Argentina - Argentinië

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Capital	Buenos Aires
Government	Federal Presidential Republic
Coin	Argentine Peso (ARS)
Surface	2,766,890 km²
Population	40,117,096 (Census October 2010)
Language	Spanish
Religion	Roman Catholic 92%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Electricity	230V/50Hz (European plug)
Call code	54
Internet TLD	.ar
Time zone	UTC -3

Argentina (in full Republica Argentina) [1] is a large, vast country in the south of South America, adjacent to Bolivia and Paraguay in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the east and Chili in the West. To the east, Argentina has a long coastline with the Atlantic Ocean.

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Argentina is the second largest country in South America and the seventh largest in the world. It also possesses the highest and lowest points of the continent; the 6960 m high Cerro Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America, while Salinas Chicas at 40 m below sea level, the lowest point is.

History

Culture

climate

Predominantly temperate, dry in the west, subtropical in the north, cool and bleak in the south. Remember that the seasons are opposite to those in the Northern Hemisphere.

Holidays

Terrain

The fertile plains of the pampas's are the heart of the country. To the north of this lies the plain of the chaco, in the northeast the wetland Mesopotamia. Located south of the Pampas Patagonia, which consists of plains and plateaus and is a rugged and sparsely populated area. the savage Andes Mountains forms the western border of Argentina. The dry region Cuyo is located in central Argentina, at the foot of the Andes.

Sport

The most popular sport is football. Argentine football fans are very passionate and a football match is a special experience when visiting Argentina. The so-called super clasico between Boca Juniors and River Plate is a spectacle to attend. Tickets for this match must be booked in advance.

The main clubs are:

• Boca Juniors - in the famous stadium La Bombonera
• River Plate
• independent
• San Lorenzo
• Rosario Central

Basketball, rugby, polo and hockey are also popular.

Electricity

220 V

Regions

Argentina can be divided into these regions:

Argentina regions

Northwest Argentina

chaco

Cuyo

Mesopotamia

pampas

Patagonia

Fireland (Spanish: Tierra del Fuego)

Towns

Salta. Nicknamed 'la Linda' or 'the beautiful', the city is visited by many tens of thousands of tourists every year, attracted by its impressive colonial buildings, such as the 18th-century Cabildo, the cathedral, and the Plaza 9 de Julio city park.

Valles Calchaquies

• Buenos Aires
• Cordoba
• La Plata
• Mendoza
• Rosario
• Salta

Other destinations

• Cafayate
• Iguazú Falls
• Bariloche
• Perito Moreno Glacier
• Ushuaia
• Peninsula Valdes

Arrive

Passport and Visa Information

Dutch and Belgians do not need a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.

By plane

international International Airport Buenos Aires is called Ezeiza. In addition, there is an airport in the middle of the city for domestic air traffic, the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery. A shuttle bus between the two airports costs between 25 and 30 pesos. Upon arrival in Ezeiza, it is best to take a taxi to the city center via one of the agencies in the airport. This is cheaper and safer than a private taxi. Depending on the agency you travel with, a taxi ride to the center will cost between 150 and 180 pesos (€27 to 32).

• Aeropuerto Internacional de Ezeiza (EZE): (011) 5480-6111

Passengers departing from Ezeiza pay a departure tax of US$18 (US$8 to Uruguay and for domestic flights) after check-in.

KLM [2] flies to Buenos Aires via São Paulo in Brazil. Flights from other European countries include Aerolíneas Argentinas [3], Iberia [4], Lufthansa [5], Alitalia [6] and Air France [7] on Ezeiza.

By train

There are no international train connections with Argentina

By bus

There are bus connections with all neighboring countries.

• Terminal de Omnibus Retiro: (011) 4310-0700

By boat

Ferries to connect Buenos Aires of Montevideo and Colonia in Uruguay.

Travel around

By plane

The national airline Aerolineas Argentinas maintains a reasonably extensive domestic airline network together with its subsidiary Austral. Flying is sometimes a good option due to the large distances. It is inconvenient that most flights go via Buenos Aires.

By bus

Argentina has an excellent network of long-distance buses. Remember that a city bus colectivo is called, while a long-distance bus micro hot. Buenos Aires bus station, Terminal de Omnibus Retiro is the main center of the bus network; more than 2000 buses depart and arrive every day, and several companies run from here to most destinations.

The buses are very comfortable, and food is usually served on journeys over 200 km. There is usually more than enough legroom. The more luxurious class on the buses is called coche cama and resembles business class in an airplane in comfort.

More information about buses, bus companies and timetables is here to find.

Hitchhike

The hitchhiker clubArgentina car stop started in 2002 and since then hitchhiking has become slightly more acceptable among the younger generation.

Language

The official language is Spanish. The local Spanish is quite different from standard Castilian; most notable is the replacement of "tú" (you) with "vos". "Ll" and "y" are pronounced like "zj".

To look at

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  Buenos Aires

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  Bariloche

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  Cerros de los Siete Colores

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  Lago Argentino

To do

To buy

The Argentine currency is the peso (ARS), which is subdivided into 100 centavos. There are coins of 5, 10, 25 and 50 centavos and of 1 peso. banknotes there are 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 pesos. The peso is denoted by the dollar sign $.

Banelco network ATMs are easy to find in most places. These are connected to the Cirrus and Maestro networks.

Since the crisis of 2001, when the peso went into free fall, Argentina has been very cheap for Europeans, albeit less cheap than countries like Peru and Bolivia. A bed in a hostel often costs no more than 10 pesos, a bus trip about 10 pesos per 100 km. The peso has now stabilized again at more than 5 pesos for 1 euro. 1 peso is less than 20 cents. The current price can be found here [8]

Cost

Food

Argentina is known for its beef, and with good reason. The steaks are bigger, more tender and juicier than anywhere else in the world, and real Argentinian asado (grilled beef) should definitely be tried. bife de lomo is a tender loin, Bife de chorizo is a sirloin steak.

The Italian influence (more than half of the Argentines are of Italian descent) is revealed in the excellent Pizza which is available everywhere.

Argentinians have a very light breakfast. The lunch (almuerzo) is the most important meal of the day, at about 2 o'clock before dinner (cena) many Argentinians don't sit down to dinner until after 9 pm. That is why a light snack is often eaten at the end of the afternoon, the merienda. Eating out is very affordable in Argentina by European standards: a lunch menu often costs no more than 10-15 pesos, a dinner a little more.

Delicious snacks are the Empanada's, especially the empanadas salteñas (from Salta). These are patties with meat, egg, cheese or vegetables, which are very tasty and nutritious both hot and cold.

Argentines are very fond of sweets. A national obsession is dulce de leche, a type of sweet paste that is used extensively in cakes, cookies and desserts.

Going out

Drinking extent is an important social ritual for Argentines. The yerba mate resembles tea and is prepared with warm water. You drink the mate through a metal "straw" (de bombilla), after which you pass the cup to your fellow drinkers. Mate tastes rather bitter and takes some getting used to; the drink is mildly stimulating.

Argentina produces excellent wine. The Western Region Cuyo, at the foot of the Andes, is the main wine region, with Mendoza as the main center. Also further north, around Cafayate in the province Salta is an important wine-growing area. Delicious wines are produced here with some grape varieties that are no longer grown in Europe: malbec for red wine, torrontés for white. In Mendoza and Cafayate, wine farms (bodegas) are visited as an excursion.

It beerbrand of Argentina is Quilmes. One chopp is beer on tap; cerveza is sold in bottles.

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To learn

Buenos Aires has the first language school (Spanish) for gays and lesbians in Latin America called The Royal Family Argentina www.theroyalfamily.com.ar, set up by a Dutchman (Erik Hovenga). You can contact them not only for a language school, but also for booking tours, etc. You can also contact them for individual trips and incentives. All this is part of Pink Point Buenos Aires www.pinkpointbuenosaires.com, tourist information center for the LGBT(lesbian-gay-bi-travel) market.

To work

Experience (www.experiencelanguageschool.com), above under to learn is also for internships and volunteer work.

Safety

WARNING: Consult here the current travel advice from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. You can find the current travel advice from the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs here consult. There is also detailed information about safety on this one US website

Health

You should not expect major health problems in Argentina. Argentina is a healthy country except maybe a bout of traveler's diarrhea. Vaccinations are not necessary for a visit to Argentina. It is advisable to take into account local conditions such as climate and altitude. In the Andes, some places are very high. In large parts of the north it can be very hot in summer (November-March). In Patagonia, the cold in winter (June-September) is something to be aware of.

Tap water is safe to drink, although it often doesn't taste very good. Bottled water is available everywhere. In addition, be prepared for large amounts of red meat, wine and sweets, which can cause problems for stomachs who are not used to them. Vaccinations are not mandatory for Dutch and Belgians, as far as we know, but if you search the GGD on the site, It is recommended that you undergo a number of vaccinations. Most people have already had some of these, as these fall under the standard recommended inoculations for children. In addition, it is advisable to take malaria tablets if you go to the rainforest area in the north of Argentina, but if you go to the big cities or, for example, the south you don't have to worry about this.

Note: 'Recommended' vaccinations are recommended for your own health. Only in a few countries of the world are vaccinations required to enter the country. So be sure to visit the Travel Clinc or GGD for at least hepatitis A and DTP (protected from childhood up to the age of 18).

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