El reportaje de Argentina
Por:
Dina Ortiz
Academic 1
2/26/2015
Mapa de Argentina:
La información del País:
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Capital: Buenos Aires
Continent Location: South America
Population: 43,024,374 Area: 2,780,400km²
Major Languages: Spanish, Italian, English, German, French and
indigenous
President: Christina Fernandez de Kirchner
Type of Govt.: Republic
Currency: Argentine Peso
Education: The education there is divided into three classes based
on the pupil’s grade and Age. Primary is from grades 1-6 and ages 611 for a course of 6 years. The secondary is divided into two
smaller classes called lower and upper. Lower is from grades 7-9
and ages 12-14 for a total of 3 years.
Upper is from grades 10-12 and ages 15-17 for the same amount of
time. Tertiary is your college education. The literacy rate in
Argentina is 97.9%.
La historia de Argentina
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Juan Diaz de Solis first explored the area in 1516. Afterwards, the
area slowly developed under Spanish colonial rule. In 1806-1807,
invading British forces were expelled; as well as after Napoleon
Bonaparte conquered Spain in 1808. After this, Argentina set up
it’s first government free from colonial rule and on 7/9/1816,
Argentina declared independence. The capital of Buenos Aires was
settled in 1850. Three years later, Argentina banned slavery. In the
late 1800’s and the early 1900’s, Argentina saw its first immigration.
Most of the immigrants were single men.
La información Culturales de
Argentina:
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Variety of foreigners
Each culture took up its own unique role in society
British: infrastructure development
German and Italian: farming
Basque and Irish: sheep farming
Main religion: Roman Catholic
Diverse arts, crafts, and music exist
Main food: meat grilled beef grilled on parrilladas
Ice cream is also popular due to its Italian influence
Paraguayan tea: expression of acceptance
Cinema is respected around the world and used to manifest the
horrors of the “Great War”
Cinemas and galleries are popular with the elite
La geografía de Argentina:
5 Regions
Plain: swampy and flat
Rain forest: along border with Brazil
Central Pampas: fertile, treeless, grasslands
Patagonia: lengthy plateau
Andes Mountains: border with Chile
Pampas cover 1/3 of Argentina’s land area. Patagonia
is bordered by mountains and Atlantic Ocean and
displays huge forests. Andes contain advancing
glaciers and Cerro Aconcagua which is the tallest
mountain in South America. Home to Iguazu falls and
250 more.
Picturas de geografía
Turismo en Argentina:
Iguazu falls: Top tourist spot
 Enter on a train to “Devil’s throat”
 Perito Moreno Glacier: 2nd tourist attraction
 One of the Most important due to its size and
accessibility
 Bariloche: 3rd tourist attraction
 City on the foothills of the Andes
 Known for its Swiss-like atmosphere
 La Boca: 4th tourist attraction
 Known for its colorful houses
 Valdes Peninsula: 5th tourist attraction
 Known for its fauna and geology
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Picturas de turismo:
La gente Famosa:
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Actress: Lola Ponce. Born on June 25, 1979. 5’ 4 1/2’. Mother of 2 and had her first
child at 33. Known for Notre Dame de Paris and 3 more. Always wears one glove.
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Athlete: Gabriela Sabatini: “Princess of the Pampas”. Won US open title in 1990 and
was inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996. Started playing at the age of 6.
Talented. Became famous because of her great work.
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Singer: Claudia Payo. Rock and blues. Sung with Ollie Hassall, Alejandra Medina, Lito
Vitale and Fito Paez. Born in June of 1959. In 1984 started recording her own songs.
In 1987 formed a band called los Ramanticos de Artane (Spain). Awarded by the
Konex Foundation (Best female Rock artist). Known for the song “El Amor después
del amor. Moved to Sao Paulo.
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Writer: Maria Elena Walsh Ministry of Education’s office. Known for her children’s
books. Themes were set to music. Born in the district of Ramos Mejia, Buenos Aires
on Feb. 1, 1930. Her dad was an English run away. Her mom was a descendent of
Andalusiah Argentina. As a teenager she was shy and rebellious. Wrote her first
poem at 15 shortly after she wrote for the newspaper La Nación. Died on Jan. 10,
2011 in Buenos Aires
Un Baile Famoso:
 Tango: medium of dance. Believed to be one of the most
amorous, was of expressing love. Origins are last in myth and
unrecorded history. Tango could be African meaning closed space
or reserved ground or Portuguese and was picked up on African
slave ships. Reflects immigrants since of loss and longing for the
people. Rudimentary dances like tango developed in AfricanArgentine dance venues. These were frequented by young men who
liked to dress in slouch hats loosely tied neckerchiefs, thigh-heeled
boots with knives tucked casually in their belts. They took the dance
to the slaughter house district of Buenos Aires Corrales Viejos and
introduced it in various low-life establishments where dancing took
place. Here is where the African and Argentine cultures mixed.
Afterwards new steps were invented and took hold as a new form of
dance. It is unclear exactly when and where the various forms of
dance and music combined. By the beginning of the 20th century,
tango established firm foothold in Buenos Aires. World-wide spread
of tango came in the early 1900’s. 1930’s golden age of Argentina.
Fortunes tied to economic conditions.
La ropa tradicional:
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Most popular Argentine character= gaucho
Attire is worn sometimes for parades and national celebrations
People still dress traditionally in Remote areas
Original gaucho: chirpá (diaper like cloth) pulled over fancy
leggings and a poncho
Men:
Baggy trousers that were fastened with a belt
Neckerchief
a short-brimmed straw hat
Women:
long loose dress fastened at the waist and sleeves
material would sometimes have colorful patterns
these would match the flowers in her hair
The woman is often called china.
Picturas de Ropa Traditional:
Eventos actuales:
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Argentina has made a new design for it’s 50 peso bill.
This design has gone into ridicule The new note will
go into circulation next month. The note’s design was
unveiled last year by the president. This note was
designed by the nation’s mint. It shows the map of the
South Atlantic Territories and another map of Latin
America and the Caribbean. This design was meant to
show the support the nation has rallied during it’s
dispute against London. On the other side is an image
of Gaucho Antonio Rivero – a famous Argentinean
rancher. The notes were swiftly ridiculed-even by the
citizens! The cause of their ridicule was the
government’s focus on new bank notes when inflation
was really bad.
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<www.exsnim/bog/2012/03/the-best-rock-singers-in-Argentina/>.
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<www.mademan.com/mm/5-famous-athletes-argetina.html>.
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Nazir, Jahanzeb. "Traditional Dress of Argentina: The Gaucho Warrior." Www.thelovelyplanet.net. Wordpress, 24 July
2015. Web. <www.thelovelyplant.net/tadinat-dress-of-argentinathe-gaucho-warrior>.
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Www.allmusic.com. All Media Network Llc, 2015. Web. <www.allmusic.com/artist/claudia-payomn0001821724/biography>.
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