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ARGENTINA: A BEAUTIFUL LAND OF SOUTH AMERICA
The country lies in the main part of the southern South American
continent. It has a triangular form with the base facing the
north, and finishes with the point the more extreme of the South
American continent. From north to south, Argentina is near 3.300
km long and 1.385 km wide.
"Tierra del Fuego" is part of the country. The country
has an area of 2.780.400 kmē with the island Malvinas and
others islands in south Atlantic and a part of Antarctica.
The Argentina cost is 4.990 km long. The capital and main
city is Buenos Aires (federal capital), with a population
of 3.000.000 inhabitants. With the suburbs the population
grows at 12.000.000.
Territories
ln Argentina lies a wide part of both the central Andes and
Patagonia. The Andes of Patagonia, which form a natural frontier
between Argentina and Chile, constitutes the lowest part of
the longest mountain chain of the world. From the north of
Patagonia to the south of Bolivia stand the higher peaks of
all America with the Aconcagua (6.960 m). Others well known
peaks are the nevado Ojos del Salado (6.880
m), and the Tupungato (6.800 m). from the east lie other mountains
such as the cordillera Oriental and the sierras Subandinas
in the north, the sierras Pampeanas with a special focus on
the sierras de Córdoba, in the center of the country;
with a highest peak at 2.880 m.
 Lakes
An amazing lake is the Lago Argentino, in the province of
Santa Cruz. The 1.415 kmē area lies in the sub occidental
part of the province of Santa Cruz. The lake is part of the
national Los Glaciares park with some of the most spectacular
glaciers in the world such as the Upsala, Spegazzini, Ameghino
and the Perito Moreno.
Climate
Most of Argentina has a moderate climate, excepted
the northern tropical area and both cold west Andes and Patagonia.
National Parks
-Nahuel Huapi National
Park
It is the largest of the National Parks in the area, covering
705,000 hectares, and also the first one. It was created in
1934, after the land donation made in 1903 by Perito Francisco
P. Moreno.It shelters an ecological nucleus that is incredibly
valuable. Its landscapes are sublime and absolutely representative
of the north Patagonian Andean Zone.
-Los Alerces National Park
Next to Lago Puelo National Park, you can find this beautiful
Park, that comprises 263,000 hectares in western Chubut province,
over the front-line with Chile. It was created in 1937 to protect
the "lahuán" or larch, typical and massive
tree of the Andean-Patagonian flora.
 -Perito
Moreno National Park
Lenga woods, two lacustrine systems, a part of the Patagonian
steppe, fossils and a very rich fauna are part of this Park,
which occupies 115,000 hectares on the northeast of Santa Cruz
province.
-The Glaciers National Park
The Glaciers National Park, created in 1937, is the kingdom
of continental ices and the Glaciers. It comprises 600,000 hectares
in the southwestern part of Santa Cruz Province.Its spectacular
beauty, the scientific interest it provokes and the endangered
species still living in this area made UNESCO declare this Park
a World Heritage Site in 1981.
 -Tierra
del fuego National Park
Located in southwestern Tierra del Fuego province, over the
borderline with Chile, this National Park is the southernmost
example of the Andean - Patagonian forest. It was created in
1960 and has a surface of 63.000 hectares.
-Iguazú National Park
Iguazú National Park was created in 1934 by the 12.103
law, and covers an area of approximately 67.620 hectares. It
was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984 owing to its
beautiful landscapes and large biodiversity of the subtropical
forest. The semicircular waterfall at the heart of this site
is some 80 m high and 2,700 m in diameter and is situated on
a basaltic line spanning the border between Argentina and Brazil.
Made up of many cascades producing vast sprays of water, it
is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The
surrounding subtropical rainforest has over 2,000 species of
vascular plants and is home to the typical wildlife of the region:
tapirs, giant anteaters, howler monkeys, ocelots, jaguars and
caymans.
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