Información sobre Argentina - Paquetes turísticos, hostels, actividades, sitios, historias y consejos

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Location
Located in the southern and western hemispheres, Argentina is part of the southernmost tip of South America. Its location is strategic to territories by sea between the South Atlantic and South Pacific
Latitude 34''40 '0' S
Length 58''24 '0' W

Time Zone
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time): GMT -3
Daylight Saving Time: UTC -2

Language
The official language is Castilian (Spanish)

Population
Exceeds 38 million

Weather
Warm and humid in the Pampas plains, cold and wet in the west end of Patagonia, subtropical in the north of Mesopotamia and warm in the northwest. In the Midwest the average temperature is 23 ° C from November to March and 12 ° C from June to September.

Relief
With the country's huge size and latitudinal and altitudinal development, and their climates, Argentina has a huge variety of beautiful landscapes that offer relief. Immense eastern plains in front of the impressive Andes mountain range to the west, which exhibits along its length from deserts, valleys, canyons, multicolored hills (north) to lakes, cliffs, forests and glaciers (south). In the center of the country lies the most extensive plain, the Pampas region, bordering the beautiful mountains.

Currency
Argentine Peso (AR$, ARP, $)
AR$ 1 = USD 0,257 (aprox.)
AR$ 1 = € 0,187 (aprox)

Government
Representative, republican and federal. Consisting of 23 provinces and the City of Buenos Aires, capital of the country.

Religion
Roman Catholic. There is complete freedom of worship is also practiced Protestantism, Judaism and Islam, among others.

Power
220/240 Volts / 50 Hz (Hertz).
Plug type: IRAM 2073 (see image)