Argentina

1. Argentina By: Imad, Jonathan

2. Pre-Columbian Era • Before the Europeans arrived to Argentina, Argentina had a population of 100,000 people. • They were all natives.

3. The start of Argentina • Argentina first began when the Spanish chroniclers came back in 1516. • The Spanish in 1776 started to create small territories in Argentina. • These territories soon became independent which slowly formed Argentina. Argentina before the declaration of independence

4. Argentina’s Independence • In 1516 Juan De Solis arrived at River Plate. He was soon killed by natives. Following him was Sebastion Cabot an explorer from Spain who reached River Plate in 1526. • In 1536 Pedro de Mendoza built a fort after an expedition. They were soon forced to leave because of hostile natives • In 1580 the southern part of Argentina was given to the natives Pedro de Mendoza

5. Argentina’s Independence • The British attempted to capture Buenos Aires 2 times. One time in 1806 and another time in 1807 • In the 19th century after Napoleon was conquering countries Spain started to lose connections with Argentina • An Argentinean military team called “Junta” was created Argentina in May 25, 1810 • Soon after in 1811 an Argentinian living in Spain named Jose San Martin came to Argentina to fight for their independence • A war for independence was soon started it lasted from 1810-1818. It ended when Argentina won their independence with the last battle of Maipu.

6. Creation of Argentinian Flag • Manuel Belgrano a military soldier was proudly the creator of the first flag. The flag was created to determine if the soldier was one of them or a foe. Though it did not look exactly like the flag now a days. For example the sun was first added in 1818. The original flag he created was only 2 strips of blue and one strip of white in the middle. • The flag was claimed officially in July 20 1816 by Argentina

7. Progress of Argentina • In 1835 the first dictator of Argentina was announced as General Juan Manuel de Rosas. • He built a strong central government but was removed from government in 1852 • In 1857 the first railroad in Argentina was built • In 1900 Argentina exported a lot of grain, wool, and meat so soon became the richest country in South America • Argentina blasted in population after Italian and Spanish immigrants started coming to Argentina and reached 4 million people First Railway

8. About Park Tower Hotel • Park tower hotel in Buenos Aires is located in the heart of city. It is very well known for awing décor and gracefulness. Also for its amazing activities. • Park tower hotel is not just known for the awing décor, gracefulness, and amazing activities, it is also known for its excellent service. Park tower hotel has a concierge that attends to all your needs for 24 hours a day. The guest may dine in their room if they prefer and there is a service with butlers on every floor of the hotel. • The hotel has a total of 181 rooms and 23 floors. The terrace rooms give spectacular city views. Each room comes with amazing Italian marble bathrooms. • Park tower hotel is a 5 star hotel.

9. Activities in Argentina • In there are a lot of activities around the hotel. You can go to a lot of good restaurants. There is Las Nazarenas, El Salmon, and The Kikinney. • There are also many malls for souvenirs, clothers, etc. A few malls around the hotel are Liberia Tarradellas, and Buenos Aires polo. • Malls and restaurants are not all there is also an opera theatre called Teatro Colon. • These Activities can keep you entertained for hours!

10. Attractions in Argentina • A beautiful attraction in Argentina is the Ibera Wetlands. A wild exotic place that is amazing for tourists to visit • Mendoza Wine Regions is one of Argentina’s big wine making industry. It’s an amazing landscape and very interesting. • Monte Fitz Roy is an amazing snowy mountain it is 11,073 ft high. Its is preferable for photographers • Las Leñas a snowy mountain good for skiing

11. More Attractions in Argentina • The Iguazu waterfalls is one of the biggest waterfalls in the world. It is on the frontier of Argentina and Brazil • The obelisco in Buenos Aires is a very tall pole like figure that is placed in the middle of an avenue called 9 de Julio in Buenos Aires.

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