Interesting facts about Argentina

Latin America has long won the title of one of the most mysterious and enigmatic continents. Ancient rituals, warlike tribes of Indians with “golden cities” and excursion groups and even entire airliners disappearing without a trace in the Amazon jungle – all this has become a kind of hallmark of the South American continent.

Argentina is also full of mysteries and amazing discoveries, the name of which is literally translated as “the land of silver”. Amazing culture, unusual traditions and geographical diversity – this is what thousands of tourists from all over the world turn their eyes towards Argentina. Let's replenish our knowledge about a distant country with new unique and interesting facts.

How to plan an independent trip to Argentina, read in our guide.

Politics and public life

According to local laws, only a Catholic can take the posts of president and vice president. Even the indigenous citizens of Argentina, who have other religious views, will not be able to take a high public office.

For the first time in the long history of the state, a woman, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, became the president of the country by the results of a free vote, which was awarded such a high honor in 2007. Although before her the presidency was already tried on by one representative of the weaker sex – Isabelle Perron, who took office after the death of President Juan Perron.

Argentines are considered one of the few nations that highly value blood ties. They tend to have very large families and maintain close relationships with even the most distant relatives.

The country ranks first in plastic surgery. The main clients of surgeons are local women who are ready to repeatedly go under the knife for the sake of an ideal figure and facial features. Accordingly, one of the most sought after and highly paid profession is considered to be a plastic surgeon.

The services of psychologists are no less in demand in the country of “six continents”. According to statistics, there are at least 150 psychologists for every 100,000 people living in Argentine cities. This is the highest concentration of doctors of this profile on the entire globe.

Amazing places

Everyone who visits Argentina will certainly find something to their liking. The 80-meter Iguazu Falls, which is one of the most beautiful and huge waterfalls in the world, has become the hallmark of the country. The waters rushing down are said to be at least 2.7 km in diameter!

But the most famous and historically significant place in Argentina is the Patagonia region. It was here that archaeologists found the first signs of civilized life. In addition, it was in Argentina that the remains of an impressive number of dinosaurs were found, which once again confirms the areola of their former habitat. Moreover, the found bones and skulls speak of the impressive size of their owners, sometimes even larger than all known history and archeology to this day.

Argentina boasts both the highest and lowest points in the entire South American continent. The local mountain Aconcagua, whose height reaches 6960 meters above sea level, has no equal in height. The lowest point of the continent is called Salinas, and is located 40 meters below sea level.

Tourists will definitely like the excursion program with a mandatory visit to the leading museums of Argentina. There are just a phenomenal number of them here. Imagine, there are at least 120 museums of various types and subjects in the capital Buenos Aires alone!

Football

Argentines have a special relationship with this sport. Here and there you can see a passionate manifestation of love for this phenomenal game, and domestic football players are practically equated with the first persons of the country. Do not forget that Argentina is a multiple winner of various intracontinental and world championships, and the best football player of our time – Lionel Messi has Argentine roots!

Argentine children, the only ones in the world, have extra holidays that come during the most important games of the national football team. These days, even in the multi-million dollar capital, life slows down a bit.

Argentina also has a network of mass media absolutely independent of the authorities. This is a huge rarity for the countries of this continent.