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Argentine Culture
Learn all about Argentine Culture, from Politics to Tango.
Argentine Cuisine
The indigenous people of Argentina originally cultivated melons, sweet potatoes, and various gourds. Today, clearly influenced by European cuisine, Argentine food (notably in Buenos Aires) incorporate ... read more
Politics and History of Argentina
Once a Spanish colony, Argentina declared its independence on July 9, 1816 after roughly 235 years of Spanish rule. Jose de San Martin led the fight for independence from 1814 through 1817 leadi ... read more
Cafe Culture
Although take-out coffee and chain cafes such as Starbucks have become popular recently, Argentina has traditional cafes on almost every corner. Even in only five minutes of free time, many Argentinea ... read more
The Tango
The Argentine tango comes from a blend of European waltzes, Cuban habanera, and African Candomble. Tango originates from Argentina’s immigrants, many of whom worked in brothels, which generated ... read more
Futbol (United States: Soccer; Britain: Football)
Argentineans are fervent when it comes to football and the most Argentineans are die-hard fans for one of the whopping four hundred regional Argentine teams and for the Argentina National Team (known ... read more
Argentine Spanish
Like England’s English versus the United States or Canada’s English, Argentine Spanish has many differences with Spain’s Spanish and from the Spanish spoken in Argentina’s surr ... read more
Key Vocabulary and Phrases
Hello, Hola Goodbye, Adios or ciao Please, Por favor Thank you, Gracias Where is…?, ¿Donde esta…? I would like to go…, Quisiera ir a… How do you get th ... read more
Argentine National Holidays
Over three-quarters of Argentineans are Roman Catholic, and thus, many of Argentina’s feriados (holidays) correlate with Catholic holy days. Many shops are closed on Sunday throughout the ... read more
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