Argentina: the world's first woman president, a giant glacier and whale watching

In any guide you can find a lot of bright, attractive facts about the country. But locals are often considered more important is something else. In this article - what you should know about Argentina.

Argentina is best known for the fact that gave the world outstanding players - Diego Maradona (Diego Maradona) and Lionel Messi (Lionel Messi) - and the pair dance the tango, which in 2009 was included in the list of intangible heritage UNESCO.

• Summer in Argentina happens in the months that we used to take the winter: in January there is sunny and hot. Therefore, if you decide to visit the country, now is the time. A visa is not required.
• Since 2002, in Buenos Aires, allowed registration of same-sex marriages, and from 2010 - in the whole of Argentina.
• President of Argentina twice were women - Isabel Peron (Isabel Peron) from 1974 to 1976-th and Cristina Kirchner (Cristina Kirchner) from 2007 to 2015-th.

• Argentines eat very, very much meat! In 2015 per capita was 41.8 kg of beef and veal.
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• Argentine police first began using fingerprints for identification (fingerprint). In 1891, Juan Vucetich (Juan Vucetich) has developed a classification system with ten prints than contributed to the wide dissemination of fingerprinting in forensics world.
• Despite the fact that Argentina is associated more with the sun and bright colors, the south of the country attracts tourists glacier Perito Moreno - the third largest reserve of drinking water in the world. An area of ​​250 square kilometers.

• In the mountains of Argentina nests Andean condor - a bird whose wingspan reaches 310 cm. It is the largest flying bird in the Western Hemisphere.
• In Argentina, the remains of one of the largest dinosaurs have been found, which is well named - Argentinosaurus (Argentinosaurus).
• Peninsula Valdes, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for its rich fauna, attracts tourists from June to December. This sail elephant seals, eared seals and southern right whales, that can be monitored both from boats and from the shore.

• In Argentina, rather cheap plastic surgery. To this end, they come here, tourists, and locals are not averse to such services.