1. La Argentina

2. “ARGENTINA” viene de la palabra "argento" que es plata, así que allá es muy común el uso de esa palabra, Río de la Plata, etc De latín argentum  silver (plata) The indigenous people gave gifts of silver to the survivors of the shipwrecked expedition, who were led by Juan Díaz de Solís

3. Las Provincias de Argentina 1. Buenos Aires (autonomous city) 2. Buenos Aires (province) 3. Catamarca 4. Chaco 5. Chubut 6. Córdoba 7. Corrientes 8. Entre Ríos 9. Formosa 10. Jujuy 11. La Pampa 12. La Rioja 13. Mendoza 14. Misiones 15. Neuquén 16. Río Negro 17. Salta 18. San Juan 19. San Luis 20. Santa Cruz 21. Santa Fe 22. Santiago del Estero 23. Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands 24. Tucumán

4. UBICACIÓN ACTUAL DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS

5. Guaraní Indians Guaraní referred to themselves simply as Abá, meaning "men" or "people.“ The term Guaraní was originally applied by early Jesuit missionaries to refer to natives who had accepted conversion and thus "civilized", while using the term Cayua or Caingua to refer to those who had refused conversion.

6. La Bandera Argentina The sun, called the Sun of May, is a replica of an engraving on the first Argentine coin, It has 16 straight and 16 waved sunbeams. It is the representation of the Inca Sun God, Inti

7. Revolución de Mayo Friday, May 18th, 1810 : Saturday, May 19 th: Sunday, May 20 th Monday, May 21 st Tuesday, May 22 nd Wednesday, May 23 rd Thursday, May 24 th Friday, May 25 th : a series of political and social events in the 19th century city of Buenos Aires

8. Time Line 1516: Spanish navigator, Juan de Solis, was the first European to enter Río de la Plata. 1816: United Provinces of the Río Plata declared their independence from Spain. 1860-1930: shaped by immigrants particularly from Italy and Spain After World War II, an era of Peronist authoritarian rule and interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. 1983: Democracy returned

9. Presidente The current President is Néstor Kirchner, who was inaugurated in his office on May 25, 2003. Upon the end of his term, his wife, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will assumed the presidential office on Monday December 10, 2007. She declared victory on Sunday, October 28, 2007.

10. Buenos Aires Teatro Colón: it has hosted the likes of Maria Callas (Greek) Arturo Toscanini (Italian) Igor Stravinsky, (Russian)

11. Plaza de Mayo Surrounding it is the Government House, the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the Cabildo (town hall). owes most of its fame to the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, the women who still show up in the square seeking information on the deseparecidos, their loved ones who vanished during the DirtyWar.

12. Recoleta most fashionable place in Buenos Aires to dine adjacent to the Cementario de la Recoleta, Eva Peron's final resting place

13. María Eva Duarte de Perón First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952 15 moved to the capital where she pursued a career as a stage, radio, and film actress Eva met Juan Perón in 1944 at a charity event in Buenos Aires, intended to collect funds in support of the victims after an earthquake The 2 married in 1945 In 1951, Eva Perón expressed a desire to be allowed to run for the office of Vice-President of Argentina she received support from the low-income Argentines referred to as “descamisados” However, opposition from the nation's military and elite, as well as her declining health, ultimately prevented Eva Perón's candidacy

14. Juan Perón (served 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974) Perón followers lauded his efforts to eliminate poverty and to dignify labor, while his detractors considered him a demagogue and a dictator.

15. Casa Rosada Casa de Gobierno Palacio Presidencial When not working the President resides in a compound in Olivos, Buenos Aires Served as a podium for Eva Perón, Pope John Paul II, Madonna for the movie “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”

16. San Telmo (San Pedro González Telmo ) widely hailed as the most picturesque part of Buenos Aires. Cobblestone streets and colonial buildings set the atmosphere for an array of shops and boutiques, tango parlors and cafes.

17. La Boca Perhaps the most colorful area in Buenos Aires is La Boca (the Mouth), which sits along the port. The main street here is Caminito, which has an artisans and painters fair, open air tango shows, and typical Italian cantinas. First built by Italian port workers who had no money to build their homes so instead they used sheet metal that they found

18. Gaucho Demonstrating Horseback Riding Skills Gauchos wear their silver on the outside of their belts to show wealth. Guachos use bolos like lariats & also found in folk dances Tango dancing

19. La Estancia Santa Susana Historic Ranch House Traditional Argentine barbecue

20. Yerba Mate true gift of Tupà (God of the Good) This is a tea made from the leaves of a holly harvested in prehispanic times Natives would hand-carve gourds from the Lagenaria vulgaris trees and use the crushed leaves to fill the hollowed out gourd. Straw: la bombilla Cup: mate gringo

21. Ritual Matero Mate is a friendship ritual. The first thing that is offered to all visitors in the homes “the resero or tropero” is where each participant takes and shares simultaneously, passing the Mate to the following one

22. Benefits of Yerba Mate used to eliminate or ease the suffering of severe diseases such as; hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, cancer and arthritis contains vitamins (A, B, C) and is rich in carotene, potassium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, iron and phosphorus

23. Cataratas del Iguazú waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones Taller than Niagara Falls, twice as wide Iguazú Falls are the result of a volcanic eruption which left yet another large crack in the earth

24. Historia de las cataratas name Iguaçu comes from the Guarani or Tupi words “y” “water”) and “guasú” “big”. Legend has it that a god planned to marry a beautiful aborigine named Naipí, who fled with her mortal lover Tarobá in a canoe. In rage, the god sliced the river creating the waterfalls, condemning the lovers to an eternal fall.

25. Devil's Throat, or Gargantua del Diablo Iguazu Falls are divided by various islands into separate waterfalls

26. Transportation Air - International flights arrive at Ezeiza, about 40 minutes from downtown Buenos Aires.

27. Tango developed around 1850 and 1880 on both shores of Rio de La Plata dances such as Tango, Candombe and Fandango, all of which had a bad reputation among the higher classes ruling Argentinean society at the time.

28. Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay's province of Colonia was the only Portuguese settlement along the Rio de la Plata Founded as Nova Colonia do Sacramento in 1680 by Manuel de Lobo It is the oldest town in the country and capital of the departamento of Colonia

29. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The organization is based in Paris Designating projects and places of cultural and scientific significance

30. Gramática argentina yo tengo tenemos vos tenés X tienetienen X(no) tengámos vos ten no tengás tené no tengán (no) tengá (no) tengán Presente Mandatos/Imperativo

31. Expresiones irse a quejar a la galaxia (going to complain to the galaxy): quejarse de algo que a nadie le importa "re" rebueno, me rencanta laburo - work, job piola - clever macanudo - excellent, cool morfar - to eat guita - money bronca - anger, frustration Porteños - the residents of Buenos Aires

32. Lunfardo Manyar - To know / to eat (from the Italian mangiare -to eat-) Morfar - To eat (from French argot morfer -to eat-) Laburar - To work (from Italian lavorare - to work-) Algo voy a cerebrar - I'll think something up Chochamu - Young man (vesre for muchacho) Gurí - Boy (from Guaraní -boy-) Feminine: gurisa - girl. Plural: gurises - kids Garpar - to pay with money (vesre for "pagar" which means to pay) Gomías - Friends (vesre for amigos) Fiaca - laziness (from the Italian fiacco -weak-) Engrupir - To fool someone (origin unknown, but also used in modern European and BrazilianCaló junar -to hear-) Portuguese slang). Junar - To look to / to know (from A characteristic of lunfardo is its use of wordplay, notably vesre (reversing the syllables).

33. 1 centavo : Laurels 5 centavos: sun 10 centavos: National Shield 25 centavos: Cabildo (town hall) 50 centavos: House of Tucumán 1 peso: Shield & Torch

34. Bartolomé Mitre & Mitre Museum José de San Martín & De la Gloria Hiill Manuel Belgrano & Flag Monument Juan Manuel de Rosas & Vuelta de Obligado Combat Domingo Faustino Sarmiento & Plaza de Mayo Julio Argentino Roca & Desert Campaign

35. Bibliography http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/south america/a/UruColSacto.htm http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/south america/a/UruColSacto.htm Colonia_del_Sacramento http://www.thebestyerbamate.com/yerba- mate-history-legends/ http://www.thebestyerbamate.com/yerba- mate-history-legends/