Travel Guide

Argentina (official name Argentine Republic) is a large, elongated country in the southern part of South America, neighbouring countries being Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay to the north, Uruguay to the north east and Chile to the west. In the east Argentina has a long South Atlantic Ocean coastline.

Regions

The National Presidential Office and the National Census Agency uses several regions to perform statics tasks; according to this, the most visited are:

Note: The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) are claimed by Argentina but administered by the United Kingdom.

Cities

The largest cities are:

  • Buenos Aires, usually called Capital Federal to distinguish it from the province of Buenos Aires; its full official name is Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Inhabitants of Buenos Aires are called porteños, “people from the port”.
  • Córdoba, second largest.
  • La Plata, capital of the most important state, and known as “the perfect city” for its tracing (see map).
  • Mendoza, fourth largest, well known for its extensive and high quality wine production.
  • Rosario, third largest city.
  • San Juan, the tenth largest city, capital of the province of San Juan, and a center of quality wine production.

There are also a lot of medium-sized towns, like:

  • Bahía Blanca
  • Comodoro Rivadavia
  • Concepción del Uruguay
  • Mar del Plata
  • Necochea
  • Río Gallegos
  • Salta
  • Santa Fe
  • Tucuman
  • Ushuaia
  • Villa Gesell

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