| "> | | | | Did you know- Bernardo A. Houssay shared a 1947 |
| Welcome to Argentina- A Country in South America! | | | | Nobel Prize for Medicine, along with Carl F. Cori and |
| Soccer | | | | Gerty T. Cori. |
| Did you know- From the start of the event, Argentina | | | | Iguazu Waterfalls |
| was not the favorite, but against all odds, the national | | | | Did you know- Iguazu Waterfalls (shared with Brazil ) |
| team, host-country, won the FIFA 1978 World Cup in | | | | is Argentina's most noteworthy scenery. |
| Buenos Aires, an international tournament which was | | | | Eva Peron |
| closely followed by the whole world, from Uganda and | | | | Did you know- Zapiola, 25 km away from Buenos |
| Paraguay to Andorra and the Kingdom of Saudi | | | | Aires, provided the setting for the 1996 movie "Evita", |
| Arabia. The South American nation earned the global | | | | which won an Academy Award for Best original Song |
| title at the expense of Holland and Brazil. Today | | | | ("You Must Love Me"). |
| Argentina is mainly viewed as a soccer-loving nation. In | | | | Ballet |
| the next decades, Argentina won many international | | | | Did you know- Paloma Herrera was one of Latin |
| titles, including two Olympic titles (Athens' 04 & | | | | America's well-known ballet dancers in the past |
| Beijing '08), six Youth World Cups and one FIFA World | | | | century. She began to establish herself as one of the |
| Cup ( Mexico City'86). Today the national squad is one | | | | leading dancers of her generation when she studied at |
| of the favorites to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup in | | | | the English National Ballet in London. |
| Africa. | | | | Tennis |
| Cinematography | | | | Did you know- Argentina's athlete Guillermo Vilas was |
| Did you know- On March 24, 1986, Argentina's movie | | | | the country's most famous tennis player until 2009 |
| "The Official Story" made history when was named | | | | when his countrymen Juan Martin del Potro won the |
| the Best Foreign-Language Film at the Annual | | | | US Open. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Mr Vilas |
| Academy Awards. Movies from an unprecedented | | | | enjoyed a brief period of celebrity -along with Susana |
| number of countries participated, including Hungary | | | | Gimenez, Mario Kempes, Diego Armando Maradona, |
| ("Colonel Redl"), Yugoslavia (" When Father Was | | | | Silvana Suarez and Carlos Reutemann-- during which |
| Away on Business"), and France ("Three Men and a | | | | he made several appearances on television and was |
| Cardle"). Since then, the event was the most | | | | pursued by international reporters. Vilas hails from |
| successful for Argentina and Latin America. Before | | | | Buenos Aires. |
| 1986, this Spanish-speaking nation had received two | | | | UN |
| Academy Award nominations for "The Truce" (1974) | | | | Did you know- Historically, Argentina was one of the |
| and "Camila" (1984). | | | | first members of the United Nations and then was |
| Location | | | | elected to a non-permanent seat in UN Security |
| Did you know- Argentina is located in South America. | | | | Council (1948-49). |
| Its bordering neighbors include: Chile to the west, Bolivia | | | | Norma Aleandro |
| and Paraguay to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the | | | | Did you know- Norma Aleandro is a multi-talented |
| northeast. In the other hand, it covers 1,068,300 square | | | | actress in Latin America. Aleandro's prestige took a |
| miles (2,779,221 km) and is the second largest nation in | | | | quantum leap when the country's movie "The Official |
| South America, after Brazil. Mountains, valleys and | | | | Story" won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film in the |
| plains cover the country. It is home to Aconcagua, | | | | mid-1980s. She played "Alicia Marnet de Ibañez in |
| highest peak in the Americas. Economically, Argentina | | | | the film "The Official Story". She hails from Buenos |
| is very rich in natural resources. Buenos Aires is the | | | | Aires. |
| capital of the nation. In recent years, Argentina is | | | | OAS |
| gaining a reputation for its rich natural beauty and | | | | Did you know- By the 70s, Alejandro Orfila was |
| culture. Taking full advantage of that, it has become | | | | elected General Secretary of the Organization of |
| one of the most visited nations in South America. | | | | American States (OAS), the major international |
| Nobel Prize in Medicine | | | | organization in the Americas. |