Argentina Geography
Argentina is the second largest country in South America and the third largest in terms of population. The name Argentina comes from the Latin word argentum (silver), which comes from…
Category: South America
Argentina Interesting Facts
Argentina can be divided into two main topographic regions: the highlands (southeast) and the lowlands (northwest). In the north of the country there are subtropical forests and swamps; the central…
What to See in Santa Marta (Colombia)
According to Payhelpcenter.com, Santa Marta is located on the Caribbean coast of Colombia in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Santa Marta is known as one of…
Cumana (Venezuela)
Cumana is the capital of the Sucre state. It is located on the Gulf of Cariaco, 400 km northeast of Caracas. The city was founded by the Spaniards in 1521…
Colombia Attractions and Nightlife
Attractions Medellin Medellín, Colombia’s second largest city, lies in a narrow valley in the middle mountain range at an altitude of 3300 m. The industrial city made headlines for the…
Uruguay Attractions and Nightlife
Attractions Colonia Suiza (“Swiss Colony”), west of Montevideo, can be reached by hydrofoil. The old town is worth seeing. Other beach resorts such as Atlántida, Piriápolis and the fishing port…
Venezuela Attractions
Caracas The Venezuelan capital lies in a long, narrow valley 16 km from the coast. In addition to numerous modern buildings, there are still preserved old town parts such as San…
Ecuador Attractions
The Andean Cities The Pan-American Highway, which runs through the major Andean cities, traverses the country from north to south. Tulcán is the northernmost of these cities and the center…
Argentina History Part 5
Lengthy negotiations with Great Britain led to the “Andes Agreement” in February 1948 (or Andes, from the English transatlantic which then arrived in the first post-war voyage), which involves exchanges of…
Argentina History Part 4
But Perón’s greatest concern was to ensure the implementation of his vast projects of social improvement and economic, political and military strengthening of the country. To this end, he first…