History
- It was state terrorism in Argentine and guerrilla warfare
during 1970’s by the government. Between 9,000 and 30,000 people disappeared.
People were abducted or murdered.
Government forces also abducted pregnant women or women with young
children. They place the babies and children with families that they choose
then they killed the mothers. Government
was kidnapping people who was close to government people or writers.
By: Dominique Haynes
Argentine Culture:
Most Argentine's are primarily of European descent, which separates them from other Latin American countries where European and Indian cultures are more mixed. Culturally and emotionally, Argentine's often seem more European than Latin American.
- www.kwintessential.co.uk
By: Marilyn Vargas
Places to Visit:
Argentina is a beautiful place to visit. There are countless places to see and
visit. Here are just a few places we
visited.
Iguazi Falls:
This is one of the most visited attractions in all of
Argentina. It receives about 1 million
visitors a year. It actually has about
275 individual waterfalls and cascades.
Because of all the convenient catwalks, we were able to stand on the
edge without being in danger.
Pento Moreno Glacier:
We made a major switch today as we traveled from Iguazi
Falls. Instead of the Sunny fall, we
went to see this 250 km (area), 30 km (length) piece of ice and we were all
amazed. Just like at the Falls, there
were walkways that allowed us to get up close and personal with it. We definitely had to wear some heavy clothing. Brr!!!
Quegrada de Humanuaca:
We liked visiting Quegrada de Humanuaca. It actually is a ravine with fascinating rock
formations. It is 150 km long and it’s
also more than 2,000 meters above sea level.
This was amazing because we were able to see all the multi-colored hills
and rocks.
RELATION TO SHORT STORY:
The Museum of Horrors:
As we read in our short story and found out from our background
information, the Dirty War was real, and devastating. More than 30,000 people died. Out of respect and curiosity, we decided to
visit the museum. The “museum” is
actually a public memorial to the “disappeared”. It was a grim visit, but also educational.
Colon Theatre:
This is where we visited next:
The Colon Theatre or as Argentine s pronounce it, Teatro-Colon. It is one of the best acoustic buildings in
the world. It has 7 levels and seats
2,478 people. None of us were true opera
lovers but we wanted to visit some place different just to say we had, and we
were pleasantly surprised by the fun we had.
The building within itself was beautiful.
By: Lauryn Mcmiller
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