Insight Guides: Argentina

Insight Guides

• Publisher: Insight
• Print ISBN: 9781780051062
• eBook ISBN: 9781780056166
• Topic: Personal Development
• Subtopic: Travel

Insight Guides: Inspiring your next adventure Insight Guide Argentina is a comprehensive, full-colour guide to the rich history and modern-day attractions of this enormous, beguiling destination that has so much to offer - its atmospheric and dynamic capital Buenos Aires, its Unesco World Heritage sites and wealth of outdoor activities in spectacular landscapes. Insight Guide Argentina is illustrated throughout with hundreds of new, specially commissioned colour photographs. Our inspirational Best Of Argentina section illustrates the country's highlights, from the majestic Iguazu Falls and awe-inspiring Perito Moreno glacier in Patagonia, to Mendoza's wine country and the best estancias (ranches). Lavish magazine-style features offer a unique insight into the country's most famous dance, the tango, and the varied architecture of Buenos Aires, as well as estancias, vineyards and Patagonian wildlife. All major sights are cross-referenced with the maps, and the travel tips section provides a wealth of practical information on how to plan your trip, along with carefully selected hotel and restaurant listings. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-color print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travelers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine

Understanding the Language

General

Of the many versions of Spanish in South America, the Argentine version is among the most difficult to understand. However, it is much better to know a little Spanish when you arrive. English might be spoken at major hotels and by quite a few Argentines in Buenos Aires, but don’t count on it outside the capital.

Pronunciation and

Grammar Tips

Argentines tend to use a local vocabulary with little resemblance to classical Spanish, while the local accent imposes a soft “j” sound on the “ll” and “y” and most people speak very rapidly without enunciating clearly. At the same time, when using the second person familiar, Argentines use the form “vos” instead of the more common “tú”. (Note also that in Latin American Spanish the plural form of you is “ustedes” rather than “vosotros,” as used in Spain.) The verb form used with “vos” places the accent on the last, rather than the penultimate syllable (for example, “¿que hacÉs?” instead of “¿quÉ hAces?” – what are you doing?).

Language Schools

Language schools, apart from advertised private tuition (see the Buenos A...

Table of contents

• How To Use This E-Book
• Introduction: Go South
• Argentina’s Top 10 Attractions
• Editor’s Choice
• Landscapes and Wildlife
• Decisive Dates
• Pre-Columbian Period
• From Conquest to Independence
• Travelers’ Tales
• Caudillos, Tyrants, and Demagogues
• Crisis and Recovery
• The Argentines
• The Tango
• Insight: A Tango Tour of Buenos Aires
• The Gaucho
• Insight: A Day in the Country – Gaucho-style
• The Arts
• Outdoor Adventure
• Spectator Sports
• Food and Wine
• Introduction: Places
• Buenos Aires
• Insight: The Architecture of Buenos Aires
• Around Buenos Aires
• Mar y Sierras
• The Central Sierras
• The Litoral
• The Northwest
• The Cuyo
• Insight: Bodega Hopping in the Cuyo
• Patagonia
• Insight: Patagonia’s Wildlife
• Tierra del Fuego
• Transportation
• Accommodations
• Eating Out
• Activities
• A-Z: A Handy Summary of Practical Information
• Understanding the Language
• Further Reading