THE PASSION OF THE CITY Soft tango melodies fill the air as a family walks through the Buenos Aires neighborhood of La Boca Around them brightly colored apartment buildings reach toward the sky Artists and dancers show off their talent for crowds on the street
OTHER TOP SITES ACONCAGUA LA BOCA BUENOS AIRES CASA ROSADA IGUAZÚ FALLS PERITO MORENO GLACIER The family stops for a lunch of piping hot empanadas Then they head to La Bombonera to take in a soccer game Passionate fans all around the family cheer on Boca Juniors as the players take shots and make saves The music color and passion are just a small part of what Argentina has to offer
BOLIVIA LOCATION PARAGUAY CÓRDOBA ROSARIO BRAZIL MENDOZA CHILE BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA URUGUAY ATLANTIC OCEAN STRAIT OF MAGELLAN TIERRA DEL FUEGO
N W E S Argentina covers most of the southern part of South America This long narrow country stretches across 1,073,518 square miles 2,780,400 square kilometers The capital Buenos Aires lies on the country’s northeastern coast The Atlantic Ocean washes along Argentina’s eastern border Uruguay and Brazil also lie to the east To the north sit Paraguay and Bolivia Chile is across the Andes Mountains on Argentina’s western edge The very southern tip of Argentina is called Tierra del Fuego or land of fire The Strait of Magellan separates it from the rest of the country
