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| Argentina is a country in southern South America. It ranks second in land area in South America, and 8th in the world. Argentina occupies a continental surface area of 2,770,000 sq km between the Andes mountain range in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south. It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast, and Chile in the west and south. The central region of Argentina is mostly the rich plain known as the Pampa. There is jungle in the extreme northern areas, especially on the east. The southern half of Argentina is dominated by the flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia. The western border with Chile is along the rugged Andes mountains, including the Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside of the Himalayas. The western Cuyo regions at the base of the Andes are mostly rocky desert. Buenos Aires and the Pampas are temperate; cool in the winter, hot and humid in the summer. The deserts of Cuyo are extremely hot and dry in the summer and moderately cold and dry in the winter. The Andes are cool in the summer and very cold in the winter, varying according to altitude. Don't forget that seasons are reversed from those of the Northern Hemisphere. |
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| Argentina Hotels Argentinas Hotels has on line reservations to more hotels in Argentina than any other Internet site. http://www.argentinas-hotels.com Del Arriero Cabañas Cabañas totalmente equipadas con vista al lago en La Falda, Córdoba, Argentina. Piscina, solarium, parrilla, todo el confort con la mejor vista. http://www.delarriero.blogspot.com Tangol - Empresa de viajes y turismo en Argentina City tours, viajes, tango shows y otras excursiones en Buenos Aires, Argentina - alojamiento (hoteles, hostels, departamentos y casas de familia). http://www.tangol.com |
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