Portal:Argentina

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Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology For a topic outline on this subject, see List of basic Argentina topics. The Argentine Republic is a federal republic of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, in southern South America. Argentina has five land borders, with Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. Of the 23 provinces, only Tierra del Fuego is not contiguous with any other state. Argentina claims over Antarctica, as well as overlapping claims made by Chile and the United Kingdom, are suspended by the Antarctic Treaty of 1961. Argentina also claims the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Argentina traces its national origin to the May Revolution in Buenos Aires in 1810, the starting point of the Argentine War of Independence. After an economic crisis from 1999 to 2002, the country has had a recent economic recovery. Argentine culture has significant European influences. Buenos Aires, its cultural capital, is largely characterized by both the prevalence of people of European descent, and of conscious imitation of European styles in architecture. The other big influence is the gauchos and their traditional country lifestyle of self-reliance. Finally, indigenous American traditions (like yerba mate infusions) have been absorbed into the general cultural milieu. Location of the explosion A gas explosion in a residential area of Rosario, the third-largest city in Argentina, occurred on August 6, 2013. It was caused by a large gas leak; a nearby building collapsed, and others had a high risk of structural failure. Twenty-two people died, and sixty were injured. Several organizations helped secure the area, search for survivors and aid people who lost their homes. Shortly after the explosion, the time frame for reconstruction was estimated at six months. The provincial judiciary, headed by judges Juan Carlos Curto, Javier Beltramone and Patricia Bilotta, launched an investigation of the cause of the explosion. Primary suspects were Litoral Gas (the natural-gas provider) and an employee who did maintenance work at the building that day. Several public figures sent condolences, and most candidates for the 2013 primary elections suspended their political campaigns. 1823: General Martín Rodríguez established the city of Tandil 1874: Death of governor Felipe Llavallol 1949: Death of explorer Lucas Bridges 1964: Establishment of the Universidad Argentina John F. Kennedy Nazario Benavidez ...that mate tea served in a traditional gourd cup should never be stirred with the straw; as doing so is considered poor etiquette in Argentine tea culture? ...that Hernando Arias de Saavedra was the first native-born governor of a New World colony and issued the order leading to the modern-day partition of Argentina and Paraguay? ...that actress Andrea Pietra suggested the inclusion of Paola Barrientos in the cast of Graduados? ...that Nazario Benavídez (pictured), for many years governor of San Juan Province, Argentina, was later imprisoned and murdered? ...that although José Rivera Indarte wrote the Blood tables against Juan Manuel de Rosas, he had previously been his supporter? ...that Virginia Bolten was deported from Argentina to Uruguay in 1902 because of her anarchist activities? ...that the title story from The Book of Sand by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges describes a book with an infinite number of pages? ...that the Boudougate led to the attempted impeachment of Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou? The following areas of Latin America have their own portal: Paraguay Latin America Brazil Caribbean Colombia Cuba Haiti Mexico Panama Peru Puerto Rico Venezuela The following Argentine topics have their own portal: Buenos Aires Córdoba Rosario Football in Argentina Template:/box-footer The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: What are portals? List of portals Featured portals