The earliest era The first signs of human life in what we now call Argentina trace back to the Paleolithic era, with additional indications of inhabitants in the Mesolithic and Neolithic times. Before the arrival of Europeans, Argentina’s population was sparse and culturally diverse, with different societal structures. This pre-colonial society can be broadly divided […]
The name “Argentina” can be traced back to a Venetian map dating from 1536. Though the term is Spanish, its origins lie in the Italian language. In Italian, “Argentina” translates to “(made) of silver, silver-colored”, a derivation from the Latin “argentum”, which means silver. It’s believed that the term was first coined by Venetian and […]
Argentina, officially known as the Argentine Republic, is situated in the southern half of South America. It covers a vast area of 2,780,400 km2, making it the second-largest country in South America, the fourth-largest in the Americas, and the eighth-largest in the world. It shares its borders with Chile to the west, Bolivia and Paraguay […]