Argentina Current News

Right now in Buenos Aires region a severe lightning storm has hit and warnings are being sent out in Buenos Aires and bordering regions. There it is the summer and the temperatures are about 75 to 85 degrees all day. Currently there are winds at about 8 mph and a humidity of 94%. Forecasts say friday will also have thunderstorms. This strong storm has tormented Buenos Aires but will hopefully be gone by Monday.

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Dia de los Muertos

Dia de los Muertos in English is the day of the dead. It occurs usually in the beginning of November and possibly later October. This holiday has absolutely nothing to do with Halloween even though the skeletons and spirits idea is similar yet the reason for these two holidays are completely different. This holiday occurs mostly in Mexico but some neighboring countries celebrate Dia de los Muertos as well. Dia de los Muertos could have been celebrated as early as 3,000 years before the Spanish arrived in the new world.

Argentina Climate and Geography

This is Lake Narhuel Huapi is a national park. The name Narhuel Huapi means Jaguar or Puma Island. The water in this lake is crystal clear. The water's average temperature is 45 degrees Fahrenheit. The lake is located in Patagonia. Trout is the fish that live in this lake. A fun fact about this lake is that this lake has Kelp Gull which is strange since it is nowhere near the ocean and it is so high in altitude.

About Me

Me llamo Arturo. Soy de Argentina. Viva en Buenos Aires. Mi cumpleanos es viente nueve de Julio. Yo soy intelligente y alto. Me gusta futbol y beisbol. Es cuatro personas en mi familia. Yo tengo una hermana y un hermano. Me gusta video juegos. Estoy trece anos.

Arturo Chavez

October 2, 2009

Spanish 1B

Mi familia es muy interesante. Hay mi hermano, mi hermana, mi mamá, y mi papá en mi familia. Mi familia es muy simpática. Me gusta mucho mi familia. Nos queremos mucho. Mi familia vive en el “Palacio Rosado” en Tucson, Arizona.

Yo soy Arturo. Soy simpático, cómico, y atlético. Yo soy alto. Soy de Japón. Me gusta mucho fútbol. Yo juego con mi club de fútbol. Mi club se llama el Tucson Soccer Academy. Mi posición preferida en fútbol es mediocampista derecho. Mi jugador de fútbol preferido es Kaká.

Mi mamá tiene mucho años. Mi mamá es muy, muy simpática. Me gusta mucho mi mamá. Mi mamá está un poco enojada. Mi mamá es muy inteligente. A mi mamá le gustan perrros y ir de compras.

Mi papá es muy inteligente. Mi papá se llama Arturo como yo. A mi papa le gusta fútbol y tenis como yo. A mi papá le gustan electrónicos. A mi papá le gustan mis hermanos y yo. Mi papá es muy simpático. Mi papa es muy tranquilo.

Mi hermano se llama Georges. Georges es mi gemelo. A Georges le gustan los dinosaurios. Mi hermano es muy interesante. Mi hermano no es muy tranquilo. Me gusta mucho mi hermano.

Mi hermana se llama Mariella. Ella tiene seis anos. Me hermana es de Tucson. A mi hermana le gustan las muñecas de Barbie y las princesas. A veces mi hermana es simpática. Mi hermana es en el grado primero. A mi hermana no le gusta su escuela.

Yo quiero mucho a mi familia.

Intro

Argentina-un poco de todo

• As per the law, the President and Vice President of Argentina should be Roman Catholic.
• Argentina is a representative federal and democratic republic, with 23 provinces and the city of Buenos Aires as the Federal Capital.
• Iguazu Falls of Argentina are even higher than the Niagara Falls.
• Mt. Aconcagua of Argentina is the tallest mountain in the whole of South America.
• Moreno Glacier of Argentina is amongst the few glaciers in the world that are advancing.
• The popular dance form ‘Tango’ belongs to Argentina.
• Majority of the population in Argentina is of European origin.
• The cuisine of Argentina is largely influenced by that of Spain, Italy, Germany, Fraand other European countries.

Argentina has the second best national soccer team in South America.

Argentina Won the World Cup in 1996

Lionel Messi is the best player on the Argentina Team.

Argentina-Lugares Importantes

This is the Argentina Capital building. It was modeled after the united States capitol building.

Casa Rosada - Buenos Aires

The Casa Rosada is the presidential palace. Off limits to visitors and photographers between 1976 - 1983, the Casa Rosada houses a museum of presidential memorabilia.

Photograph thanks to ArtToday.com

The courtyard is the only area where photographs are allowed.

This balcony is known as Evita's balcony for her many appearances here.