Interesting Facts about Argentina

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Argentina is a fascinating country where you may perform a variety of activities. From seeing the melancholy streets of Buenos Aires, taking a stroll down Florida pedestrian street, visiting the Ateneo, one of the world's most magnificent bookstores, to visiting the local clothing stores in Santa Fe to experience the taste of Argentine designers.
 
This South American country has other interesting facts that may catch your attention.
 

#1 fact

At 6,959 meters, Aconcagua, located in the province of Mendoza, is the highest mountain in the Andes and on the American continent.
 

#2 fact

At almost 4000 meters above sea level, Olacapato is Argentina's highest town, located in the Department of Los Andes.
 

#3 fact

Argentina has received five Nobel Prizes, including two for Peace, two for Medicine, and one for Chemistry.
 

#4 fact

Argentina was the first country in the world to transmit a radio transmission, which took place on a terrace between three friends in 1920 when just 20 individuals in the country had access to a radio.


Ateneo library, Capital Federal, Buenos Aires.
 

#5 fact

Argentina's national beer is Quilmes. It was called after the Kilmes Indians, an indigenous tribe from the country's northwest. In the town that bears that name, the first brewery was established.
 

#6 fact

The first Wine & Golf Resort in the world rises in Mendoza, one of the world's most productive wine valleys.
 

#7 fact

The Colón theater is regarded as one of the world's most important. A magnificent masterpiece of dramatic, lyrical, and acoustic art, the finest of all time, with seating for 2,487 people.
 

#8 fact

In Argentina's La Pampa, a small group of Mennonites live as they did in the Middle Ages, attempting to retain their own norms, rituals, and laws while refusing to recognize any state. They speak a Low German dialect with Dutch inflections.
 

#9 fact

Hungarian-born Lászlo József Bró moved to Argentina in 1938 and created the "biro" or "birome," also known as a "pen." On September 29, his birthday, which is a national holiday, Invention Day is commemorated.
 

#10 fact

The bus, the fingerprint system, and the delicious alfajores and dulce de leche are all Argentine innovations.
 

#11 fact

Tango, a dance enveloped in the smoke of passions and sensuality that extends beyond dancing, has been designated as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
 

#12 fact

7 Natural Wonders of Argentina have been chosen: the impressive Perito Moreno Glacier, the Iguazú Falls, the Valley of the Moon, the Quebrada de Humahuaca, Aconcagua, the Arrayanes Forest and the Cerro de los Siete Colores.


Perito Moreno Glacier, Santa Cruz.
 

#13 fact

The "Nevado Ojos del Salado," at 6891 meters above sea level, is the world's tallest volcano. It is located in the Andes Mountain range, on the frontier between Argentina and Chile.
 

#14 fact

There is a prehistoric animal track location between Monte Hermoso and Bahia Blanca.
 

#15 fact

The Rio de la Plata, which connects the Paraná and Uruguay rivers, is the world's widest river.
 

#16 fact

Argentina also has the world's widest avenue, the famous Avenida 9 de Julio. With a width of 140 meters, it is one of Buenos Aires' principal thoroughfares.