The Weird Geography of Argentina

[@GeographyGeek]

1 Meter = 3.28084 Feet. Sorry I forgot to show all conversions. Also, Pepys is pronounced Peeps?! I hate the English language.

[@JuandeFucaU]

but I heard he preferred Pepsi.

[@GeographyGeek]

@@JuandeFucaUI had to re-record like 10 times because I kept accidentally saying Pepsi. Turns out I was wrong either way.

[@JuandeFucaU]

@@GeographyGeek just think of Pepys as one of your homies?

[@jamessanders145]

@@GeographyGeek thanks now I'm thirsty

[@alexfrost5220]

Also, the Falklands is not disputed territory. It belongs to the people of the Falklands, who had a referendum and chose to remain a British Overseas Territory.

[@thelegend2776]

Argentina is such a beautiful country, I really hope to visit it one day Saludos desde Quilmes

[@JustSomeone]

I know right? the people are so nice, the flora and fauna is so wildly different and the views are just amazing! Saludos desde ezpeleta

[@_TRB_]

Sameeee

[@Casherr93]

Greetings from villa riachuelo

[@MrLocurito]

for sake of a warning, do visit with caution, it is known that rampant corruption and insecurity is a thing here. and outside visitors get robbed or even in some cases killed for whatever they can have that is expensive

[@thelegend2776]

@@MrLocurito amigo lee el comentario

[@ianschvrzmngomez104]

As an Argentinian i appreciate so much the sensitivity you had while commenting the territorial dispute wtih the UK. It really means a lot to us and it's so hard to find any content in english (on this ratio of topics like geography.. or else) that doesn't throw bad vibes to our perspective on this issue. so really thanks a lot. nice video.

[@7sevensevern]

I'm british and believe those islands belong to you guys. Most British people do. Just our elite and media who have the other belief.

[@funcats12375]

you tried to invade it, you failed, it was never inhabited by spaniards only seasonal fishermen and only 1% of the people there wanted to join Argentina. there's no issue and there's no dispute there's just an expansionist argentina

[@ianschvrzmngomez104]

@@funcats12375 I Will make Sure to Tell the archaeologysts where to find te ruins of great brittain. Cheers

[@gotija]

​@@funcats12375isn't true, but this is not the place to discuss this. No more Colony

[@lucascampana2993]

​@@funcats12375there is no way a british dare to call another country expansionist

[@esteban.bernal]

The size of the country and it's shape make it so we have glaciers, snowy mountains, beaches, topical rainforest, desert regions and plains, and all that's in between. This comes with a huge variety of flora and fauna, including monkeys, llamas, jaguars, cougars, condors, capybara, penguins and whales, to name just some.

[@MrAngelus08]

Sidenote: Capybaras invaded "Nordelta" (google it)

[@Camms96]

Lit es como un mapa de Minecraft, a cada lado que vayas es un bioma diferente 😂

[@aapierce6774]

I have squirrels and dogs here in Illinois 😂

[@Valerian1810]

As an argentinian I am legally required by the state to inform you all that we have 3 football world cups. But besides that, nice vid! Patagonia is interesting also cuz (oversimplifying it) half of it is a cold desert while right next to it (from atop a mountain you can see the transition easily) there are huge forests with clear lakes and rivers similar to northern europe or western canada. And we also can get 45°C or more during the summer in several parts of the country, which I don't think is the case for other parts of Latin America, besides Mexico

[@volkssturmer5820]

Football (soccer) traditional argentine opium.

[@Showmaann]

Requerido por el estado JAJAJAJAJAJAJJAJA me hiciste el dia man

[@xoan2107]

​​@@volkssturmer5820no no no, es fulbo 👍. Lo dijo el capitán Messi 🐐.

[@hondacbx1975]

3 world cups and the highest inflation country after Venezuela Syria & Zimbabwe …

[@volkssturmer5820]

@@hondacbx1975 food and energy self suffiency, no racial or religion or border conflicts, mild climate, far away south to survive the incoming NUKL34R ARMAGEDDON in the nothern hemisphere. will you survive?💀

[@MsAgustin11]

What a beautiful country, what beautiful lands and such nicest people, greetings from Argentina

[@siamesoide]

Greeting from Tero Violado

[@chocolinas1]

It's amazing, greetings from Mendoza

[@agustingimenez7084]

@@siamesoideTero- qué?! Pensé que "Venado Tuerto" ya era raro...pero "Tero Violado" ?????

[@maestrofeli4259]

​@@siamesoideSaludos desde Elvio Lador!

[@megustaelfalonegro]

@@maestrofeli4259 JAJAAJAJAJAJAJJA

[@nyethaloff962]

As a marine biology student in Argentina, I think one of the coolest facts about the country is that we have one of the biggest Exclusive Economic Zones (Zona Economica Exclusiva) in the world! this means that our oceans platform is giant and brimming with resources for the country to use and the Economic Zone had to be expanded beyond the standard 200 nautical miles to cover the whole platform. Also, Argentina is home to very cool marine fossils and the clearings near my house have an incredible variety of such (I live in a zone of Patagonia wich used to be covered in water!)

[@LiquidusElie_Snake]

China, Japan and other say thanks for the EEZ 😂😂😂 Life in Argentina can be good with an usd salary and a good social bubbel to protect yourself from criminals and ignorance.

[@ivanadiego6067]

I found what i suppose to be a 5 to 10 million year old dolphin looking creature near my house at a depth of 4 meters, the atlantic zone is full of fossiles!

[@laralepo1071]

Our economic zone is so big that it's extremely expensive to guard effectively. Illegal fishing is such a problem that chinese boats which stay around the border are said to look like a floating city when looked at from above.

[@scorpa3033]

Todo muy lindo con el nombre pero los chinos están saqueando absolutamente todo nuestro mar y a ningún gobierno le importa una mierda

[@ketenaike]

esaa patagonia pasión

[@cristianmiranda8637]

Hello I am from the province of Tierra del Fuego more specifically, from the city of Rio Grande. In my opinion, if we look at where Magellan passed by, I don't think he saw Tehuelches. If I pass closer to the island of Tierra del Fuego, I might have spotted Selknam's, which more or less corresponds to the physical build you are talking about. They were nomadic, lived more to the north of Tierra del Fuego Island, wore guanaco skins for protection, were about 6 feet tall and always used bows and arrows for hunting. I imagine that in comparison to the Spanish people at that time, 6 feet tall they were very tall. Not only were they tall but they were also very corpulent. Now, if they went down or saw the other side of the Strait of Magellan, towards Rio Gallegos, or Punta Arenas in Chile, they could have met the Alacalufes who, due to their geography, not only hunted guanacos but also fished and looked more like the Selknam's than the Yamanas who were from the southern part of the island of Tierra del Fuego. The Yamans were only fishermen and did not go to the north of Tierra del Fuego Island because they were afraid of the Selknam's because they were bigger than them. The average yamanas living in the Ushuaia area was about 5'6" because they lived bent over doing their daily chores especially when canoeing or gathering near the coast on the south side of Tierra del fuego.

[@juanpablosandanella7863]

No, está claro en el diario de Pigafetta. La mayor relación que tuvieron fue con Tehuelches, casi no se discute historicamente. Fue a lo largo de un invierno entero que pasaron en la zona de San Julián, Santa Cruz (sabían que al sur se les iba a complicar todo así que esperaron a que llegaran tiempos cálidos para seguir viaje). Fue durante todo este tiempo que tuvieron tratos con ellos. Además, se sabe que el promedio de altura del español en el 1500 andaba en 1,42m (Sí, así de poco, se ve en las puertas por ejemplo). Si a eso le sumás que los marineros muchas veces venían de una crianza en la pobreza, y con ello mal alimentados, es muy probable que su altura promedio fuera menor. Así, cuando se cruzaron un Tehuelche de 1,70- 1,80m (e incluso más), que se alimentaba fundamentalmente de ñandúes y guanacos, les pareció un gigante.

[@Kualabear02]

If, as they claimed, they only reached one giants waste then that would make them only around four feet high. The Spanish may have been shorter back then but I don’t think they were that short.

[@juanpablosandanella7863]

Please do you own search. Google it, it's easy. It's not about belieng, it's history.@@Kualabear02

[@Gogettor]

Pata grande, pito grande, no

[@veronicaroach3667]

I'm sure your description of the very tall folks is exactly why the smaller Europeans called them 'giants'. There is also a tribe in Africa that are consistently in the 7ft height range, so very tall humans is not entirely ridiculous & in those days all humans were very prone to fancy storytelling around their camp fires so no doubt a lot of embellishment happened to those stories ! .

[@Heltinjud]

A huge chunk of the country used to be a sea (the chaco-pampean flats). Also, Guaranı subterranean water reservoir is extremely giant, and the mountains are formed by successive acreted terrains from 500 million years ago. It has the largest sea after Mediterranean and arctic. It is known for having all the climates and biomes (from jungle to desert, and mountain to depresions).

[@HtDProduction]

whats a depression?

[@piuthemagicman]

​@@HtDProductionthe opposite of mountains; sub-sea level lands.

[@abpeg5423]

How do you study the Geography of Argentina Im curious could you point me in the right direction or link any good sites to learn about the topography, landscape and stuff.

[@toledoh5170]

Yeah, the Chaco is fascinating because it's SO flat!

[@MrMattonico]

​@@HtDProductionwhen talking about Argentina, the economy

[@jeffreydeeds9225]

Argentina shares Iguazu Falls with Brazil. It is certainly one of the most spectacular waterfalls anywhere, and is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.

[@pp3pp3pp3]

Paraguay has a small part too

[@emmanuel7489]

​​@@pp3pp3pp3absolutely wrong. Paraguay is nowhere near the Iguazu waterfalls. In fact, the entire cities of Foz (Brazil) and Puerto Iguazu (Argentina) are between the waterfalls and the border with Paraguay. The Iguazu river is shared by Argentina and Brazil only. Come on, people, it takes two seconds to search this area in Google Maps before you spread wrong information...

[@eggchipsnbeans]

Very interesting. One additional fact is that Argentina has one of the few expat Welsh communities in the world located in Patagonia.

[@jeronimoagustinohanessianrau]

The City of Gaiman in Chubut Province it's notorious for this fact. It was visited by princess Diana (of Wales) when she came to Argentina in the early 90s

[@larabaez8874]

Expat?😂😂😂 Come on, say it: IMMIGRANTS!

[@perfectallycromulent]

if they ain't going back to wales, like with specific plans, not "oh one day i'd like to", they're immigrants, not ex-pats.

[@LoconStratos]

They’re immigrants, they immigrated to Latin America. Say it how it is.

[@luanasari5161]

@@jeronimoagustinohanessianrau gay man

[@gonsalomon]

Awesome video! You definitely need to point out there's some hills in Buenos Aires province (in two sets: Ventania and Tandilia) which are believed to have been primordial mountain ranges back when continents were together, arranged differently. They were left to erosion after the tectonic plates drifted away from one another. What's even more interesting is that there's hills in Africa that hold the exact same minerals, thus proving our tectonic plates were once joined together. So please make a part 2!

[@eleSDSU]

Sierra la Ventana is by far my favourite hill jejeje

[@ivanamielniczuk7095]

also Entre Rios has its Palmar which fits into what you were saying, that it once was together eith Africa. It has palm trees in a place where there shouldnt be. Sorry I am not a geologist but I went to el palmar and I loved it!!

[@GabrielGarcia-z6n]

As a Uruguayan I love that we're not part of Argentina, yet I also love the fact that they are our neighbours and eternal big brothers. Wouldn't choose any other country to have next to us. I have many Argentinian friends and even family whom I love and care for dearly. God bless both our nations.

[@namelesscat4238]

AGUANTEN LOS RIOPLATENSES LOCOOOO pd: argentino here, lo mismo para acá

[@NicoGonzalezEstevez]

Milonga que este porteño dedica a los orientales, agradeciendo memorias de tardes y de ceibales. El sabor de lo oriental con estas palabras pinto; es el sabor de lo que es igual y un poco distinto. Milonga de tantas cosas que se van quedando lejos; la quinta con mirador y el zócalo de azulejos. En tu banda sale el sol apagando la farola del Cerro y dando alegría a la arena y a la ola. Milonga de los troperos que hartos de tierra y camino pitaban tabaco negro en el Paso del Molino. Milonga del primer tango que se quebró, nos da igual, en las casas de Junín o en las casas de Yerbal. Como los tientos de un lazo se entrevera nuestra historia, esa historia de a caballo que huele a sangre y a gloria. Milonga de aquel gauchaje que arremetió con denuedo en la pampa, que es pareja, o en la Cuchilla de Haedo. ¿Quién dirá de quienes fueron esas lanzas enemigas que irá desgastando el tiempo, si de Ramírez o Artigas? Para pelear como hermanos era buena cualquier cancha; que lo digan los que vieron su último sol en Cagancha. Hombro a hombro o pecho a pecho, cuántas veces combatimos. ¡Cuántas veces nos corrieron, cuántas veces los corrimos! Milonga del olvidado que muere y que no se queja; milonga de la garganta tajeada de oreja a oreja. Milonga del domador de potros de casco duro y de la plata que alegra el apero del oscuro. Milonga de la milonga a la sombra del ombú, milonga del otro Hernández que se batió en Paysandú. Milonga para que el tiempo vaya borrando fronteras; por algo tienen los mismos colores las dos banderas.

[@Lulaa_the_human]

❤

[@Ana61234]

Empezó medio turbio y después fue como ay, abracemosnos todos . Orgullo rioplatense 😊

[@loveszappa]

My Italian great grandfather first immigrated to Argentina before returning to Italy and eventually immigrating to New York in the 20s. Family legend is that his wife and children died 😢 so he went back to Italy, married my great grandmother and then immigrated to the states - only to die of toxic wild mushrooms a few years later, as they looked like ones he used to eat in the old country. I only heard the story fairly recently in my life and had no idea until now so many Italians immigrated to Argentina.

[@alanlado1602]

What an interesting story. As additional information, it is important to know that at the beginning of the last century the Italian immigrants who came to Argentina were from the northern regions, such as Lombardy, while the Italians who went to the United States were mostly from the South of Italy. Hence, they had the Sicilian Mafia and we didn't. It can also be seen in ethnic traits. The Italians who came to Argentina were mostly white, with Germanic (sometimes similar to French) or brunette features. However, you can see the Italians who immigrated to the United States and most of them had darker skin, thicker eyebrows, and a very different accent (with which they are portrayed in the movies and which Argentines with a Buenos Aires or provincial accent do not recognize as similar to ours), showing the difference with northern Italians.

[@pp3pp3pp3]

Yes they did! Most European descendants are Spanish and Italian but there are immigrants from everywhere around the world really. I live in Buenos Aires, my great grandparents are Spanish and Italian

[@alanlado1602]

@@pp3pp3pp3 which is quite typical! :)

[@GeographyGeek]

Correction: I’m having doubts about Laguna del Diamante. One commenter says he lives nearby and that it’s freshwater and you can actually fish there. I’ve found others sources on the internet reporting the same. I originally saw this lake on Atlas Obscura. AO as well as other websites are claiming it’s saltwater. The article Atlas Obscura cites is $200 so I’ll probably end my research here.

[@ArturoBaldo]

I live near diamante. It is fresh ice melt water and there is fish although fishing is prohibited

[@hansvonmannschaft9062]

Whoah! $200 for an article? Does it come with a plane trip and guided tour? Jesus! haha! In any way, was an awesome vid, thank you very much!

[@nickstebbens]

on the topic... such a salty composition could rest under a layer of fresh water from rain and ice melts, and 'salt' is also a chemistry term used more broadly that could in this citation be about other metallic-ion compounds more compatible with human consumption. that said, I've never been there so I have no idea what the water is like in reality - but this statement from the Wikipedia article on "Deep ocean water" could lend some credence to what I just mentioned: "in polar regions, the upper layers of ocean water are cold and fresh."

[@luke0709]

1.flamingos absolutely do not live there, 2. it's at 3300 meters over sea level (not 4600), 3. it's a freshwater lake that feeds the Diamante River. Source: been there (and www.mendoza.gov.ar/areasnaturales/laguna-del-diamante/)

[@josemariaszanto3284]

@@nickstebbensinteresante observación, gracias!

[@alextan6487]

We had the opportunity to spend 3 weeks in Ushuaia last year and drove about 4 hours north to the border with Chile. Truly a magical landscape with many guanacos and very few people. An amazing part of the world.

[@gonsalomon]

Things down there aren't too cheap, that might explain the low population. Or perhaps the sub-zero temperatures most of the year, who knows

[@eleSDSU]

​@@gonsalomonthe prices depend on the area, the touristy parts are very expensive but if you go towards the pre-cordillera things get cheap real quick, but the place is very less hospitable to put it mildly.

[@jul371-y5p]

something related to geography is that in the Cuyo region, in the middle of Argentina to the west, we cultivate a lot of wine grapes, the conditions for it to grow are really good and argentinian wines are praised arround the world, not the best, but hella good ones

[@Sublunary21]

Manso, aguante Mendoza che.

[@Sjd4444-sc9yw]

aguante lanuuuu

[@Heltinjud]

Also, we own the Aconcagua (tallest mountain outside of the Himalayas), and share Altiplanic massif with Chile and Bolivia, and share the Iguazú waterfalls with Brasil. It contains a little part of the Amazonas jungle. Check it out.

[@marianohernangutierrez2525]

No, la selva misionera no es parte del amazonas.

[@Heltinjud]

@@marianohernangutierrez2525 según qué criterio? El flora y fauna son las mismas no?

[@marianohernangutierrez2525]

@@Heltinjud no, es otro bioma. La misionera es selva subtropical. Y la amazónica selva tropical. La selva del amazonas no llega al sur de Brasil. Sí llega a Perú, Ecuador, Colombia y Venezuela.

[@Heltinjud]

@@marianohernangutierrez2525 groso, gracias por corregir

[@corner63]

La selva de Iguazú es parte de lo que en Brasil se llama la Mata Atlántica, diferente a la Amazonia.

[@sebastianfandino7553]

A bit of trivia about Argentine geography that I think is not well known: on the coastline of the Río de la Plata (formerly called the River Plate in English) there is a round bay called Bahía de Samborombón. It was named during Magellan's expedition after the island of San Borondón (known in English as St. Brendan's Island, a mythical island that medieval navigators believed could appear in different locations), believing it had detached from the continent at that point.

[@corym8358]

Argentina fascinates me. It's a bucket list destination. This is the best geography channel I've found on KZbin. Keep up the great work.

[@giselazunino781]

I'm glad to see people from other countries are interested in ours. I often comment on the fact that we, with such a promising land, don't grow as we should and Japan, with such a small and tsunami-prone territory, does. Thanks for your video and don't forget Iguazu Falls.

[@SmokingLaddy]

Argentina is the worlds spoilt brat, grew up with loads of money, has nothing to show for it now, and is more focused on trying to get something for nothing than working hard towards its own success.

[@jamesl.r.huddleston3225]

Boers also found a new Promised Land in Patagonia.This was shortly after the South Africa War/Anglo-Boer War ended in 1902.Their descendants still speak the language of their forefathers.Please make a video about them.

[@robertjan002]

I’m interested. Any info or sources on this?

[@ester4270]

​@@robertjan002they moved to Comodoro Rivadavia in chubut like welsh people.

[@ludwigvan6536]

There is also sierra de los padres, a mountain range that’s not very tall but are extremely old, some of the oldest if not. When you see them, they kinda look like plateaus, you can sense how ancient they are. It’s like they speak to you in this kind of silent wisdom, it’s very impressive. The pampas are also really interesting because they’re so flat and so central to the culture (like martin fierro). Lots of people find the landscape boring (like when you’re driving through it) but I think it’s serene and just as sublime as some big crazy mountain range. There’s also a lot of sunflower cultivation here.

[@Lunadeagua]

you're the first person (that I met) thinking this way. I love the Tandilia/Ventania mountain system. It's exactly what you said, that you can tell how old they are, and also yes, it is as if they could speak millions of years to you. whenever I look at them, I feel awe. One day, before so much of the planet's history, they were as tall as the Andes. And let's not forget the beautiful place were this system ends: Cabo Corrientes.

[@Fergutor]

What did you missed!? So much! Jungles in the north, deserts in the south, west and north, some of them very weird, green mountains in the center with amazing valleys, humid mesopotamia, hot north center, windy freezing south, interminable plains in the south, dry mountains in the north west (also some green too), some of the greater tornado and storm activity in the world around the center, a delta region near Rio de La Plata, wetlands, snow, red dirt, sand dunes, so may lakes, enormous lagoons, etc, etc, etc...

[@Jugadorbizarro]

Additional and interesting places: - Cataratas del Iguazu (Iguazu waterfalls) - Salar del hombre muerto (dead man's salt flats, and many other salt flats) - Campo del cielo (sky fields, a place full of meteorites and some of the biggest in the world) - Valle de la Luna (Moon valley) - Cueva de las manos (hands cave, 7350 b.c. art in a cave)

[@alel8315]

I'm brasilian but I love Argentina, it's an amazing country!!!

[@hansvonmannschaft9062]

Thank you very much. I love the places in Brazil that I visited, like Torres, or Gramado... Anyone who thinks of Brazil thinks about Rio, or the Amazonas, but those european-like places are... amazing, just fantastic... really nice memories indeed. Oh and not to mention that every single Brazilian I met was awesome. You guys are always in a good mood. Not sure how you do it. Met people from the south like Sáo Paulo, or north, like Brasilia, and I couldn't tell the difference, everyone always in a good mood. Have a great one and muito obrigado!

[@siamesoide]

Te amo, Brasil. Que lugar del bien Natal ❤❤❤

[@fete0]

Argentina é muito linda! Como toda nossa América do Sul 🤩

[@Dom-fw7nz]

Im currently living/travelling in Argentina (from Europe) and this country is honestly incredible in terms of the landscape and scenery. The variety of different environments and nature you can see is too much to fit into a short trip due to the immense size; you could fit the majority of the EU countries into Argentina's land mass. You can be in Ushuaia down near Antarctica seeing penguins and whales one day, in a desert up the North another day, up a mountain skiing or seeing glaciers another day, or in a massive wetland. Anyone who likes to travel needs to visit Argentina!

[@judypausina6278]

Great video! I am 74 yr old lady living north of New Orleans, who had hoped to travel by cruise ships to see the world and learn about history. This video was well narrated and entertaining. Thank you for sharing.

[@josemariaszanto3284]

I hope that one day you will be able to make your trip, so you can take advantage of the fact that we are rapidly devaluing our currency (🥲that's the sad part) your stay will be quite cheap and the hotel services are of a good level (😅that's the fun part)

[@hubbzjunkyard821]

Wonderful to see videos about my beautiful country! 🇦🇷 Great video too!

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you! 😃

[@francoalbino4469]

Wooooow, what a lovely country with such an amazing geography!!! Greetings from Argentina!

[@chocolinas1]

Estaba por comentar lo mismo pero sabia que alguien ya lo había hecho JAJAJSJSJ

[@CerebralThinking]

I love Argentina. Visited in recent years and I wrote more than half of this poem below, then finished it in Scotland at the end of my vacation. I'd love to return and live there. Last Beer in Buenos Aries She sings in jazz clubs and in cobbled lanes of Palermo -- in dim-lit pulperias of La Boca where men drink hard and talk of fist fights -- when the knives take on a will of their own before the letting of blood is leavened by humour and the promise of a last beer -- and She sings behind the bar of 12 Canillas as patrons stand in line listening to tales of the barrio -- watching Juan Ignacio Conculini remove his shirt to reveal the birth mark of Boca Juniors trailing the length of his spine. She is there in the music and words of Mercedes -- voice of the voiceless ones in the nueva cancion and in the want and squalor of miseria -- in the verbs that bleed and extinguish lives. They may bury their dead by day -- en la medianoche de la mañana -- with no gravestone at which to lay a simple wreath but it will not matter for the soil of Argentina lies in the blood of the peasant but no one cares and no one knows if they are real -- of flesh and blood or mere fictions dreamed up by Cortázar and reflected in mirrors or phantoms brought to life on a blank canvas by Quinquela as he moved his brush with quiet purpose over a slice of life and put the people to work in el barrio bajo. She sings in the eyes of beautiful women gliding through boulevards and bars shaded by lavender blossom and Her song can be heard in the laughter of girls sitting beneath the jacaranda before they stride along La Avenida Callao - unbridled passions concealed only by a hint of nonchalance and a cool reserve. She is visible late evening in the reflected gaze of lonely men who sit in Plaza Las Heras -- backs braced against icy winds of one more winter listening to the click of high heels break the stony silence of empty streets -- unable to find the courage to wave or the nerve to smile into the face of their dreams. She sings in parks cold and desolate where lovers sit entwined whispering secrets into the ears of their beloved moments before dusk and She's known in Puerto Madero -- in perpetual song rising in the red breast of a sparrow -- stealing food from careless mouths and abandoned plates. She sang in the balcony of the Casa Rosada -- in the minds of the gathering people held in thrall to the voice of Evita bending the whims of Perón -- persuading him to take from the Right and give to the Left to bring forth the aguinaldo -- shift revenues and privileges of the rich into the path of los descamisados to put shirts on their backs and deliver the great prize. She stood as witness to the best of Her people -- and to the worst -- when the corpse of Evita was desecrated by an officer class that made sure her body would bear all the marks of revenge. She was present in walls of detention that absorbed the screams of the disapeared and she sang in the hearts of mothers marching on Plaza de Mayo -- in those solemn hymns sung in rhythm and in grief for the desparecidos. She was visible in the darkness of the shadow that gave birth to guerra sucia -- in the printed word of each file marked to contain our irrepressible desire. In Her hand was the baton used to orchestrate each coup d'etat that stood as byword for good government -- projecting from the throats of dictators -- animating the voice of Videla who stalinised the people with his secret police -- closing congress censoring the press infiltrating the bedrooms of teachers and students -- labelling dissent a crime of hate directed against the will of the State -- crushing all who dare to speak while purging the ranks of unions and lawyers -- mobilising tanks and sending out spies to nest among the nation and spread the terror. Her song mourns the fate of the Mapuche -- and their children cut down in the Conquest of the Desert -- the dispossessed whose flesh was marked by steel forged in the factories of Europe -- for wives and babies carried on carts and sold as gifts to God's forsaken. She laments the killing of the language that lives in the mouths of the Quechuan -- Her chant more of a prayer than a song -- calling to the birds and the beasts of the forest calling to the Ngen to inhabit the lakes and trees -- the wood that that gives shelter -- calling the spirit of the sacred to inhabit the rushing waters -- owners of the fire and owners of the falling leaves -- of the winds that sing in canopies of green -- calling forth the spirits that live in footprints of the jaguar calling the guardians of the wild. She sings in the eyes of the shaman and the peoples of the earth: the Puelche, the Onas, gazing into the sun -- the Ranquel and the Guenaken who survive on light alone and by turn her song bemoans the progress of civilisation. Parish records read like palimpsests and papal requiems will not bring back the dead -- or those baptised in articulo mortis. The spread of smallpox and the wielding of swords and guns fade like ancient facts overlaid on papyrus. Yet still Her strong voice lingers in volcanoes -- in the poems of Alonzo and in the lyrics of Queupul. She sings from the rolling plains of the pampa to the vast plateau of La Puna She, the great creator -- who guides the visions of Lienlaf and Chihuailaf -- She the great healer giver of food that remains true to life. Her song was there in the sounds of the Murga and in the notes of dancing bands as they moved in rhythm on the margins of town -- dressed in top hats and familiar attire to mock the pretense of their masters. Always awake at dawn when a thick mist begins to break above the vineyards of Mendoza She will shine on the hills and valleys of Cordoba -- and on tip-toe She is known to dance between notes of Cuarteto -- yet She's just as happy singing in long shadows cast by cypress trees -- in trickle of water running from rent and fissure -- in blue glaciers coming together groaning beneath their own weight. Yet She'll also sing in the feathers of peacocks, in the fine, striped clothes and casual step of the flânneur as She steps out in the late light -- and she is present when tears are shed in stalls of the opera house or on vacant streets where beggars wait and will themselves to sleep. She is there in the visionary's cane ---- tapping its way around las orillas -- through streets and alleys of La Recoletta -- a solitary cane tapping asphalt and iron rails --- moving between parallel worlds of past and present as it weaves its way past cemeteries fragments of stone --- tapping memories of the unconscious --- tapping against the mind of the universal poem lost and found on long streets that neither begin nor end She is in love with ideas and in the language of protest so She roams in bookshops and libraries -- holding court on every corner -- in the bars and cafes of Borges who practised magic and conjured up daggers --- commanding demons and a host of headless corpses to wander streets that refuse to rest or sleep. Her voice is heard in the suburbs of Palermo -- in the poetry of Carriego spoken from the orillas -- in the music of Misas Herejes and She inhabits the name of Martín Fierro who willingly signed his own death warrant and refused to yield to the hands of a system and its clerks -- choosing his love for the land and the solitary life of a gaucho. She sings when the first light breaks out on the pampa -- in the restless spirit of stallions pacing up and down in morning dew -- hot breath drifting like clouds of mist high above the hinterland. She is visible in the sadles of old men driving herds of cattle across the plains -- and in the saddles of young boys calling out to Her -- a great, still, voice rising high above the thunder of hooves and the falling of summer rain. Her voice echoes in the valleys and vast, flat plains of Quebrada de Humahuaca -- but She is neither soprano nor tenor -- as Her voice will break with great force from ice fields -- singing above the roar of avalanche -- or with small songbirds in cave cathedrals -- sprawling out from forests and savannahs of Gran Chaco to the frozen seas of the Arctic. Her song resonates in the prayer of the farmer who tills his soil and hopes for late rain and She is there behind the Pampero -- Her own hand at work as she sweeps rivers of silt and clay down towards the sea -- or She may sing when the seeds of young saplings are thrown up into the winds by rogue tornadoes twisting above plain and desert. Her voice is heard on the banks of rivers and among the reeds merging between rock and stream -- or passing in flash floods of the Rio Grande -- and by night She sings in Peumo dreams of peasants as they travel by wheel or by foot across the Bridge of the Incas. Her song is there in thermal winds rising and flock of birds falling in sunlight ---- drifting down through canyons -- where the wings of the condor extend like sails on route to La Cumbrecita. The sound of Her voice is just perceptible -- heard beneath the hull of a canoe as it cuts through the still waters of El Tigre -- singing by day and by night in canals and dark recesses animating the tides of the delta -- its leaves and branches -- faint vibrations of a dragonfly's wings hovering above the splash of a solitary trout. Her name is Argentina. Copyright of poet CC Cairns (Colin Christopher Cairns) Copyright of poet CC Cairns (Colin Christopher Cairns)

[@BiDisaster327]

I don't really know much about poetry at all, so it's not like I could appreciate it fully. But reading from start to finish, it's like you described my entire life and everything I know of in front of me. It made me tear up a little. You must have really loved it here, even in your limited time in this place you have understood much of its beauty and written it down. Thank you for that

[@mateogigena]

Una poesía?

[@CerebralThinking]

@@BiDisaster327 Thank you. ☺

[@CerebralThinking]

@@mateogigena Don't know what you mean?

[@danielgonzale26]

beautiful!

[@Matias_Sosa_Music]

Fun fact: In Argentina, we use the word "Pata" to refer colloquially to one foot, and "Patas" for plural. Also, animals for us don't have feet. They have "Patas". Even when talking formally. But referring to people's foot as "patas" is more colloquial (and somewhat rude) than referring to the animal feet using that word.

[@1wor1d]

The Patagonian desert that's created from being in a rain shadow from the Andes. Many towns on the southern coast of Argentina get under 200mm (8 inches) of rain annually, well under the desert classification of 250mm. Yet some of these towns still get around 100 days of rain annually, suggesting that they get regular but very light rain.

[@geronimofacundotorres]

Being Argentine, Patagonian, of Italian/Spanish and Tehuelche blood, I feel very identified with this video and its analysis. The fact that Argentina is not proliferating as a nation and it is not known why, is simple: too many politicians and few philanthropists. It remains to mention the number of hectares of pure vegetation due to wetlands, which are constantly being attacked with fires; the interesting relationship of winds from the west with those from the east coast, plus the storms that come down from the north and the dry land from the south; exquisite, exotic and proliferative flora and fauna that survive hostile scenarios, such as Argentine red ants, pumas, condors and sea lions; and the abundance of resources, landscapes and experiences, but with everything you mentioned I loved it. Thanks for sharing this video, greetings, Geronimo.

[@GeographyGeek]

I appreciate the comment. I’m happy you enjoyed it!

[@bandidocavalier]

Same, italian/spanish dad, mapuche/jewish mom. tang multifruta soy

[@jeffarmfield2346]

DEF need to do a round 2. You left out a lot of cool places in Argentina

[@gonsalomon]

He definitely needs to point out there's some hills in Buenos Aires province (in two sets: Ventania and Tandilia) which are believed to have been primordial mountain ranges back when continents were together, arranged differently. They were left to erosion after the tectonic plates drifted away from one another. What's even more interesting is that there's hills in Africa that hold the exact same minerals, thus proving our tectonic plates were once joined together.

[@GeographyGeek]

Something I wish I had mentioned was the mythical City of the Caesars. I'll likely make a video on it at some point - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_the_Caesars

[@thedudewithmetal]

As an interesting landmark in Argentina, I'd add The Eye, it's on the coast of the Paraná River. It's a circular lake with an almost-circular island inside it that rolls around on it's own, it's been said to be one of the weirdest places in the country.

[@juanpabloruizph]

As an Argentinian I've never heard Kuznets's quote on Argentina before.. but it brought me to tears.. its so sad what we are living nowadays..

[@sebastiancerda2253]

Don't worry, I'm sure Argentinians will find their way out! After all, they're all great people and not at all corrupt Greetings from Argentina (tamos' hasta la pij-)

[@shawn.champagne]

In the western portions of Neuquen Province and the region of Araucania on the Chilean side there is a unique tree called "Araucaria araucana" also known as a Monkey Puzzle tree. They are some of the oldest species of tree on the planet and they look like something straight out of Jurrasic Park! Geoguessr players often use these trees to identify the region. Lowkey obssessed with Patagonia and would love to visit someday. Great video!

[@geosophik9369]

Yes, this prehistoric tree is beautiful. The Mapuche people call it Pehuen.

[@C0lon0]

Patagônia is such a beatifull place, im planning to go there on motorcycle in my next vacation.

[@gonsalomon]

You'll be gladly welcome should you embark in such a journey! We all live under the same sun, after all- why not checking out how beautiful this planet is while we can walk on it

[@eleSDSU]

Come up here when you have the chance, it's absolutely breathtaking but please try to see both sides of the Andes, it's incredible to see a single culture cover such different biomes. Mapuche peoples are awesome.

[@bandidocavalier]

@@C0lon0 bring extra tires!! La ruta esta toda posiada lamentablemente

[@gino.avanzini]

Nice video! But I think you got mixed "Laguna del Diamante" (Mendoza) with "Laguna Diamante" (Catamarca). You were referring to the one in Catamarca, which is higher, has salty water and sulfur vents. But the picture at 9:02 is from Mendoza's Laguna del Diamante

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you! I’ve been trying to figure out where I went wrong on that and this is probably where I got mixed up.

[@circelucia6530]

Interesting!! I believe Argentina also has one of the largest acidific lakes, lake Caviahue in neuquen province, also you didn't mention the Iguazú fall, which are seriously amazing. In regards to our economy, I think work culture is very different....

[@DanDan-he2vw]

While reading various comments I am amazed at the content and excellent grammar of those, many coming from Argentinians. Very well described and spot on. Argentina certainly still deliver a great deal of well educated and intellectual people, no matter how bad in shape is the economy and education system deterioration. Pretty awesome

[@ignacioalejoorellano1467]

Sure. Come, visit us, you'll realize we are not typing monkeys!

[@DanDan-he2vw]

@@ignacioalejoorellano1467 Esa ha sido una observacion de mas y con poca presicion, ya que el sistema educativo Argentino deja mucho que desear. TYPING MONKEYS??? That's an awkward English....I am hesitating now...

[@ignacioalejoorellano1467]

No sé qué te hace tan conocedor del sistema educativo argentino. Si no entendiste a qué me refiero con "monitos tipeadores" es porque te falta imaginación, o ver un poco más de los Simpsons. De hecho, hablas de "excellent gramma" y es grammar... ya que nos ponemos exigentes. También te faltaron las tildes en "observación" y "precisión" (palabra en la que investiste el orden de las letras "S" y "C"). I guess your education wasn't that good, or you are just a lousy student. Better go back to school, sport. @@DanDan-he2vw

[@aishasky33]

Grammar*

[@DanDan-he2vw]

@@aishasky33 haha I was thinking of my grandmother

[@LuisLopez-qg6ni]

Another curious place are the Moconá Falls, located in the province of Misiones, wich are unique due to their longitudinal waterfalls along the Uruguay River. This differs from traditional waterfalls because it flows perpendicular to the river's course! I went a few times and it's breathtaking seeing the water cascading parallel to the riverbed!

[@angelbarrios426]

Finally, an english channel who made a video about our country in the most accurate, respectful and imparcial way. Thanks a lot for this work you have made 😊🇦🇷.

[@kevinanderson3849]

I don't think it is English...The narrator's accent is American.

[@angelbarrios426]

@@kevinanderson3849 I know, I was meaning about the lenguage, not the nationality.

[@steelcladCompliant]

We also used to boast the southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia (where I live). But I think now the Chilean town of Puerto Williams has grown enough to be considered a city, and it sits right over the Beagle Canal to our south. Bummer

[@hernanfuchs]

One correction to the information: Perito Moreno Glaciar is not shared with Chile, and the photo shown is from Grey Glaciar, further south in Chile

[@Danbatio]

This. Perito Moreno is the one at 0:14.

[@saltymangoparty]

Origin of the name Patagonia blew my mind

[@mchepen]

from Argentina here. I think you forgot to mention at least the Iguazu waterfalls. Maybe Salinas Grandes too. Hell, throw Talampaya and Ischigualasto there too, why not.. but you definitely forgot about meat and wine. Good video!

[@lautaroferre6258]

We also have the biggest welsh diaspora, located in the province of Chubut, in the Patagonia. We are massive exporters, not only of meat, but also of soy, apples, plums and lemons. We have the Iguazú Falls, the Impenetrable Chaqueño in the province of Chaco (the argentinian Amazon), the Cerro de los siete colores (seven colours hill), the Camino de los siete lagos (the seven lake road) in the province of Neuquén, the fosils of the biggest dinosaur ever founded also in Neuquén, one of the best wines in the world in the Province of Mendoza, ski resorts in cities like San Rafael, Bariloche or Ushuaia (also the most southern city in the world), whale watching in Puerto Pirámides, Chubut and many many more. Argentina's must for everyone should include the cities of Ushuaia, Bariloche, Mendoza, Salta, Buenos Aires, among many other places. Blessed country with amazing people and bad politics.

[@syrenking]

From Patagonia i say Awesome video! ✨🇦🇷✨

[@nimrg]

Wow! Argentina seems amazing!! Greetings from Argentina.

[@mariainespuigchinet]

As an Argentinian myself..and Patagonian... this is great

[@LaVidayElTristeFinal]

There are some other interesting facts. Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in both the Western and Southern hemisphere and anywhere outside of Asia. Argentina experiences both the highest and lowest temperatures in South America (from 49 degrees Celsius in Rivadavia, Salta Province to -33 or -35 Celsius in some parts of Patagonia and even -39C in Valle de los Patos, in the Andes mountains of San Juan Province). Argentine pampas are the second most active tornado alley after the plains of the US. The country has tropical rainforests in the north and glaciers in the south. And...that glacier you show is not Perito Moreno (and Perito Moreno glacier is entirely in Argentina, not shared with Chile).

[@AlfredoRistol]

Somuncura´s Plateau in middle of Rio Negro province (northern patagonia) has cool stories and legends tho, and its a geological treasure as the place is an entire extint volcanic field. Even its the coldest place in argentina, like -37°C documented back in the 90s. Thanks for the video man!

[@mwflanagan1]

Pepys Island was names after Samuel Pepys, pronounced “Peeps”.

[@GeographyGeek]

I hate the English language

[@VoodooDangerbird]

Joey ‘Peeps’ Peparelli

[@estudiantes68]

You missed Iguazu Falls, the largest waterfalls system in the world.

[@MrMattonico]

Nice video man, greetings from Entre Rios province, Argentina

[@GeographyGeek]

Thanks man!

[@maestrofeli4259]

wow, I'm from argentina but I've never heard about any of the things you mentioned after perito moreno! these are so cool!

[@tyronejoshua1613]

Wer Happy your back ❤

[@GeographyGeek]

Thanks! Sorry, it's been awhile. Had a baby and took a bit off. Lots of videos are coming out soon. Scripts done, just need to edit.

[@tyronejoshua1613]

@@GeographyGeek congratulations bro

[@GeographyGeek]

@@tyronejoshua1613 thanks man!

[@TheLadderman]

​@@GeographyGeek Congrats man, that's awesome.

[@GeographyGeek]

@@TheLadderman thank you!!

[@HenkaisXd]

chilean here, i somewhere read that before they saw the patagonia's giants, they first saw the print of their footwear, so they were called patagones (big footed). I'm NOT SURE, I MAY be lying

[@alanlado1602]

Wow what a stunning land, best country I've ever seen! Hi from Argentina

[@maekomaeko]

it would be better "greetings from argentina",only a recomendation (no se si se entendio dea)

[@alanlado1602]

@@maekomaeko as far as I know, hi and greetings are just two different ways of saying the same thing, the former more casual the latter slightly more polite; as you can see, my comment is quite casual :) also, recommendation has two Ms, don't forget! :D

[@maekomaeko]

Oh,ok and sorry hehe

[@gertwallen]

Nice video. Some other facts about Argentina: - The highest navigable lake on Earth is not Titicaca, it's Corona del Inca, in the Province of La Rioja at 5500 meters - The highest volcanoes on Earth are Pissis, Reclus and Veladero, they surround Corona del Inca and they have heights averaging 6800 meters (some people mention Mauna Kea in Hawaii, but that's considering the portion below sea level) - The widest avenue on Earth is 9 de Julio in the city of Buenos Aires - The Rio de la Plata on the shores of Buenos Aires is the widest river on Earth - Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego is the southernmost capital city in the world - The Payunia region in the province of Mendoza has the most volcanoes on Earth per square km - Argentinosaurus was the largest dinosaur, as well as the largest land animal, ever known. Its fossils were found in the province of Neuquen - Aconcagua, an Andean mountain in the Mendoza province is the highest peak in the Americas at 6961 meters - Last but not least, Maradona was born in the slum of Villa Fiorito in the outer Buenos Aires, he is the greatest football player of all times. The list continues, but I don't want to be boring.

[@fmg182]

Appreciate the video, man. Thanks! Argentina has a great and very interesting history, so do our neighbour brothers.

[@chaoticsoap3804]

my mum and I work for the argentinian navy! she has been to antartida when she was very young, as well as my dad and my brother! I don't think I'll be able to go but I've seen some very interesting photos!!

[@alexritchie4586]

Great video! Always love to learn some fascinating facts from you 😁 Just FYI, 'Pepys' is an English surname pronounced 'Peeps', as in Samuel Pepys, a famous C17th English diarist.

[@Grrrr3FKAGrrrrGrrrrGrrrr]

It’s the same person

[@RenaissancetoRomantic]

Thanks for the video.. I´m an Englishman who moved to Argentina 13 years ago.. Fascinating & beautiful country to say the least.

[@raymonddixon7603]

There is also a large amount of people of Irish descent, up to 100,000.

[@T.h.w.T]

Its cool to watch a video about this, though i think you could have mentioned more of the andes and the Patagonia. The andes are bloody huge, and they seem to go on forever, and the Patagonia is a HUGE stretch of basically flat land. Not much grows there apart from shrubs and the ocasional grass patch and tree, but most native animals live off of that. Where I live, about 2/3 down the country in the middle of the mountains, we have one of the only rivers that originate in Argentina and end in the Pacific. Most tend to end in the mountains or mix with larger rivers that cross the country and end in the Atlantic. Some used to be navegable but due to irrigation in farmlands down river they aren´t.

[@alexbaum2204]

The Gran Chaco and the tropical rainforests that have dipped far below the tropics. I would say the latter could open a discussion about places where the Intertropical Convergence Zone can flow far outside the boundaries of the tropics, like in Burma, China, India, Nepal, and Bhutan. The Gran Chaco is just an interesting and little known place.

[@ester4270]

Its very interesting place, similar to African Savannah.

[@forestgreen41]

Nice video! Maybe you could add a bit about the jungles in the north. Also... something that I've always noticed and have never seen mentioned is how North America and South America sort of mirror each other, with the Patagonian rainforests/Britsh Columbia, Chilean deserts/Southern California, Argentinan northern deserts/USA's southwest, Argentinian forests and wetlands/South and Everglades, Argentinian fertile plains/USA's plains. Of course that leaves Patagonian's desert and NorthAmerican atlantic forests un matched... but the parallel is there!

[@josemariaszanto3284]

interesante observacion!

[@rociopaoloni5080]

USA has that similarity with us, a very big country with a lot of different biomes and sceneries!

[@QuestEsh]

Good to see you included Tierra Del Fuego in all of this, great video, thank you for share

[@glenrobertson2764]

I found it interesting that, as one travels South, Patagonia (except for the mountainous West) tends to be tundra: flat and treeless. Then, as one lands on Tierra del Fuego, one suddenly finds forest and high mountains. Also interesting is the fact that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are thought to have robbed a bank in Rio Gallegos, Patagonia, and to have stayed at a hotel in the area. The hotel brags of the fact. Rheas, a large, flightless bird, can be seen on the tundra, as, also, vicunas and guanacos.

[@estudiantes68]

Brazil doesn't have more Italians than Argentina. The official figures in the AIRE (an Italian registry of Italians abroad) places Argentina first, followed by Germany and Switzerland. Brazilians may have many people with Italian surnames because they are free to choose their babies surnames, and they pick the mother's surname if it is more "European" than the father's.

[@sterling_max]

wow, that was new, never heard of that

[@hyllnd]

Great video. Another place to check out is Lago Epecuén :)

[@SakhotGamer]

I just learned more about my country in this video than geography classes have taught me in the past 3 years. I guess it's more important to map out rivers in Africa than knowing our own country

[@stproducciones9140]

"argentina has georgraphy that you'd think would make it wealthy" ah but my friend, let me tell you about "Peronismo"

[@gr.841]

Until 1930, Argentina had a stable democratic system and was one of the richest countries in the world. It could be compared to a Spanish-speaking Australia. But 1930 was the beginning of the decadence of Argentina: First military coup took place that year, the political system broke down, and then Peronism emerged with its extremely protectionist (autarky) and big government policies, isolated Argentina from the world economy. More coups would follow (6 in total!) In 1983 we recovered democracy, and achieved political stability but economic stability is still lacking. Anyway, good video.

[@ab9840]

Plenty of good music has come from Argentina. Also, in Spanish speaking latin america after Mexico, Argentina was famous for its film industry.

[@Kayther33]

The only thing good about films in argentina is los simuladores and casados con hijos

[@nicolaslandau4692]

Could have mentioned Talampaya/Ischihualasto formation and Iguazu Falls. Also, Aconcagua is the tallest summit outside Asia, and second most prominent overall.

[@ramaaba]

As an argentinian i can say i loved this bideo, it really covers basically all of our interesting things and facts. I liked how you mentioned the territorial disputes we have with UK in a neutral and understanding way. Its hard to find english speaking channels tjat treat this topic woth the respect it deserves. Thousands of young 18 year old argentinians died in a stupid war because of it

[@kuro2522]

I hope I get to visit Argentina someday! Seems like such an amazing country with beautiful people! Greetings from Avellaneda

[@cruz6550]

"Gauchos" are not "the South America version of Cowboys" Thats a very ethnocentric way of saying it in a long video where you could perfectly explain it better. Also the miths about giant people in La Patagonia are not part of our folklore here in Argentina. You could've talk about Las Cataratas del Iguazú or "Iguazú Falls". They're way bigger than Niagara falls. But besides all that, its a very nice video.

[@ManuYoCom]

"There are few countries with geographies as fun to study as Argentina" *se jacta en campeon del mundo. No elegi ser argentino, solo tuve el privilegio de serlo

[@Bluepillado001]

The video was more about history than properly geography. Anyways, nice video. Could've mentioned that Argentina has 10 kinds of bioms

[@tmoneyphresh]

That was awesome

[@natysevani]

As an argentinian i want to thank you for the accuracy in the informactión not being from here,believe me i saw some information from foreign that it's just ridiculous

[@hagnat]

You could’ve said a few words about Iguaçu Falls, the largest waterfall in South America (if not the world)

[@innnnnnas]

as an argentinian, ive always had fun studying our own geography! I traveled a lot in the country and i affirm how amazing are the changes in terms of weather, plants animals and a lot of more things can be so differents

[@randleotoro]

I love this videos can you do one about Venezuela, we have the tepuyes and a lot of geographical landmarks

[@xRuxio]

You missed Iguazu! It's such an amazing place. I went there early this year and it was magical!! You should look it up.

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

It would be super cool to have a picture of Eratosthenes and Ferdinand Magellan together ! 😂 LOL 😆

[@JuandeFucaU]

I'm thinking better to have Magellan take the selfie because Eratosthenes would take forever figuring out the right angle.

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

@@JuandeFucaU lmao nice one

[@spectscrawlz_]

Love seeing videos about my own country cuz i barely see any that aren't about the world cup lol, cool video!! Edit: GIANTS????

[@chaosXP3RT]

I always found Argentina interesting just because, like Australia, its "upside down". The south of the country gets cold and snow fall, while the north gets hot and wet. In most parts of the world, including where I live, its the opposite.

[@emmanuel7489]

It's not upside down and it's not unusual. Literally half of the planet is that way, that's why they're called hemispheres. Also, there's no up and down in space. How self centered are you to think your reality is "the norm" and the rest of the planet is just different?

[@chaosXP3RT]

@@emmanuel7489 Most countries in the Southern Hemisphere doesn't have a season where they get snow unless they are in a high elevation like a mountain. I put "upside down" in quotations because it's the opposite of what the Northern Hemisphere experiences. Just like how people out in the real world often make jokes and memes about "the land down under" (Australia) being upside down. Obviously we're all on a sphere in space. There is no "Up" or "Down" per se. All I said was I found it interesting because it's the opposite of what I grew up and lived with most of my life. I had no intention of insulting you or your people. My deepest apologies. Please forgive me

[@tommc25]

nice video! An interesting location you could have added are the Tandilia Sierras, which are some of the oldest sierras in the world. Around 2200 millions years old IIRC

[@jorgebordon5131]

Dear friend, the Laguna del Diamante is not salty, it is freshwater, where you can fish for salmon trout from the river, from this lagoon water comes out that will form the Diamante river, these waters are used for irrigation. The lagoon is considered one of the great freshwater reservoirs in Latin America. It is very possible that you have confused the Laguna del Diamante with the "Pozo de las ánimas", which is considered an "eye of the sea" and does have salt water. The distance between Laguna del Diamante and Pozo de las Ánimas is 110 kilometers.

[@GeographyGeek]

Multiple websites are reporting it’s saltwater. I originally saw it on Atlas Obscura. Maybe Pozo de las ánimas is where the mix up is. Normally, it’s from everyone copying Wikipedia but on second look wiki is actually saying it’s freshwater. I’ll have to look more into it later.

[@lihuenbartoli7895]

@@GeographyGeek the lagoon that actually has salt water is Laguna Mar Chiquita ("Tiny Sea Lagoon"), in Córdoba

[@zai8774]

wow this is such an interesting and well made video!! even though im argentinian theres a lot of things i didnt know like the salt lakes and the lowest point of the country! im not particularly interested in geography but it was nice to learn some new things, thank u!

[@emilianocorrea8238]

Laguna Epecuen is the second saltiest body of water in the world, after the Dead Sea

[@vainilla617]

Argentina is incredibly amazing, so many beautiful landscapes and the people there are just the bests, ever. Greetings from Córdoba!!

[@luketa666]

I'd add a few geographically crazy spots in Argentina: Garganta del Diablo. Laguna Brava, Corona del Inca, Dunas del Sauhil, Salto del Agrio, Serranías Del Hornocal, Talampaya and Ischigualasto, Cañón del Atuel, Geysers on the way to Volcán Domuyo.... and so on... ;)

[@mchepen]

corona del iincaaa poca gente llega ahi

[@captainpalegg2860]

0:23 bruh i have a print of that map hanging on my wall! seeing it in this video was such a trippy experience for me.