has revealed that the red card given to him during the 1998 World Cup and the reaction that followed still haunts him.
Buenos Aires (Argentina), Jan 26 (ANI): Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner has resumed her official duties after 20 days of medical leave following a cancer scare that led to the removal of her thyroid earlier this month.
