Panorama Cultural

Panorama cultural: Argentina

General

Acuña Travel Argentina: www.acutravel.com.ar/arg/argent.htm

Argentina: www.argentour.com/argentinai2e.html

Argentina Tour: www.sectur.gov.ar/g/tour.htm

Argentina Travel Net: www.argentinatravelnet.com

Destination Argentina: www.lonelyplanet.com.au/dest/sam/argie.htm

InfoArgentina: www.info-argentina.net/ar/e/home.asp

LANIC Argentina: lanic.utexas.edu/la/argentina

Latin World Argentina: www.latinworld.com/sur/argentina/index.html

Web Argentino: www.webargentino.com.ar/wa/mapa.htm

El tango

Buenos Aires Tango: www.buenosairestango.com/batingles/homengFRMOD.htm

Latin Ballet of Virginia Dance History: www.latinballet.com/dance-history.htm

Milonga (and Habanera): www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3milnga.htm

The National Tango Academy: www.wam.com.ar/tourism/cultura/ant/pre.htm

Todo Tango: www.todotango.com/english/main.html

Sites and attractions

Buenos Aires: www.cityofbuenosaires.com/data/en/default.asp

Buenos Aires, Argentina: www.buenos-aires.com

¡Ski Argentina!: www.argentour.com/argentinai2e.html

Newspapers

Newspapers Online Argentina: www.newspapers.com/results.asp?country=ARGENTINA

Buenos Aires Herald: www.buenosairesherald.com

Clarín Digital: www.clarin.com/diario/hoy

La Nación: www.lanacion.com.ar

Culture

The International Council of Museums: www.icom.org/vlmp/latin-america.html#Argentina

Actividad cultural

Use the Web links on this page or others to complete the following items about Argentina.
1. What musical and dance traditions played a part in the evolution of the tango? Who were some of the most important figures in the history of tango?

2. What is a gaucho? What part of Argentina is associated with the gaucho?

3. What are the major regions of Argentina? Which is the most populated? Which is least populated? Why?



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