Argentina possesses natural beauties of exception, since it includes a very diversified territory of mountains, plateaus and flatness, with all the climates.
It possesses several climatic and landscape regions
Northwest
One emphasizes for a warm climate, with mountains of assorted colors, the high plateau of the Puna, the gorges, the vales and the typical population establishments, of big historical wealth.
Gran Chaco
Area mainly forest with forests of subtropical climate, estuaries and lagoons.
Mesopotamia
It possesses in his north part, subtropical climate and in the south, more moderate. It possesses big wealth in flora and fauna. It is furrowed by big rivers and contains in his lomadas territory, lagoons and estuaries.
Cuyo
It possesses mountainous characteristics (in it the hill Aconcagua is), moderate and arid climate. Nevertheless, the hand of the man by means of the irrigation has transformed it in ideal for the wine activity.
Sierras del Centro
The saws of the center of Cordoba and San Luis possess a very benign moderate and dry climate, with numerous rivers and artificial mirrors of water.
Pampa Humeda
Of moderate climate, it possesses the most productive grounds of the country (and one of the best of the world) for the agricultural cattle activity. His plain is interrupted only by the saws of Tandil and Ventana.
To the east it possesses extensive and crowded beaches on the Atlantic Ocean.
Patagonia
The most extensive region. Of colder climate (accentuated in the south part), on the west you are constituted principally by a mountainous scenery furrowed by spectacular forests, lakes and glaciers; to the center for an arid plateau; and to this one for extensive beaches that are provided with varied marine fauna to sight. In the south end of this region you are the most southern point of the world.
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Secretaría de Turismo de la Nación:
Av. Santa Fe 883, (1059) Buenos Aires, tel. 4312-2232 ó 0-800-555-0016 (llamada gratuita las 24 hs.). Aeropuertos Argentina 2000:
Aut. Tte. Gral. Ricchieri s/n. Tel: 4576-5300. Informes: 4576-5111 Aeroparque Jorge Newbery:
R. Obligado s/n. Tel: 4771-0104 (todos los días de 8 a 21 hs.) Aeropuerto Internacional Ezeiza:
Aut. Tte. Gral. Ricchieri s/n. Informes: 4480-0292 (todos los días de 8 a 20 hs.)
Centros de Información de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires en: Barrio Balvanera:
Av. Corrientes y Agüero (Abasto Shopping) (todos los días de 10 a 21 hs.) Barrio La Boca - Caminito:
Av. Pedro de Mendoza 1821 (Teatro de la Ribera) (todos los días de 10 a 14 y de 15 a 17 hs.) Caminito y Lamadrid (viernes, sábados y domingos de 10 a 18 hs.) Barrio Monserrat:
Café Tortoni en Av. de Mayo 829 (lunes a viernes 14 a 18 hs. Tel: 4342-4328) Barrio Puerto Madero:
Alicia M. de Justo 200 Dique 4 Grúa 8 (todos los días de 10 a 14 y de 16 a 20 hs. Tel: 4313-0187) Barrio Recoleta:
Av. Quintana y Ortiz (lunes a viernes de 10 a 14 y de 17 a 20 hs., sábados y domingos de 10 a 14 y de 16 a 20 hs.) Barrio Retiro:
Galerías Pacífico en Av. Córdoba y Florida (Primer Nivel del Shopping) (lunes a viernes de 10 a 19 hs., sábados de 11 a 19 hs.), Florida 971 1º Piso Loc. 59 (lunes a sábados de 11 a 20 hs. Tel: 4312-7276), Terminal de Omnibus en Av. Antártida Argentina y Calle 10 Local 83 (lunes a viernes de 7:30 a 13 hs) Barrio San Nicolás:
Florida y Diagonal Roque Sáenz Peña (Diagonal Norte) (lunes a viernes de 10 a 13 y de 14 a 18 hs.), Sarmiento 1551 PB (lunes a viernes de 10 a 17 hs. Tel: 4372-3612), Carlos Pellegrini entre Perón y Sarmiento (lunes a viernes de 10 a 18 hs).
» Currency
The Argentine peso is the official coin.
The currency are of 2, 5 10, 20, 50 and 100 pesos. A peso is equivalent to hundred cents.
Those of 2 pesos are bluish (with the figure of Bartolomé Mitre 1821-1906),
those of 5 are greenish (with the figure of José de San Martín 1778-1850),
those of 10 are brown (with the figure of Manuel Belgrano 1770-1820),
those of 20 are reddish (with the figure of Juan Manuel of Roses 1793-1877),
those of 50 are a bluish gray (with the figure of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 1811-1888)
and those of 100 pesos are violet (with the figure of Julio Argentino Roca 1843-1914).
The coins are 1 peso and then there is of 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cent.
The coins of one peso are gilded and silver-plated; the coins of 50 cents are gilded; the coins of 25, 10 and 5 cents can be gilded or silver-plated and that of 1 cent you are of color a copper, but rarely used.