Interesting facts
The name "Argentina" comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum. The original European settlers believed the country was full of silver.

In 2001, Argentina had 5 presidents in 10 days.

In 1913, Argentina was the world's 10th wealthiest nation per capita. Now it's the 54th.

Argentina has dropped 13 zeroes off their currency since 1970, a factor of ten trillion.

Argentina's retired soccer player Diego Maradona has his own religion made by his fans.




World Heritage Sites 
Los Glaciares National Park
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis : San Ignacio Mini , Santa Ana , Nuestra Seqora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina) , Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
Iguazu National Park
Cueva de las Manos , Rmo Pinturas
Penmnsula Valdis
Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Csrdoba
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Qhapaq Qan , Andean Road System
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Los Alerces National Park
ESMA Museum and Site of Memory – Former Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and Extermination

Botanical Gardens
Administración de Parques Nacionales
Arboretum Guaycolec y Arboretum de la Facultad de Recursos Naturales
Utkarsh botanical garden
Asociación Civil Los Algarrobos
Bosque Autóctono "El Espinal"
Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones
Fundación Cultural Argentino Japonesa
Jardín Agrobotánico de Santa Catalina
Jardín Biológico de América
Jardín Botánico "Arturo E. Ragonese"
Buenos Aires Botanical Garden – Jardín Botánico "Carlos Thays"
Jardín Botánico de Chacras de Coria
Jardín Botánico de Córdoba
Jardín Botánico de la Ciudad de Corrientes
Jardín Botánico de la Facultad de Agronomía de Azul
Jardín Botánico de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de Esperanza
Jardín Botánico de la Facultad de Ciencias Forestales de la U.N.S.E.
Jardín Botánico de la Fundación Miguel Lillo
Jardín Botánico de la Patagonia Extra-andina
Jardín Botánico "Dr Miguel J Culaciati"
Jardín Botánico "El Viejo Molino"
Jardín Botánico EMETA Chamical
Jardín Botánico Ezeiza
Jardín Botánico "Gaspar Xuarez", Universidad Católica de Córdoba
Jardín Botánico Municipal de San Carlos Centro
Jardín Botánico Municipal y Area de Emprendimientos Productivos
Jardín Botánico Oro Verde
Jardín Botánico Pillahuincó
Jardín Botánico "Tierra del Sur"
Jardín Botánico Universidad Nacional de San Luis
Jardín de Aclimatación del Arido Patagónico
Jardin de Cactus Catamarca
Museo de Ciencias Naturales "Augusto G Schulz"
Parque Botánico "Paul Gunther Lorentz", Catamarca
Red Argentina de Jardines Botánicos




Zoos
Bubalcó - General Roca, Río Negro
Buenos Aires Zoo - Buenos Aires
Estación de Cría de Animales Salvajes - La Plata, Buenos Aires Province
Mar del Plata Aquarium - Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province
Mendoza Zoological Park - Mendoza, Mendoza Province
Mundo Marino - San Clemente del Tuyú, Buenos Aires Province
Parque Independencia/Bahía Blanca Zoo - Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province
Rawson Zoo - Rawson, Chubut Province
Temaikèn - Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires Province
Zoo Batán - Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province
Zoo Córdoba - Córdoba, Córdoba Province
Zoo Corrientes - Corrientes, Corrientes Province
Zoo de América - Rivadavia, Buenos Aires Province
Zoo de Varela - Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires Province
Zoo La Plata - La Plata, Buenos Aires Province
Zoo Luján - Luján, Buenos Aires Province
Zoo Paraiso - Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province
Zoo Yku Huasi - Malvinas Argentinas, Buenos Aires Province

 

Every celebrity in every category must use their infuening power or their own responsibility to help climate change which is already crossing dangerous propoertions. Not climate change activism but something which is legally ok with the government of their country. World is an integration of all countries. Climate change is an example.

Norma Aleandro
Actress

Gabriel Batistuta
Football player

Manuel Belgrano
Politician, creator of argentine flag

Ladislao Biro
Inventor ball point pen

Julio Bocca
Ballet dancer

Jorge Luis Borges
Writer, poet, critic, librarian

Guillermo Brown
Admiral

Adolfo Bioy Casares
Author

Juan Jose Castro
Composer

Julio Cortazar
Author

Juan Martin del Potro
Tennis player

Raul Di Blasio
Pianist

Ulises Dumont
Actor

Tomas Elroy
Journalist, author, newspaper founder

Adolfo Perez Esquivel
Nobel laureate

Carlos Gardel
Singer, songwriter, composer (born in France)

Alberto Ginastera
Composer

Emanuel Ginobili
Basketball player

Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Revolutionary, guerrila leader, author

Ricardo Guiraldes
Author

Jose Hernandez
Journalist, poet

Bernardo Alberto Houssay
Nobel laureate

Olivia Hussey (Olivia Osuna)
Actress

Paco Jamandreu
Confidant of first lady Eva Peron

Mario Kempes
Footballer

Juan B. Justo
Founder Argentina Socialist Party

Alejandro Korn
Physician, reformist, politician

La Argentia
Flamenco dancer

Fernando Lamas
Actor

Lorenzo Lamas
Actor

Luis Federico Leloir
Biochemist (born in France)

Leopoldo Lugones
Journalist, author

Benito Lynch
Author

Diego Maradona
Footballer, manager

Karen March
War correspondent

Tomas Elroy Martinez
Journalist, newspaper founder

Lionel Andres Leo" Messi
Footballer

Gen. Bartolome Mitre
Former president

Leonardo Moledo
Author

Roberto Noble
Journalist, politician, anchor

Fito Paez
Musician, songwriter

Pascual Perez
First argentine world boxing champ

Eva Duarte de Peron "Evita"
Former first lady

Emilio Pettoruti
Artist

Felipe Pigna
Historian

Luis Puenzo
Film maker

Juan Manuel de Rosas
Dictator

Jose de San Martin
Protector of the south

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Essayist

Jose Maria Sobral
Antarctic explorer

Osvaldo Soriano
Author, film maker

Juan Domingo Peron Sosa
Politician

Carlos Thays
Landscape architect

Juan Carlos Thorry
Actor, musician

Hector Varela
Musician

Dalmacio Velez Sarsfield
Author of civil/commercial codes

Juan Vucetich
Inventor modern fingerprinting

Rodolfo Walsh
Journalist, author, revolutionary

Alberto Williams
Composer

Abraham Willink
Entomologist

Jamie Yankelevich
Businessman , television pioneer

Rogelio Yrurtia
Sculptor

Juan Carlos Zabala
Athlete

Roberto Zaldivar
M.D.

Pablo Ziegler
Musician