ARGENTINA
Capital : | Buenos Aires |
Size : | 2.78 million km² |
Population: | 42m |
Currency : | Argentine peso |
Language : | Spanish |
Buenos Aires
San Antonio de Areco
Lujan
Posadas
Iguazu
San Ignacio Mini
Santa Ana et Loreto
La péninsule de Valdès
Ushuaïa
Punta Tombo
Glacier Perito Moreno
Calafate
Tucuman
Salta
San Antonio de los Cobres
Parc National "Los Cardones"
Cachi
Molinos
Quebrada de las Flechas
Pumamarca
Tilcara
Humahuaca
Cordoba
Mendoza
San Carlos de Bariloche

ALTITUDE

BEVERAGES

CRAFTS

CREDITS CARDS

CURRENCY & EXCHANGE
Peso is the local currency, it has important fluctuations. However, Euro can be exchanged in most of the cities and regions. Travelers’ checks are not generally accepted.

CURRENT TIME
-4h on French winter time and -5h on summer time. When it is 11h00 AM in Paris, it is 7h00 AM in Buenos Aires in winter but in summer is 6h00 AM.

ELECTRICITY
Argentina operates on 220 volts, nevertheless an international plug adapter is recommended even if most of the plugs are hybrid.

EMBRASSY IN FRANCE
Address: 6, Cimarosa Street – 75116, Paris City
Paris Tourist Office:
Phone: +3314405 2700

GASTRONOMY
Beef or lamb Grilled meats (asado patagonico) make travelers happy. Served with raw dishes and sometimes sausages (chorizo) as well as poultry (achurras), can be found in specialized restaurants. Sea food such as spider crab can be savored in Valdès region and in Ushuaia as well. In the Northwest, the cuisine is created around criollos flavors, “dulce de leche” deserts are ever-present.

HEALTH

HOW TO DRESS?

LANGUAGE

SAFETY

TIPS

TRANSPORTS

WEATHER
