Latin America has long won the title of one of the most mysterious and mysterious continents. Ancient rituals, warlike tribes of Indians with "golden cities" and excursion groups disappearing without a trace in the Amazon jungle and even entire airliners - all this has become a kind of visiting card of the South American continent.
Argentina is also full of mysteries and amazing discoveries, whose name literally translates as "land of silver". Amazing culture, unusual traditions and geographical diversity - this is what thousands of tourists from all over the world are looking for in Argentina. Let's add new unique and interesting facts to our knowledge about a distant country.
How to plan an independent trip to Argentina read our travel guide.
Politics and public life
According to local laws, only a Catholic can take up the posts of president and vice president. Even the indigenous citizens of Argentina, who have different religious views, will not be able to occupy a high state office.
For the first time in the long history of the state, a woman, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, became the president of the country by the results of a free vote, who was awarded such a high honor in 2007. Although before her, the presidency was already tried on by one representative of the weaker sex - Isabelle Perron, who took over after the death of President Juan Perron.
Argentines are considered one of the few nations that value blood ties very highly. They tend to have very large families and maintain close relationships with even the most distant relatives.
The country ranks first in terms of plastic surgery. The main clients of the surgeons are local women who are ready to repeatedly go under the knife for the sake of the perfect figure and facial features. Accordingly, the profession of a plastic surgeon is considered one of the most demanded and highly paid professions.
Psychological services are no less in demand in the country of "six continents". According to statistics, for every 100 thousand people living in Argentine cities, there are at least 150 psychologists. This is the highest concentration of doctors of this profile in the entire globe.
Amazing places
Everyone who visits Argentina will certainly find something to their liking. The 80-meter Iguazu Falls, which is one of the most beautiful and huge waterfalls in the world, has become the country's trademark. They say that the diameter of the falling waters is at least 2.7 km in diameter!
But the most famous and historically significant place in Argentina is the Patagonia area. It was here that archaeologists found the first signs of civilized life. In addition, it was in Argentina that the remains of an impressive number of dinosaurs were found, which once again confirms the areola of their former habitat. Moreover, the bones and skulls found speak of the impressive size of their owners, sometimes even larger than all known history and archeology until now.
Argentina boasts both the highest and lowest points on the entire South American continent. The local mountain Aconcagua, whose height reaches 6960 meters above sea level, has no equal in height. The lowest point of the continent is called Salinas, and is located 40 meters below sea level.
Tourists will definitely like the excursion program with a mandatory visit to the leading museums of Argentina. There are just a phenomenal number of them here. Imagine, in the capital of Buenos Aires alone, there are at least 120 museums of various types and themes!
Football
Argentines have a special relationship to this sport. Here and there you can see a passionate manifestation of love for this phenomenal game, and domestic footballers are practically equated with the top officials of the country. Do not forget that Argentina is a multiple winner of all kinds of inland and world championships, and the best footballer of our time - Lionel Messi has Argentine roots!
Argentine children, the only ones in the world, have an extra vacation that comes during the most important games of the national football team. These days, life even in the multi-million dollar capital slows down a little.
Argentina also has a network of media completely independent of the government. This is a huge rarity for the countries of this continent.
