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- The tango (the music and the dance) originated in Argentina. It is the country’s national dance.
- Argentina has some of the best polo (a game where players, riding on horseback, try to hit a ball into a goal) players in the world.
- Argentina gets its name from the Latin argentum, which means silver. Early explorers who visited the area were given gifts of silver by the native inhabitants.
- Outside the capital city, many Argentine businesses close during the hottest part of the afternoon for a siesta (rest) and reopen several hours later.
- Argentines greet male and female friends with a kiss on the cheek.
- Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire), a group of islands in the southernmost part of the country, got its name from early Spanish explorers who saw many campfires burning along the hills at night.
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The Sun of May is an Incan symbol, with 32 alternating flaming and straight rays. |
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Representing bravery, freedom, and independence, the gaucho (Argentine cowboy) is often portrayed in the country’s art and literature. |
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