Images of Argentina

The aim for this report is to present what is common and popular in Argentina. I interviewed a few days ago my friends, my family and another people that I have known since I started this report. I made a lot of questions, by telephone and in person, and the results are incredible. The questions concerned food, free time activities, sports, music and places to visit.

FOOD: Over one half of the population prefer fast food, like hamburgers and hot dogs. Other meals that they prefer are pizza and “empanadas”, it is quite common to go to a restaurant to eat this last two. About two- thirds of the population like argentinian meat, people say that it is the best in the World. On Saturdays many families gather together and enjoy a beautiful day.

FREE TIME: The majority of people like going out with friends. They prefer doing activities like dancing at night or going to the cinema during the day. More than half of my friends play computer games every time and they talk on the phone and Messenger with their friends. Many teenagers and kids have a playstation at home, where they spend hours playing videogames.

SPORT: The most important sport in Argentina is football. Argentinian football is the passion of the most of the population in this country. Some of them go to the stadiums every Saturday to watch a football match of their team. Just a small part of the population don`t like to play any sport. Most people enjoy playing football, basketball, volleyball and handball.

MUSIC: There are many famous musicians like Andres Calamaro and Charly Garcia, and there are a lot of rock bands like “Bersuit” and “La vela puerca”. Most of my friends and family like music very much. You can find people in the street listening to music. Some like music in English, they prefer clasics bands like Queen, The beatles or another british and american singers.

PLACES TO VISIT: A lot of people say the most beautiful place in Argentina is the Perito Moreno glacier, which is in the south of the country. It is impressive and huge. On the north west, you can find mountains and woods, and in Misiones are located the Iguazu falls, which is the limit with Brazil, in a jungle environment.

As a conclusion, Argentina has a rich nature and people is very friendly. I was also surprised that it is uncommon to my friends to sleep in their free time, they are very active. The barbacue is delicios, I recommend you to come and taste the “mate”.