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Argentina By: Isaac Baldwin. About there flower  The ceibo is a South American tree that grows between 8 and 10 meters high, it has carmine red flowers.

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1 Argentina By: Isaac Baldwin

2 About there flower  The ceibo is a South American tree that grows between 8 and 10 meters high, it has carmine red flowers and a crooked trunk.  It grows on the banks of the Paraná river and Río de La Plata (Silver River), but it can also be found near lakes and swampy areas around the country.

3 Main bodies of water  Lake Argentino:Lake Argentino is a 362,255-acre freshwater lake located in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz,  Nahuel HuapiNahuel: Huapi lake, located within the Nahuel Huapi National Park, has a surface of 529 km2(204 sq mi), rests 2,510 feet (770 m) Nahuel Huapi National Park  Iguazu Falls:23 kilometres (14 mi)  Rio de la Plata:2 kilometres (1.2 mi) at the inner part to about 220 kilometres (140 mi) at its mouth.[4][4]  Lake Puelo:It is a total round trip of 39 Km, 14 of which are paved

4 Language  Argentina's official language is Spanish  Argentinian Spanish is different from the Spanish spoken in Spain  There are also many other languages spoken in Argentina, including Italian, German, English and French. Indigenous languages that are spoken today include Tehuelche, Guarani and Quechua.

5 holidays  January 1st -- Ano Nuevo or New Year's Day  Easter, Las Pascuas, is celebrated over a two week period  March/April -- Two weeks prior to Lent

6 import/exports  The main exports of Argentina are food, meat and manufacturing products. The main export partners of Argentina are Brazil, Chile, the United States, China and Spain.  The main imports of Argentina are food, fuel, energy and capital goods. The main import partners of Argentina are Brazil, US, Germany, Italy and Spain.

7 Economic status  Currency - the currency of Argentina is known as the Peso. Use the free currency converter to compare to dollars, GBP or Euro.

8 Culteral backround  Argentina's culture has been greatly affected by its immigrant population, mostly European

9 Reference page  http://www.selectlatinamerica.co.uk/ destinations/argentina/history http://www.selectlatinamerica.co.uk/ destinations/argentina/history  http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/reso urces/global-etiquette/argentina.html http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/reso urces/global-etiquette/argentina.html

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