Facts About Argentina

From being the inventor of Tango to being named after a precious metal, Argentina is a wonderful country filled with exotic places, to being home to the Southern-most city in the entire world and having their very own unique national sport. Argentina is a place with values, diversity and has more than 20 provinces, including Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco and Chubut; of which Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina.

The country, Argentina, is officially known as the Argentine Republic and is named after the precious metal Silver. The name Argentina is based on the Latin word for Silver, which is Argentum, which truly suits the country's rich and exotic features. Argentina is also the second largest country in South America and ranks 8th in

When we talk about animated movies, like Shrek and Shark Tale, and even older ones like Snow White, Beauty, and the Beast, we immediately think of animated studios like Pixar, Dreamworks, and Disney. These are the most popular studios that are making some of the world's best known animated movies, keeping children and adults entertained for their countless hours of humor and entertainment that can be found in their movies. What you might not have known, is that the first animated movie, or motion picture, was not created by one of these well-known movie studios, in fact, the very first animated movie to be made ever was created in Argentina, specifically in Buenos Aires, by a person known as Quirino Cristiani. The film was called El Apóstol, and was all about the things that went on in Buenos Aires at that time, specifically in 1917 and the years closest to 1917. Quirino Cristiani concentrated on the corruption, as well as the immortality, that was going on and happening in Buenos Aires in those years. This animated film was 70 minutes long, which is really long considering it was the very first animated film to be made, and that some animated films today only go on for

Some of you might already know this, but most will find this final fact on our list of interesting facts about Argentina to be something new. Some of the oldest discovered dinosaur species that is known to scientists and researchers finding new information about dinosaurs, also known as Paleontologists, tracks back to Argentina, as well as Brazil. Some of the better-preserved remains of these dinosaurs can be seen in various locations in Argentina, of which the most popular is the Argentine National Historical Museum, and can be found in Buenos Aires. This museum is home to the remains of different species that track back to Argentina, including the Eoraptor, a dinosaur species said to have roamed on earth over 200 million years