for the historical province of CuyoCuyo Province Regions of ArgentinaCuyo is the name given to the wine producing, mountainous area of central west Argentina . Historically it comprised the provinces of San Juan Province, Argentina San Juan , San Luis Province San Luis and Mendoza Province Mendoza . The term New Cuyo is a modern one, which indicates both Cuyo proper and the province of La Rioja Province Argentina La Rioja . New Cuyo is a political and economic macroregion , but culturally La Rioja is part of the North West rather than Cuyo. Cuyo has some of the most popular tourist attractions in Argentina and the highest mountain massifs in the Andes , including Aconcagua itself, the highest ... regions of ArgentinaArgentina geo stub ca Cuyo de Cuyo es Cuyo fr Cuyo id CuyoArgentina lt Kujo nl ... from the Bermejo, Vinchina and Salado before reaching the Colorado River Argentina Colorado River ... streets, contrasting in the principal cities with the modern parts. The Universidad Nacional de Cuyo , founded in 1939, is the most important within these provinces, and has its campus in Mendoza, Argentina ... Mendoza Argentina by PabloBD.jpg Atuel River, Mendoza Province. File Las Le as Mendoza Argentina by Andre Charland.jpg Las Le as ski resort File Bodega Mendoza 453062805.jpg Cuyo highlights a considerable agro industrial production of wine . Table of Cuyo provinces according to the census ar 2001 ... Province Population of Cuyo Area km of Cuyo Density inhab km align right bgcolor F5FAFF Mendoza Province Mendoza 1,579,651 55.28 148,827 36.76 10.6 align right bgcolor D0E7FF San Juan Province, Argentina ... 367,933 12.88 76,748 18.95 4.8 align right bgcolor D0E7FF La Rioja Province Argentina La Rioja 289,983 10.15 89,680 22.15 3.2 align right bgcolor F5FAFF Cuyo Total 2,857,590 100 404,906 100 7.1 align right bgcolor D0E7FF Argentina Total 36,260,130 2,780,403 sup 1 sup 13.0 Turism As in other parts of Argentina, nature tourism is an important source of income, amongst sites that receive a large ... more details
Cuyo means whose in Spanish language Spanish , but may also refer to CuyoArgentinaCuyo Province , historic, ArgentinaCuyo, Palawan , Philippines Cuyo Airport , Philippines Guinea pig dish eaten usually by Ecuadorian and Peruvian peoples. Disambig some white space to avoid shortpages de Cuyo Begriffskl rung es Cuyo desambiguaci n id Cuyo it Cuyo nl Cuyo ... more details
about the historical Argentine Province of Cuyo the Argentine geographical Cuyo Region CuyoArgentina the historical Corregimiento de Cuyo Captaincy General of Chile The Province of Cuyo was a historical Province of Argentina . Created on 14 November 1813 by a decree issued by the Second Triumvirate Argentina Second Triumvirate , it had its capital on Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza , and was composed by the territories of the present Provinces of Argentina Argentine Provinces of Mendoza Province Mendoza , San Juan Province, Argentina San Juan and San Luis Province San Luis . The region was part of Chile until 1778. It was transferred to Buenos Aires when La Plata became a Viceroyalty that year Its first and foremost Governor was Jos de San Mart n , who devoted his Governorship to the creation of the Army of the Andes and the preparations for the Crossing of the Andes campaign. Category Former political divisions related to ArgentinaArgentina hist stub es Intendencia de Cuyo ... more details
The Cuyo Spanish Espa ol Cuyano is the dialect of Spanish language Spanish that evolved in the Cuyo Province historical province of Cuyo and that is now spoken in the Argentine provinces of Mendoza Province Mendoza and San Juan Province San Juan . To a lesser extent it is also spoken in the provinces of San Luis Province San Luis and La Rioja Province La Rioja . The Cuyo Spanish shares a series of common traits with Chilean Spanish due to settlement history and commercial ties. Later on, under the Argentine Republic Rioplatense Spanish , the dialect of Buenos Aires and Uruguay influenced the Cuyo Spanish. language stub Spanish variants by continent Category Spanish varieties of South America Category Languages of Argentina es Espa ol cuyano ... more details
Infobox planet width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Cuyo symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Carlos Ulrrico Cesco and Samuel, A. discovery site El Leoncito discovered January 1, 1968 designations yes mp name 1917 alt names 1968 AA named after National University of Cuyo University of Cuyo mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 3.235126940789364 perihelion 1.066634096245538 semimajor eccentricity .5040942130152618 period 1152.186694973998 avg speed inclination 23.93408814297473 asc node 188.3616987407055 mean anomaly 319.2755107315201 arg peri 194.3473197296866 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 13.9 1917 Cuyo 1968 AA is an Amor asteroid discovered on January 1, 1968 by Carlos Ulrrico Cesco and Samuel, A. at Leoncito Astronomical Complex El Leoncito . External links JPL small body Minor planets navigator 1916 Boreas 1918 Aiguillon Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Cuyo Category Amor asteroids Category Discoveries by Carlos Ulrrico Cesco Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1968 NE asteroid stub de 1917 Cuyo es 1917 Cuyo eo 1917 Kujo fa it 1917 Cuyo la 1917 Cuyo hu 1917 Cuyo ja no 1917 Cuyo nn 1917 Cuyo pl 1917 Cuyo sk 1917 Cuyo sr 1917 Cuyo tl 1917 Cuyo vi 1917 Cuyo ... more details
Infobox islands name Cuyo Archipelago native name native name link sobriquet image name image size 300px image caption image alt locator map Cuyo Islands map.jpg locator map size 300px map caption Cuyo Archipelago. location Sulu Sea coordinates coord 10 51 N 121 01 E region PH type isle display inline,title archipelago Quiniluban Island group total islands major islands area sqmi area footnotes rank length mi length footnotes width mi width footnotes coastline mi or coastline ft coastline footnotes elevation ft elevation footnotes highest mount Country heading country Philippines country admin ... 2 Cuyo country capital country largest city country largest city population country leader title ... density footnotes ethnic groups website additional info File Cuyo archipelago.jpg thumb Location of the Cuyo Archipelago in the Philippines. The Cuyo Archipelago or Cuyo Islands , is a group of about ..., the island of Cuyo, Palawan Cuyo , with an area of convert 22 sqmi km2 sigfig 2 and is about convert ... Earle Spencer p.24 ref Cuyo is divided into two island groups. Up north is the Quiniluban group. To the south is the Cuyo group, where the centers of the three municipalities namely Cuyo, Agutaya, and Magsaysay ... on the western edge of the Philippine Mobile Belt Luzon Arc . ref name Spencer 24 Cuyo ... islands of the group are purely corallian. ref name Spencer 24 Cuyo is divided in three municipalities, namely Cuyo, Agutaya, and Magsaysay Cuyo, Palawan southern and western part Magsaysay, Palawan eastern part Agutaya, Palawan northern part Altogether, about 40,000 people inhabit the Cuyo group of islands ... Agutaya, Palawan Agutaya Cuyo Island Cuyo Islands gallery File QuinubalanGroup.JPG Quiniluban group, northern part of the Cuyo archipelago. Image ManamocIsland.JPG Manamoc island is located in the northwestern part of the Cuyo archipelago. File PamalicanAirview2.jpg Pamalican island. File Agutaya ... reflist Palawan Category Islands of the Philippines Philippines geo stub es Archipi lago Cuyo nl Cuyo ... more details
Infobox Airport name Cuyo Airport nativename Paliparan ng Cuyo image IATA CYU ICAO RPLO type Public operator Air Transportation Office Philippines Air Transportation Office city served Cuyo, Palawan metric elev y elevation m 4 elevation f 13 coordinates coord 10 51 29 N 121 04 10 E region PH type airport scale 10000 display inline,title metric rwy y r1 number 04 22 r1 length m 1,524 r1 length f 5,000 r1 surface Gravel Cuyo Airport airport codes CYU RPLO is an airport serving Cuyo, Palawan Cuyo , a Municipalities of the Philippines municipality in the Provinces of the Philippines province of Palawan in the Philippines . ref ASN CYU . Retrieved 2008 10 11. ref ref GCM RPLO Retrieved 2008 10 11. ref It is one of three airports in Palawan, the other being Puerto Princesa Airport and Francisco Reyes Airport in the municipality of Busuanga, Palawan Busuanga . It is classified as a feeder airport by the Air Transportation Office Philippines Air Transportation Office , a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports. Scheduled commercial service was provided by South East Asian Airlines . As per a timetable effective through 15 June 2008, the airline provided two flights a week on LET 410 aircraft on Mondays flight DG742 departed from Puerto Princesa with stops at Cuyo, Boracay and Manila on Fridays flight DG745 departed from Manila with stops at Boracay, Cuyo and Puerto Princesa. ref name SEAIR timetable http timetable.flyseair.com timetable01.html Luzon & Palawan Timetable, effective 15 October 2007 to 15 June 2008 . South East Asian Airlines . Retrieved ... service to Cuyo. ref http www.flyseair.com routemap Route Map, effective 28 March 2008 . South East ... reflist External links http www.panoramio.com photo 4574072 Photographs of Cuyo Airport at Panoramio ... more details
and descriptions of usage Basic info name Cuyo at least one of the first two fields must be filled ... island group, in the extreme north of the Cuyo archipelago . image flag flag size image seal seal ... locator palawan cuyo.png mapsize map caption Map of Palawan showing the location of Cuyo image map1 ... code area code website footnotes Cuyo is a 4th class Philippine municipality municipality in the Philippine ..., Cuyo became the second capital of Palawan from 1873 to 1903. ref name palawan history ... 28, 2008. ref The municipality is served by Cuyo Airport . Barangays Cuyo is politically subdivided ... statutes ra1495.html title An Act Converting the Sitio of Danawan, Municipality of Cuyo, Province ... tenga Pob. Tocadan Pob. td tr table Cuyo Group of 45 Islands main Cuyo Archipelago Cuyo Island Group ... and between Northern Palawan and Panay. The biggest island in this group is Cuyo with an area of convert 22 sqmi km2 sigfig 2 and is about convert 9 mi km 0 long. Cuyo is divided in three municipalities, namely Cuyo, Agutaya, and Magsaysay, Palawan Magsaysay . Cuyo is the oldest town in Palawan ... population of the Cuyo Island is almost 25,000. Cuyo is divided into two island groups. Up north is the Quiniluban group to which Pamalican island. To the south are the Cuyo islands, where the three municipalities namely Cuyo, Agutaya, and Magsaysay are located. Cuyo Island An hour and 30 minutes by air and 24 hours by sea from Manila, Cuyo is a fourth class municipality composed of 17 barangays ... the Spanish period to protect its population from Moro pirates, Cuyo has one of the most ancient forts in the Philippines. Incidentally, Cuyo became the second capital of Palawan from 1873 to 1903. Access to Cuyo Island November 2009 . Planes from Manila Airport Terminal Two to Puerto Princesa or Iloilo. Boat service several times a week from Puerto Princesa and Iloilo to Cuyo Island and back. There are also weekly boat services from Manila to Cuyo Island. Cuyo Island Airport File Cuyo map.jpg ... more details
Infobox Mendoza Department name Luj n de Cuyo official name Departamento Luj n de Cuyo map Departamento Luj n de Cuyo Mendoza Argentina .png location location of Luj n de Cuyo Department in Mendoza Province capital Luj n de Cuyo foundation May 11, 1855 founder ? pop 104,470 census ar 2001 density 21.55 Inhabitants km pop change 30.67 1991 2001 resident lujanense tel 02614 post M5517 coor coord 33 30 S 62 58 W area 4,847 km dist1 1,107km patron ? mayor Omar Bruno de Marchi, Democratic Party Mendoza Democratic Party web http www.lujandecuyo.gov.ar ifam MZA008 Luj n de Cuyo is a Departments of Argentina department located in the northwest of Mendoza Province in Argentina . The provincial subdivision has a population of about 104,000 inhabitants in an area of 4,847km , and its capital city is Luj n de Cuyo , which is located around 1,107km from Capital Federal . Districts Agrelo Carrodilla Chacras de Coria El Carrizal, Mendoza El Carrizal La Puntilla Las Compuertas Luj n de Cuyo Mayor Drummond Perdriel Potrerillos, Mendoza Potrerillos Ugarteche Vistalba See also Mendoza wine External links Image Alluvial plain 2.JPG thumb right The Andes range in Luj n de Cuyo http www.lujandecuyo.gov.ar Municipal Site Spanish http www.maplandia.com argentina mendoza lujan lujan de cuyo Satellelite Photograph of Luj n de Cuyo http www.argentinatotal.com.ar info turis provincias mendoza ciudades lujan cuyo lujan cuyo.htm Tourist Guide Spanish Category 1855 establishments in Argentina Category Departments of Mendoza Province DepartamentosMendoza MendozaAR geo stub es Departamento Luj n de Cuyo fr D partement de Luj n de Cuyo it Dipartimento di Luj n de Cuyo nl Luj n de Cuyo departement pt Luj n de Cuyo departamento ... more details
postal code ISO 3166 2 AR M 5517 area code type Telephone numbering in Argentina Dialing code area code 54 02614 website http www.example.com example.com footnotes Luj n de Cuyo is the district capital of the Luj n de Cuyo Department located in the west of the Mendoza Province of Argentina . It forms ... as of population density km2 auto population demonym population note timezone1 Time in Argentina ... mountains to the eastern plains, many Lujan de Cuyo vineyards sit at altitudes of around 1000m 3280ft . Malbec in particular is successful in Lujan de Cuyo, but the appellation also produces good ... sandy or stony surfaces on clay substrata. Sport Asociaci n Atl tico Luj n de Cuyo are a football club ... Welcome to Luj n de Cuyo website es icon ar mi muni MZA008 Category Populated places in Mendoza Province MendozaAR geo stub de Luj n de Cuyo es Luj n de Cuyo fr Luj n de Cuyo it Luj n de Cuyo nl Luj n de Cuyo Mendoza pl Luj n de Cuyo pt Luj n de Cuyo sv Luj n de Cuyo war Luj n de Cuyo ... more details
Use dmy dates date September 2011 For alternative meanings, see Argentina disambiguation and Argentine ... Argentina conventional long name Argentine Republic ref name Nombre common name Argentina image flag ... Red image map Argentina orthographic.svg map width 220px map caption p style margin top 0 margin ... Indigenous peoples in Argentina Amerindian br 0.4 Asian Argentine Asian and others ethnic groups year ... ecpi.asp publisher National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina title Encuesta Complementaria ... democracy representative presidential system presidential republic leader title1 President of Argentina President leader name1 Cristina Fern ndez de Kirchner leader title2 Vice President of Argentina ... lo demanden es icon ref leader title3 Supreme Court of Argentina Supreme Court President leader name3 ... http www.buenosairesherald.com article 77606 argentinas population at 40 117096 says indec title Argentina ... .&br 1&pr1.x 50&pr1.y 11&c 213&s NGDP 2CNGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC&grp 0&a Argentina ... high span currency Argentine peso Peso Dollar sign currency code ARS time zone Time in Argentina ... .ar calling code 54 Argentina IPAc en audio en us Argentina.ogg r d n t i n , officially the Argentine Republic lang es link no Rep blica Argentina , IPA es re pu lika arxe n tina pron , is the second ... federation of 23 Provinces of Argentina provinces and an autonomous city , Buenos Aires . It is the List ... by land area and the largest among Hispanophone Spanish speaking nations . Argentina s continental ... Treaty of 1961. Argentina also claims the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute Falkland Islands lang ... docs ClingendaelBrief Final.pdf Middle Powers Initiative Briefing Paper , GSI ref Argentina is Latin ... 1192478.stm title Argentina country profile publisher news.bbc.co.uk accessdate 2011 01 31 ref with a List ... America, Argentina has the fifth highest List of countries by GDP nominal per capita nominal GDP per ... country.aspx?id AR Economy Ranked 42nd Argentina s economy appears stable, but confidence in financial ... more details
to offer tertiary education provision in the region of CuyoArgentinaCuyo the provinces of Mendoza, San Juan Province Argentina San Juan and San Luis Province San Luis . At its foundation the university ... universities DEFAULTSORT Cuyo, National University of Category Universities in Mendoza Province Cuyo Category Mendoza Province National University of Cuyo Category San Luis Province National University of Cuyo Category San Juan Province Argentina National University of Cuyo Category Educational ...Infobox University name National University of Cuyo native name Universidad Nacional de Cuyo latin name image Image UNCuyo.png National University of Cuyo seal motto In spiritus remigio vita established 1939 type Public university Public endowment staff faculty 4,071 president provost principal rector ... KENT students 37,900 undergrad postgrad doctoral profess city Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza state country Argentina campus free label free colors colours Green , White and Blue color box Green color box ... inline,title logo The National University of Cuyo Spanish Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, UNCuyo is the largest center of higher education in the provinces of Argentina province of Mendoza Province Mendoza , Argentina . Fact date October 2008 As of 2005, the university had 12 academic schools in the city of Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza and a delegation in the city of San Rafael, Mendoza San Rafael ... of Physics research in Argentina, located in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche province of R o Negro ... Luis were established from the adjunct faculties of the National University of Cuyo already in these regions. Thereafter, the National University of Cuyo concentrated itself in Mendoza, in addition ... http www.argentina.ar sw seccion.php?id 124&idioma sel en Science and Education in Argentina http ... es Universidad Nacional de Cuyo fr Universit nationale de Cuyo ko la Universitas Nationalis Cuiensis pt Universidade Nacional de Cuyo ... more details
Infobox football club clubname Luj n de Cuyo image Image LAALC.png fullname Asociaci n Atl tico Luj n de Cuyo nickname Los Violetas The Violets , Los del Bajo founded July 1, 2000 ground Estadio Jard n Del Bajo , Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza br Mendoza Province , Argentina capacity 1,000 chairman manager Jorge Julio league Torneo Argentino A season 2007 08 position 7th Torneo Argentino A Participating teams 2007 2008 Group A br Lost playoff, relegated to Torneo Argentino B Argentino B pattern la1 pattern b1 pattern ra1 leftarm1 a63648 body1 a63648 rightarm1 a63648 shorts1 a63648 socks1 a63648 pattern la2 pattern b2 pattern ra2 leftarm2 a63648 body2 FFFFFF rightarm2 a63648 shorts2 FFFFFF socks2 a63648 Asociaci n Atl tico Luj n de Cuyo are a football club from Luj n de Cuyo in Mendoza Province Mendoza , Argentina . They currently play in Torneo Argentino B , which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system. The club were founded on July 1, 2000, making them one of the youngest teams in the Argentine football league system . They were formed by a merger of 3 smaller clubs Chacras de Coria, Lujan Sport Club and Mayor Drummond. The team had begun life playing in a violet strip adopted from the fusion with Chacras de Coria, giving them their nickname Los Violetas . Luj n de Cuyo has had a quick rise to fame in the early half of the 2000s, after obtaining an invite to the Torneo del Interior, and placing well enough then, to qualify to the Torneo Argentino B. However, after obtaining yet another promotion to the Torneo Argentino A in 2006, by 2007 ... Mariano Echeverr a Leonardo Ramos See also List of football clubs in Argentina Argentine football ... Lujan de Cuyo Category Association football clubs established in 2000 Category Sport in Mendoza Province Argentina footyclub stub es Asociaci n Atl tico Luj n de Cuyo fr Asociaci n Atl tica Luj n de Cuyo pl Luj n de Cuyo Mendoza ... more details
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo erected 1826 , as the Vicariate Apostolic of San Juan de Cuyo is in Argentina and is a Metropolitan bishop metropolitan diocese , responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rioja La Rioja and Roman Catholic Diocese of San Luis San Luis . It was elevated to a diocese on 19 September 1834 and to an archdiocese on 20 April 1934. Ordinaries Justo Santa Mar a de Oro y Albarrac n, O.P. 1828 1836 Jos Manuel Eufrasio de Quiroga Sarmiento 1837 1852 Nicol s Aldazor , O.F.M. 1858 1866 Venceslao Javier Jos Ach val y Medina , O.F.M. 1867 1898 Marcellino Benavente , O.P. 1899 1910 Jos Am rico Orzali 1911 1939 Audino Rodr guez y Olmos 1939 1965 Ildefonso Maria Sansierra Robla , O.F.M. Cap. 1966 1980 talo Severino Di St fano 1980 2000 Alfonso Delgado Evers 2000 present Territorial losses class wikitable Year width 225 Along with width 225 To form valign top 1934 Diocese of Mendoza br Diocese of San Luis External links and references cite web title Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo work Catholic Hierarchy url http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dsjcu.html accessdate 2007 03 19 coord 31 32 13 S 68 31 34 W type landmark source kolossus eswiki display title DEFAULTSORT Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of San Juan De Cuyo Category Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina San Juan de Cuyo Category Religious organizations established in 1826 Category Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century RC diocese stub de Erzbistum San Juan de Cuyo es Arquidi cesis de San Juan de Cuyo it Arcidiocesi di San Juan de Cuyo pl Archidiecezja San Juan de Cuyo ... more details
Argentina , cuyo Signo Oficial ser el isologotipo que luce en el Anexo que forma parte integrante ...Image Argentina Logo.png 210px right The national logo of Argentina came from the Contest for the Visual Identity of the Argentina Brand, which took place in 2006 and included some of the best designers in the country. ref cite web url http www.argentina.ar en country brand C1017 argentina brand for the world.php title Argentina brand for the world publisher Secretariat of Public Communication, Presidency of the Nation accessdate September 26, 2011 ref Through the president of Argentina presidential decree 1372 2008, published on August 29 in the official gazette, the government of Argentina national government created the Intersectoral Commission on the Argentine Country Brand Strategy, formed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the Secretariat of Tourism, and the Secretariat of Media for Communication. ref cite web url http www.argentina.ar advf documentos 48b841368dffc9.82887130.pdf title Decreto Presidencial 1372 2008 publisher Secretariat of Public Communication, Presidency of the Nation language Spanish trans title Presidential Decree 1372 2008 format PDF quote Art culo 2 Cr ase, en el mbito de la Jefatura de Gabinete de Ministros, la Comisi n Intersectorial de la Estrategia Marca Pa s Argentina , la que estar conformada por un representante de las siguientes jurisdicciones Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto Secretar a de Turismo de la Presidencia de la Naci n, y Secretar a de Medios de Comunicaci n de la Jefatura de Gabinete de Ministros, quienes deber n revestir un cargo no inferior a Director Nacional. accessdate September 26, 2011 ref Under the same decree, the logo representing Argentina abroad became official. ref cite web url http www.argentina.ar advf documentos 48b841368dffc9.82887130.pdf title Decreto ..., 2011 ref References Reflist National emblems of Argentina Category National symbols of Argentina ... more details
, Corrientes Province Corrientes Cuyo, ArgentinaCuyo San Juan Province, Argentina San Juan , Mendoza ...double image right Flag of Argentina.svg 196 Coat of arms of Argentina.svg 89 The Flag of Argentina The Coat of arms of Argentina File Argentina orthographic projection .svg right 188px Image Argentinamap3.gif thumb An enlargeable map of the Argentine Republic See also Index of Argentina related articles The Argentine Republic lang es Rep blica Argentina , commonly known as Argentina , is a List of sovereign ... geos ar.html title Argentina work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 23, 2009 ref Argentina is constituted as a federation of twenty three provinces ... of countries and outlying territories by total area eighth in the world. Argentina occupies a continental ... Islands . Argentina also claims convert 969464 km2 of Antarctica , known as Argentine Antarctica ... limit 2 General reference image Argentina CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of Argentina International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name Argentina Official English ... languages Argentina Official endonym s List of official endonyms of present day nations and states Rep blica Argentina List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names Countries and nations Adjectival ... Demonym s Etymology Name of Argentina International rankings of Argentina ISO country codes ... of Argentina Image Argentina topo blank.jpg thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Argentina . Main Geography of ArgentinaArgentina is a Country Location Southern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Latin America South America Southern Cone Time zone Argentina Time UTC 03 No DST Extreme points of Argentina ... 832 km Flag Uruguay 580 km Coastline 4,989 km Population of Argentina 40,677,348 people 2008 estimate List of countries by population 30th most populous country Area of Argentina convert 2766890 km2 ... of Argentina Atlas of Argentina Environment of Argentina Image Argentina Blue Marble.png thumb An enlargeable ... more details
Country geography name Argentina map Argentina topo blank.jpg continent South America region Southern ... 1,850 km Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west ..., Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast and Chile in the west. Argentina is the second largest country ... 2.7 million km . Argentina claims a section of Antarctica Argentine Antarctica but has agreed to suspend sovereignty disputes in the region as a signatory to the Antarctic Treaty . Argentina also ... Tucum n , Catamarca Province Catamarca , La Rioja Province, Argentina La Rioja Gran Chaco Formosa Province ..., Argentina Mesopotamia Misiones Province Misiones , Corrientes Province Corrientes Central, Argentina Central C rdoba Province, Argentina C rdoba , Entre R os Province Entre R os Cuyo, ArgentinaCuyo San Juan Province, Argentina San Juan , Mendoza Province Mendoza , San Luis Province San Luis The Pampa ... Province, Argentina Santa Cruz , Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina Tierra del Fuego Land use ... southwest of San Juan, Argentina San Juan . The Andes region is also home to arid basins, lush foothills ... es, and sentinel mountains. Throughout the Andes that separate Chile and Argentina there are more ... one fifth of the Earth s active volcanoes. Patagonia , the southern region of Argentina, is a combination ... the R o Negro Argentina R o Negro and Chubut Province Chubut provinces, or the area from the Chubut River north to the R o Negro Argentina Negro River . The region undergoes severe climate changes ... in northern Argentina and extends east to the city of San Miguel de Tucum n . Rivers and lakes Rivers ... of the borders between Brazil and Paraguay , and Paraguay and Argentina. Its upper reaches feature many waterfalls. It is joined by the Iguaz River R o Igua u where it enters Argentina in the northeast ... Argentina and Brazil with two thirds of the falls in Argentina. They include approximately 275 ..., are the Bermejo River Bermejo , Bermejito , Salado River, Argentina Salado , and Carcara . The Uruguay ... more details
www.adventure tours south.com flofau.htm title Animals in Argentina publisher Adventure tours south.com accessdate 2010 04 25 ref In CuyoArgentinaCuyo , semiarid thorny bushes and other xerophile ...The environment of Argentina is characterised by high biodiversity . The principal environmental responsibilities are vested in the Ministry of Public Health Argentina Ministry of Public Health and the Environment the Subsecretariat of Environmental Planning in the Ministry of Transportation and Public ... like areas exist in the drier regions nearer the Andes. Aquatic plants thrive in the wetlands of Argentina. In central Argentina the humid pampas are a true tallgrass prairie ecosystem . The original ... optimal conditions for the large scale growth of Vitis grape vine s. In northwest Argentina there are many ... flying bird in the New World, the Andean Condor . Southern Argentina is home to the cougar ... lions and species of penguin . The far south is populated by cormorant s. The territorial waters of Argentina ... in Tierra del Fuego. Rivers and streams in Argentina have many species of trout and the South American golden dorado fish. Outstanding snake species inhabiting Argentina include boa genus boa constrictors ... The major environmental issues in Argentina are pollution and the loss of agricultural lands. The soil ... dumping of pesticide s, hydrocarbon s, and heavy metal chemistry heavy metal s. Argentina has a renewable ... species in Argentina include the ruddy headed goose , Argentinean pampas deer, South Andean huemul ... . Protected areas main Protected areas of Argentina In 2003, about 6.6 of the total land area was protected. Argentina has four natural UNESCO World Heritage Site s Los Glaciares , Iguazu National Park ... as Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance. See also List of birds of Argentina Water resources management in Argentina References Reflist South America topic Environment of Argentina topics Category Environment of Argentina ... more details
of the Quebrada de Humahuaca . The CuyoArgentinaCuyo region consists of the provinces of La Rioja ...POV date August 2011 File Argentina tourist regions.svg thumb Tourist regions of Argentina ref http www.turismo.gov.ar eng menu.htm Ministry of Tourism of Argentina Regions ref Argentine Northwest The North orange , Mesopotamia, Argentina Litoral light green , CuyoArgentinaCuyo beige , C rdoba Province, Argentina C rdoba dark green , Buenos Aires consisting of Buenos Aires City and Buenos Aires Province light blue and Argentine Patagonia Patagonia dark blue . Tourism in Argentina is favored by its ... weforum http www.weforum.org pdf ttcr09 Argentina.pdf World Economic Forum Argentina ref Argentina ... Argentina UNData Argentina ref small Receipts br per br capita small br 2007 ref name OMT06 Cite ... 65 align center Tourist regions The Tourism in Argentina is divided in six regions ref http www.turismo.gov.ar eng menu.htm Ministry of Tourism of Argentina Regions ref Buenos Aires consisting of Buenos Aires City and Buenos Aires Province , C rdoba Province, Argentina C rdoba , CuyoArgentinaCuyo , Argentine Northwest The North , Mesopotamia, Argentina Litoral and Argentine Patagonia Patagonia ... , it reveals strong growth for Argentina Travel and Tourism in 2007 ref http www.wttc.travel eng News and Events Press Press Releases 2007 WTTC reveals strong growth for Argentina Travel and Tourism WTTC reveals strong growth for Argentina Retrieved on 10 March 2008 ref and in coming years, and the prestigious ..., and fashionable shopping. Argentina has become famous for being rich in European flavor. The most ... branch of the government of Argentina. To the north, the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral ... de la Naci n Argentina building, a parcel of land originally owned by Juan de Garay . Other important ... Hist rico Nacional de Argentina National Historical Museum in Parque Lezama is a few blocks ... , the Biblioteca Nacional de la Rep blica Argentina Biblioteca Nacional , the Centro Cultural Recoleta ... more details
Aires , no doubt led to the creation of the state of CuyoArgentinaCuyo in 1813 with Jos ... Provincial Executive Building Provincial Judiciary and Entry to Parque San Mart n. pushpin map Argentina pushpin label position bottom pushpin map caption Location in Argentina pushpin mapsize 200 coordinates ... name Argentina subdivision type1 Provinces of Argentina Province subdivision name1 Mendoza Province ... type leader title Intendant Argentina Intendant leader name V ctor Fayad, Radical Civic Union UCR ... blank1 title Demonym population blank1 Mendocenean Mendocino a en Espa ol timezone1 Time in Argentina ... postal code ISO 3166 2 AR M 5500 area code Telephone numbers in Argentina 54 261 latd 32 latm 53 ... Mendoza IPA es men dosa is the capital city of Mendoza Province , in Argentina . It is located ... area in the country. National Route 7 Argentina Ruta Nacional 7 , the major road running between ... in Argentina. Avenue Bartolom Mitre and additional small squares are examples of that design. Tourism ... de Cuyo , and Maip , Mendoza Maip , have in recent decades far outpaced the city proper in population ... 7 8 of the total metro area of 894,000 by 2009, making Mendoza the most dispersed metro area in Argentina ... pageant , where 17 beauty queens from each Departments of Argentina department of Mendoza Province ... Universidad Nacional de Cuyo , Universidad de Mendoza University of Mendoza , the branch of University ... home of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo . A view of the city is available from the top of Cerro ... railway operable between Argentina and Chile, after many years of inactivity, is currently ... Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina 1981 1990 period metric first Yes single line Yes Jan high C 32.0 Feb ... See cl People from Mendoza city , Argentina Twin towns Sister cities See also List of twin towns and sister ... V. Letelier, Apuntes sobre el terremoto de Mendoza Santiago de Chile 1907 V. Blasco Ib nez, Argentina y sus Grandezas Madrid 1910 External links http www.uncu.edu.ar Universidad Nacional de Cuyo ... more details
Corrientes Cuyo, ArgentinaCuyo style font size 90 San Juan Province Argentina San Juan , Mendoza Province ...Infobox subdivision type name Provinces of Argentina alt name alt name1 alt name2 alt name3 alt name4 map File Blank Argentina Map.svg 100px category Federalism Federated province territory Argentina upper ... subdivision3 subdivision4 Argentina is subdivided into twenty three province s lang es provincias .... Provinces are then divided into Departments of Argentina departments lang es departamentos , singular ... Political divisions of Argentina Provinces of Argentina and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires style background ... flagcountry La Rioja Argentina flag Mendoza flag Misiones flag Neuqu n flagcountry R o Negro Argentina ... Sandwich Islands sovereignty dispute South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands . Argentina imagemap with province names 400 Demographics main Demographics of Argentina class wikitable sortable style ... C rdoba align left C rdoba Province, Argentina C rdoba Province align left C rdoba, Argentina C rdoba ... left Entre R os Province align left Paran , Argentina Paran align right commas 1236300 7 commas ..., Argentina Formosa align right commas 527895 17 commas 72066 19 commas 7.3 14 bgcolor d0e7ff flagicon ... Santa Rosa, Argentina Santa Rosa align right commas 316940 22 commas 143440 8 commas 2.2 23 bgcolor d0e7ff flagicon La Rioja Argentina align left La Rioja Province Argentina La Rioja Province align left La Rioja, Argentina La Rioja align right commas 331847 21 commas 89680 14 commas 3.7 19 bgcolor f5faff flagicon Mendoza align left Mendoza Province align left Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza align right ... commas 550334 16 commas 94078 13 commas 5.8 17 bgcolor d0e7ff flagicon R o Negro Argentina align left ... commas 155488 6 commas 7.8 12 bgcolor d0e7ff flagicon San Juan align left San Juan Province Argentina San Juan Province align left San Juan, Argentina San Juan align right commas 680427 13 commas 89651 ..., Argentina San Luis align right commas 431588 19 commas 76748 18 commas 5.6 18 bgcolor d0e7ff flagicon ... more details
saved book title Argentina subtitle An overview cover image Flag of Argentina.svg cover color Argentina An overview Introduction Argentina History of Argentina Buenos Aires Demographics of Argentina Languages of Argentina Geography Geography of Argentina Climate of Argentina Sports Sport in ArgentinaArgentina national football team Diego Maradona Economy Economy of Argentina Agriculture in Argentina Communications in Argentina Tourism in Argentina Public holidays in Argentina Culture Culture of Argentina Architecture of Argentina Argentine cuisine Music of Argentina Category Wikipedia books community books Category Wikipedia books on Argentina ... more details
Trophies. Rink hockey Rink hockey is mainly played in the CuyoArgentinaCuyo region especially ...Use dmy dates date November 2011 Image Patogame.JPG thumb 240px Pato , the national sport of Argentina. Argentine culture The practice of sports in Argentina is varied due to the country s multicultural .... Though it is the national sport, pato is not very popular. Argentina is one of the most important ... since 1978, exceptions being 2002 and 2010. At a continental level, Argentina holds fourth place in the all ... and gymnastics, Argentina has had successful participations in other popular sports like football ... thumb 220px Argentina national football team Argentine national team captain Daniel Passarella lifts the trophy of the 1978 FIFA World Cup . Main Football in Argentina Association football Football Football ... throughout the country. The Argentina national football team has won the FIFA World Cup World Cup twice ... football idol historically is Diego Maradona . Argentina s fiercest rival is Brazil national football team Brazil . The rivalry is sometimes known as the Argentina and Brazil football rivalry Battle ... finals. Argentina is one of the few national teams in football that have beat Brazil in a regural basis ... Summer Olympics Men s tournament Semifinals semifinal clash, with Argentina winning 3 0 in a hard ..., the Argentina women s national football team has competed in the Sudamericano Femenino since ... Former Pres. N stor Kirchner left with Argentina national basketball team Argentine national team player ... of Argentina . The Basketball Clubs Association organizes the Liga Nacional de B squet , the top level of the country s league system. Although the Argentina national basketball team Argentine national ... is not professional in Argentina, the national team participates in most of the international ... on his way to score a try against France national rugby union team France Argentina at the 2007 Rugby World Cup . Main Rugby union in Argentina Rugby is a popular sport in Argentina, but still largely ... more details
A majority of the population of Argentina is nominally Roman Catholic , however, a very significant fact ... in most communities. Argentina has the largest Jewish population in Latin America, about 300,000. Islam in Argentina Muslim Argentines number about 400,000 500,000, or approximately 1 of the population ... Religious Freedom Report 2010 Argentina ref A recent study found that approximately 11 of Argentines ... Catholicism in Argentina Estimates for the number of Roman Catholics vary from 70 of the population ... url http www.state.gov g drl rls irf 2006 71446.htm title Argentina work International Religious ... regularly or weekly at a church service. ref name cia.gov CIA World Factbook link ar Argentina ref The society, culture, and politics of Argentina are deeply imbued with Roman Catholicism ... resources countries argentina title Argentina work publisher Berkley Center for Religion, Peace ... of modern day Argentina during the period of Spanish colonial rule from the 16th to early 19th centuries ... guaranteed by the Constitution of Argentina Constitution . Today, areas of Church state relations in Argentina ... War . ref name georgetown1 Catholic practices in Argentina especially in the non central areas might ... Bulletin of Missionary Research , Vol. 33, No. 4, October, 2009, 170. ref The church in Argentina ... of General Jos de San Mart n in a mausoleum. There are seven Catholic universities in Argentina Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina Buenos Aires , the Universidad Cat lica de C rdoba ... de Cuyo, and the Universidad de Santiago del Estero. Religious orders run and sponsor hundreds ... noticias2005 noti ene2005 info noti ene2005 05.htm title Number of Mormons in Argentina ... and 15,000 members shared between Uruguay and Argentina . ref http www.iglesiavaldense.org index.php ... Islamic Cultural Center main Islam in ArgentinaArgentina has the largest Muslim minority in Latin ... not solicit religious data the actual size of Argentina s Muslim community is estimated around 1 ... more details
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