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Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay

General
Paraguay: www.paraguaygobierno.gov.py/turismoparaguayo.html
Uruguay Total: www.uruguay.org.uy
Montevideo: www.rau.edu.uy/uruguay/generalidades/mvd.htm
Argentina Geography: www.geographia.com/argentina/index.html
Yagua: www.yagua.com
World Heritage Sites: whc.unesco.org/nwhc/pages/sites/main.htm

Tourism
Argentina: www.argenturismo.com
Paraguay: www.paraguay-infotour.com/
Cueva de las Manos: www.argentrip.com/e/cmanos/eabajocmanos.htm
Patagonia: www.redargentina.com/mipais/regiones/patagonia
Los Glaciares: www.losglaciares.com/en/index.html
Uruguay Natural: www.turismo.gub.uy
Parque Nacional del Iguazú: www.pr.gov.br/celepar/sema/parques/figuacu/pnfie01.html
Iguazu Falls: www.austral.addr.com/iguazu

Culture
El gaucho: www.rau.edu.uy/uruguay/cultura/gaucho.htm
Soy gaucho: www.soygaucho.com/
Guarani Ñanduti Rogue: www.uni-mainz.de/~lustig/hisp/guarani.html
Cultura guaraní: www.cataratasdeliguazu.net/cultura_guarani.htm
Diccionario guaraní: www.redargentina.com/dialectos/guarani
Buenos Aires Tango: www.buenosairestango.com/main.htm

Newspapers
La nación (Argentina): www.lanacion.com.ar/
Última hora (Paraguay): www.ultimahora.com
El país (Uruguay): www3.diarioelpais.com/edicion

Actividad cultural
Use the Web links on this page or others to answer the following questions.



1

Argentina boasts six World Heritage Sites, and it shares a seventh with Brazil. Which site features art created between 13000 and 9500 years ago? What is the huemel? Why is it called the ghost of Patagonia? Where can you find the most complete continental fossil record known from the Triassic Period (245-208 million years ago)? Which site was named by the Guaraní in their language? (The name means "big water.") Which site is a breeding ground for whales and seals?
2

What is a gaucho? Identify the following items that are associated with the gaucho: las pilchas, las botas de potro, el chiripá, la bombacha, la faja, el culero. Are there notable differences between gauchos in Argentina and Uruguay?
3

The capital of Uruguay is the southernmost and youngest capital of the Western Hemisphere. When was this capital established? Why? Why is its natural port considered the best in the world? What cultural and entertainment features does it offer?







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