International Women’s Day in Argentina: Celebration or Protest?
Women’s Day in Argentina is celebrated in by honoring women and hitting the streets to demand attention to women’s issues and equal rights.
Culture
The culture of Argentina encompasses the cuisine, rural heritage, art, music, film, annual events and its increasingly progressive trends.
From the yearly International Tango World Cup, to the alpine influence on Patagonia’s architecture, to the African roots of Carnival — Argentina is a country of immigrants with lots of cultural offerings.
Argentina’s 10 Most Traditional Foods from Choripan to Churros
Argentina’s most traditional foods date back to the founding of the country and are eaten on its most patriotic holidays. Argentina’s flag waving national holidays fall in the autumn and …
Argentina Vegetarian Survival Guide
Argentina may seem a bit overwhelming to a vegetarian or vegan tourist, after all its a country famous for its meat, From its history of the ‘gaucho’ cowboys of the …
The Best Argentine Movies and TV Shows Online
The best Argentine films and TV shows are perfect for lovers of movies or those just looking for another series to binge-watch online, and they’re great for practicing your Argentine …
Yerba Mate: Guide to Argentina’s Popular Pick-Me-Up Tea
It’s a daily ritual, a symbol of Argentine identity, and a South American superfood. Yerba mate is Argentina’s official national drink and the country’s second most-consumed beverage after water. Across …
Culinary Customs of Argentina: Mealtimes & What to Eat
Sizzling steaks, Malbec from Mendoza, cheese-laden pizza and pastries galore — Argentines are proud of their food, from the succulent to the sweet. Local culinary quirks stretch further than just …
Polo & the Pampas: The ‘Sport of Kings’ in Argentina
Argentina is obsessed with soccer but visitors sometimes don’t realize that the sport the country truly dominates is polo. The ‘sport of kings’ is played professionally only in 18 countries. …
Argentine Folklore: A Taste of Country Life
Outside of Buenos Aires and in small pockets around the city, tango loses its supremacy on the dance scene in favor of Argentine folclore, folk music and dance from different …
La Catedral, Bohemian Tango Temple
Behind a nondescript door that looks like the entrance to an office building hides the cavernous La Catedral del Tango. The Cathedral is a unique milonga (tango ballroom) where tango …
Pope Francis: Buenos Aires’ Homegrown Holy Leader
Pope Francis is most revered among the people of the slums of Buenos Aires. Back then, when he was still in Buenos Aires they knew him simply as Bergoglio, or …