Juan Villanueva Criales | Opening Session | Las Americas 2019
Juan Villanueva leads the research section of the National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore, MUSEF) and teaches at the University of San Andres in La Paz, Bolivia. The Andes are his geographical research focus, while thematically discussing the material culture and (archaeological) construction of ethnicity.
Las Americas is an interdisciplinary conference to debate future as a new field of research in the humanities and cultural studies with internationally leading researchers.
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Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore - MUSEF (English)
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El colorido ARTE BOLIVIANO ¡Máscaras! | Musef | BOLIVIA 5 (ENG Subtitles)
El Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore un sitio que recomendamos muchísimo visitar en La Paz, mejor conocido por sus siglas Musef es un museo que expone de manera interactiva, breve y llamativa gran parte de la cultura artística boliviana; no es un museo ordenado cronológicamente (como casi todos los museos del mundo), si no que está organizado en base a cadena operatoria, es decir, por qué se hizo el objeto en un inicio, con qué materiales, cómo es el proceso de elaboración y demás.
A este sitio le asignamos 5 estrellas, ya que está pensado para todo público, si te aburren los museos en este las exposiciones son tan interactivas, llamativas y coloridas que atraen al visitante más apático; si por otro lado eres de los viajeros que disfruta cada historia de museo te atrapará la narrativa en las salas que más allá de ordenar objetos te presentan toda una historia de elaboración del mismo.
El Musef está en todos los mapas para visitantes, no será complicado llegar. Importante resaltar que para llegar a La Calle Jaén debes pasar por el Musef, así que dedica 1 día de tu visita a La Pa para conocer estos dos sitios. Disfrutar todas las salas del Musef implican aproximadamente 2 horas. La entrada para adultos extranjeros (la tarifa más alta) es de 20 Bolivianos. Cualquier consulta entra a musef.org.bo
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Madrid | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:19 1 Etymology
00:05:34 2 History
00:05:43 2.1 Middle Ages
00:08:00 2.2 Modern Age
00:12:21 2.3 From the 19th century to present day
00:17:21 3 Geography
00:18:11 3.1 Climate
00:19:48 3.2 Water supply
00:20:27 4 Demographics
00:21:43 4.1 Immigration
00:23:51 4.2 Religion
00:24:16 5 Government and administration
00:24:25 5.1 Local government and administration
00:26:06 5.1.1 Districts
00:28:59 5.2 Regional capital
00:29:34 5.3 Capital of Spain
00:30:24 6 Metropolitan area
00:31:42 7 Cityscape
00:31:51 7.1 Architecture
00:36:28 7.2 Urban sculpture
00:38:09 7.3 Environment
00:46:56 8 Economy
00:47:50 8.1 Economic history
00:48:57 8.2 Present-day economy
00:51:08 8.2.1 Standard of living
00:52:12 8.2.2 Employment
00:53:22 8.2.3 Services
00:55:19 8.2.4 Industry
00:56:24 8.2.5 Construction
00:57:06 8.2.6 International rankings
00:57:53 8.3 Media
00:59:20 9 Art and culture
00:59:29 9.1 Museums and art centres
01:12:20 9.2 Landmarks
01:13:59 9.3 Churches
01:19:57 9.4 Literature
01:23:19 9.5 Nightlife
01:24:43 9.6 Bohemian culture
01:25:56 9.7 Classical music and opera
01:27:15 9.8 Local festivities
01:28:10 9.9 Bullfighting
01:28:57 9.10 LGBTQ culture
01:30:25 10 Sport
01:30:34 10.1 Events
01:31:25 10.2 Football
01:33:17 10.3 Basketball
01:34:04 10.4 Sport clubs
01:34:13 11 Education
01:34:33 11.1 Universities
01:40:25 11.2 Business schools
01:41:43 12 Transport
01:42:12 12.1 Roads
01:44:04 12.2 Local transport
01:45:58 12.3 Long-distance transport
01:47:58 13 International relations
01:48:08 13.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:48:34 13.2 Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities
01:48:56 13.3 Other city partnerships
01:49:05 13.4 Parneships with international organizations
01:49:37 14 Notable people
01:49:47 15 Honours
01:50:02 16 See also
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Madrid (, Spanish: [maˈðɾið], locally [maˈðr(:)iθ] (listen)) is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole. The city has almost 3.3 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU), smaller than only London and Berlin, and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU, smaller only than those of London and Paris. The municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi).Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the centre of both the country and the Community of Madrid (which comprises the city of Madrid, its conurbation and extended suburbs and villages); this community is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha. As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The current mayor is Manuela Carmena from the party Ahora Madrid.
The Madrid urban agglomeration has the third-largest GDP in the European Union and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Madrid is home to two world-famous football clubs, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. Due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the leading economic hub of the Iberian Peninsula and of Southern Europe. It hosts the head offices of the vast majority of major Spanish companies, such as Telefónica, IAG or Repsol. Madrid is also the 10th most liveable city in the world according to Monocle magazine, in its 2017 index.Madrid houses the headquarters of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), belonging to the United Nations Organization (UN), the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), the Organization ...
Argentina | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Argentina
00:03:38 1 Name and etymology
00:06:47 2 History
00:06:56 2.1 Pre-Columbian era
00:08:12 2.2 Colonial era
00:10:03 2.3 Independence and civil wars
00:12:42 2.4 Rise of the modern nation
00:16:42 2.5 Infamous Decade
00:17:49 2.6 Peronist years
00:19:54 2.7 Military dictatorship, the Dirty War and defeat in the Falklands War
00:25:56 2.8 20th—21st centuries, Kirchner era
00:29:34 3 Geography
00:31:52 3.1 Biodiversity
00:33:49 3.2 Climate
00:35:48 4 Politics
00:35:57 4.1 Government
00:38:15 4.2 Provinces
00:40:29 4.3 Foreign relations
00:42:37 4.4 Armed forces
00:45:34 5 Economy
00:47:28 5.1 Industry
00:49:57 5.2 Transport
00:53:25 5.3 Media and communications
00:55:12 5.4 Science and technology
00:59:33 5.5 Tourism
01:00:21 6 Demographics
01:02:15 6.1 Ethnography
01:05:14 6.2 Genetics studies
01:06:19 6.3 Languages
01:08:41 6.4 Religion
01:10:34 6.5 Urbanization
01:12:02 6.6 Education
01:13:29 6.7 Health care
01:15:20 7 Culture
01:16:59 7.1 Literature
01:18:55 7.2 Music
01:21:30 7.3 Theatre
01:23:57 7.4 Cinema
01:27:03 7.5 Visual arts
01:28:42 7.6 Architecture
01:30:04 7.7 Sport
01:33:51 7.8 Cuisine
01:34:57 7.9 National symbols
01:36:27 8 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Argentina (Spanish: [aɾxenˈtina]), officially named the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina), is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular provincia) and one autonomous city (ciudad autónoma), Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation (Spanish: Capital Federal) as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
The earliest recorded human presence in modern-day Argentina dates back to the Paleolithic period. The country has its roots in Spanish colonization of the region during the 16th century. Argentina rose as the successor state of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish overseas viceroyalty founded in 1776. The declaration and fight for independence (1810–1818) was followed by an extended civil war that lasted until 1861, culminating in the country's reorganization as a federation of provinces with Buenos Aires as its capital city. The country thereafter enjoyed relative peace and stability, with several waves of European immigration radically reshaping its cultural and demographic outlook. The almost-unparalleled increase in prosperity led to Argentina becoming the seventh wealthiest nation in the world by the early 20th century.Following the Great Depression in the 1930s, Argentina descended into political instability and economic decline that pushed it back into underdevelopment, though it remained among the fifteen richest countries for several decades. Following the death of President Juan Perón in 1974, his wife Isabel Martínez de Perón ascended to the presidency. She was overthrown in 1976 by a U.S.-backed coup which installed a right-wing military dictatorship. The military government persecuted and murdered numerous political critics, activists, and leftists in the Dirty War, a period of state terrorism that lasted until the election of Raúl Alfonsín as President in 1983. Several of the junta's leaders were later convicted of their crimes and sentenced to imprisonment.
Argentina retains its historic status ...
Argentina | Wikipedia audio article
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Argentina
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SUMMARY
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Argentina (Spanish: [aɾxenˈtina]), officially named the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina), is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular provincia) and one autonomous city (ciudad autónoma), Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation (Spanish: Capital Federal) as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
The earliest recorded human presence in the area of modern-day Argentina dates back to the Paleolithic period. The country has its roots in Spanish colonization of the region during the 16th century. Argentina rose as the successor state of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish overseas viceroyalty founded in 1776. The declaration and fight for independence (1810–1818) was followed by an extended civil war that lasted until 1861, culminating in the country's reorganization as a federation of provinces with Buenos Aires as its capital city. The country thereafter enjoyed relative peace and stability, with massive waves of European immigration radically reshaping its cultural and demographic outlook. The almost-unparalleled increase in prosperity led to Argentina becoming the seventh wealthiest developed nation in the world by the early 20th century.After 1930, Argentina descended into political instability and periodic economic crises that pushed it back into underdevelopment, though it nevertheless remained among the fifteen richest countries until the mid-20th century. Following the death of President Juan Perón in 1974, his wife Isabel Martínez de Perón ascended to the presidency. She was overthrown in 1976 by a U.S.-backed coup which installed a right-wing military dictatorship under Jorge Rafael Videla known as the National Reorganization Process. The military government persecuted and murdered numerous political critics, activists, and leftists in the Dirty War, a period of state terrorism that lasted until the election of Raúl Alfonsín as President in 1983. Several of the junta's leaders were later convicted of their crimes and sentenced to imprisonment. Argentina retains its historic status as a middle power in international affairs, and is a prominent regional power in the Southern Cone and Latin America. Argentina has the second largest economy in South America, the third-largest in Latin America and is a member of the G-15 and G-20 major economies. It is also a founding member of the United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization, Mercosur, Union of South American Nations, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Organization of Ibero-American States. It is the country with the second highest Human Development Index in Latin America with a rating of very high. Because of its stability, market size and growing high-tech sector, Argentina is classified as a high-income economy in the 2019 fiscal year.
Argentina | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Argentina
00:03:38 1 Name and etymology
00:06:47 2 History
00:06:56 2.1 Pre-Columbian era
00:08:12 2.2 Colonial era
00:10:03 2.3 Independence and civil wars
00:12:42 2.4 Rise of the modern nation
00:16:42 2.5 Infamous Decade
00:17:49 2.6 Peronist years
00:19:54 2.7 Military dictatorship, the Dirty War and defeat in the Falklands War
00:25:56 2.8 20th—21st centuries, Kirchner era
00:29:34 3 Geography
00:31:52 3.1 Biodiversity
00:33:49 3.2 Climate
00:35:48 4 Politics
00:35:57 4.1 Government
00:38:15 4.2 Provinces
00:40:29 4.3 Foreign relations
00:42:37 4.4 Armed forces
00:45:34 5 Economy
00:47:28 5.1 Industry
00:49:57 5.2 Transport
00:53:25 5.3 Media and communications
00:55:12 5.4 Science and technology
00:59:33 5.5 Tourism
01:00:21 6 Demographics
01:02:15 6.1 Ethnography
01:05:14 6.2 Genetics studies
01:06:19 6.3 Languages
01:08:41 6.4 Religion
01:10:34 6.5 Urbanization
01:12:02 6.6 Education
01:13:29 6.7 Health care
01:15:20 7 Culture
01:16:59 7.1 Literature
01:18:55 7.2 Music
01:21:30 7.3 Theatre
01:23:57 7.4 Cinema
01:27:03 7.5 Visual arts
01:28:42 7.6 Architecture
01:30:04 7.7 Sport
01:33:51 7.8 Cuisine
01:34:57 7.9 National symbols
01:36:27 8 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Argentina (Spanish: [aɾxenˈtina]), officially named the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina), is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular provincia) and one autonomous city (ciudad autónoma), Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation (Spanish: Capital Federal) as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
The earliest recorded human presence in modern-day Argentina dates back to the Paleolithic period. The country has its roots in Spanish colonization of the region during the 16th century. Argentina rose as the successor state of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish overseas viceroyalty founded in 1776. The declaration and fight for independence (1810–1818) was followed by an extended civil war that lasted until 1861, culminating in the country's reorganization as a federation of provinces with Buenos Aires as its capital city. The country thereafter enjoyed relative peace and stability, with several waves of European immigration radically reshaping its cultural and demographic outlook. The almost-unparalleled increase in prosperity led to Argentina becoming the seventh wealthiest nation in the world by the early 20th century.Following the Great Depression in the 1930s, Argentina descended into political instability and economic decline that pushed it back into underdevelopment, though it remained among the fifteen richest countries for several decades. Following the death of President Juan Perón in 1974, his wife Isabel Martínez de Perón ascended to the presidency. She was overthrown in 1976 by a U.S.-backed coup which installed a right-wing military dictatorship. The military government persecuted and murdered numerous political critics, activists, and leftists in the Dirty War, a period of state terrorism that lasted until the election of Raúl Alfonsín as President in 1983. Several of the junta's leaders were later convicted of their crimes and sentenced to imprisonment.
Argentina retains its historic status ...
Argentina | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Argentina
00:03:39 1 Name and etymology
00:06:49 2 History
00:06:58 2.1 Pre-Columbian era
00:08:15 2.2 Colonial era
00:10:06 2.3 Independence and civil wars
00:12:46 2.4 Rise of the modern nation
00:16:46 2.5 Infamous Decade
00:17:54 2.6 Peronist years
00:19:59 2.7 Military dictatorship, the Dirty War and defeat in the Falklands War
00:26:02 2.8 20th—21st centuries, Kirchner era
00:29:40 3 Geography
00:31:59 3.1 Biodiversity
00:33:57 3.2 Climate
00:35:56 4 Politics
00:36:05 4.1 Government
00:38:24 4.2 Provinces
00:40:38 4.3 Foreign relations
00:42:47 4.4 Armed forces
00:45:44 5 Economy
00:47:39 5.1 Industry
00:50:09 5.2 Transport
00:53:39 5.3 Media and communications
00:55:25 5.4 Science and technology
00:59:47 5.5 Tourism
01:00:35 6 Demographics
01:02:31 6.1 Ethnography
01:05:30 6.2 Genetics studies
01:06:35 6.3 Languages
01:08:59 6.4 Religion
01:10:53 6.5 Urbanization
01:12:21 6.6 Education
01:13:48 6.7 Health care
01:15:39 7 Culture
01:17:18 7.1 Literature
01:19:16 7.2 Music
01:21:52 7.3 Theatre
01:24:19 7.4 Cinema
01:27:27 7.5 Visual arts
01:29:06 7.6 Architecture
01:30:29 7.7 Sport
01:34:17 7.8 Cuisine
01:35:23 7.9 National symbols
01:36:54 8 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Argentina (Spanish: [aɾxenˈtina]), officially named the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina), is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular provincia) and one autonomous city (ciudad autónoma), Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation (Spanish: Capital Federal) as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
The earliest recorded human presence in modern-day Argentina dates back to the Paleolithic period. The country has its roots in Spanish colonization of the region during the 16th century. Argentina rose as the successor state of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish overseas viceroyalty founded in 1776. The declaration and fight for independence (1810–1818) was followed by an extended civil war that lasted until 1861, culminating in the country's reorganization as a federation of provinces with Buenos Aires as its capital city. The country thereafter enjoyed relative peace and stability, with several waves of European immigration radically reshaping its cultural and demographic outlook. The almost-unparalleled increase in prosperity led to Argentina becoming the seventh wealthiest nation in the world by the early 20th century.Following the Great Depression in the 1930s, Argentina descended into political instability and economic decline that pushed it back into underdevelopment, though it remained among the fifteen richest countries for several decades. Following the death of President Juan Perón in 1974, his wife Isabel Martínez de Perón ascended to the presidency. She was overthrown in 1976 by a U.S.-backed coup which installed a right-wing military dictatorship. The military government persecuted and murdered numerous political critics, activists, and leftists in the Dirty War, a period of state terrorism that lasted until the election of Raúl Alfonsín as President in 1983. Several of the junta's leaders were later convicted of their crimes and sentenced to imprisonment.
Argentina retains its historic status ...
Argentina | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Argentina
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written
language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through
audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio
while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using
a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
In case you don't find one that you were looking for, put a comment.
This video uses Google TTS en-US-Standard-D voice.
SUMMARY
=======
Argentina (Spanish: [aɾxenˈtina]), officially named the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina), is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular provincia) and one autonomous city (ciudad autónoma), Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation (Spanish: Capital Federal) as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
The earliest recorded human presence in the area of modern-day Argentina dates back to the Paleolithic period. The country has its roots in Spanish colonization of the region during the 16th century. Argentina rose as the successor state of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish overseas viceroyalty founded in 1776. The declaration and fight for independence (1810–1818) was followed by an extended civil war that lasted until 1861, culminating in the country's reorganization as a federation of provinces with Buenos Aires as its capital city. The country thereafter enjoyed relative peace and stability, with massive waves of European immigration radically reshaping its cultural and demographic outlook. The almost-unparalleled increase in prosperity led to Argentina becoming the seventh wealthiest developed nation in the world by the early 20th century.After 1930, Argentina descended into political instability and periodic economic crises that pushed it back into underdevelopment, though it nevertheless remained among the fifteen richest countries until the mid-20th century. Following the death of President Juan Perón in 1974, his wife Isabel Martínez de Perón ascended to the presidency. She was overthrown in 1976 by a U.S.-backed coup which installed a right-wing military dictatorship under Jorge Rafael Videla known as the National Reorganization Process. The military government persecuted and murdered numerous political critics, activists, and leftists in the Dirty War, a period of state terrorism that lasted until the election of Raúl Alfonsín as President in 1983. Several of the junta's leaders were later convicted of their crimes and sentenced to imprisonment. Argentina retains its historic status as a middle power in international affairs, and is a prominent regional power in the Southern Cone and Latin America. Argentina has the second largest economy in South America, the third-largest in Latin America and is a member of the G-15 and G-20 major economies. It is also a founding member of the United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization, Mercosur, Union of South American Nations, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Organization of Ibero-American States. It is the country with the second highest Human Development Index in Latin America with a rating of very high. Because of its stability, market size and growing high-tech sector, Argentina is classified as a high-income economy in the 2019 fiscal year.
Argentina | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Argentina
00:03:38 1 Name and etymology
00:06:47 2 History
00:06:56 2.1 Pre-Columbian era
00:08:12 2.2 Colonial era
00:10:03 2.3 Independence and civil wars
00:12:42 2.4 Rise of the modern nation
00:16:42 2.5 Infamous Decade
00:17:49 2.6 Peronist years
00:19:54 2.7 Military dictatorship, the Dirty War and defeat in the Falklands War
00:25:56 2.8 20th—21st centuries, Kirchner era
00:29:34 3 Geography
00:31:52 3.1 Biodiversity
00:33:49 3.2 Climate
00:35:48 4 Politics
00:35:57 4.1 Government
00:38:15 4.2 Provinces
00:40:29 4.3 Foreign relations
00:42:37 4.4 Armed forces
00:45:34 5 Economy
00:47:28 5.1 Industry
00:49:57 5.2 Transport
00:53:25 5.3 Media and communications
00:55:12 5.4 Science and technology
00:59:33 5.5 Tourism
01:00:21 6 Demographics
01:02:15 6.1 Ethnography
01:05:14 6.2 Genetics studies
01:06:19 6.3 Languages
01:08:41 6.4 Religion
01:10:34 6.5 Urbanization
01:12:02 6.6 Education
01:13:29 6.7 Health care
01:15:20 7 Culture
01:16:59 7.1 Literature
01:18:55 7.2 Music
01:21:30 7.3 Theatre
01:23:57 7.4 Cinema
01:27:03 7.5 Visual arts
01:28:42 7.6 Architecture
01:30:04 7.7 Sport
01:33:51 7.8 Cuisine
01:34:57 7.9 National symbols
01:36:27 8 See also
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Argentina (Spanish: [aɾxenˈtina]), officially named the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina), is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular provincia) and one autonomous city (ciudad autónoma), Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation (Spanish: Capital Federal) as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
The earliest recorded human presence in modern-day Argentina dates back to the Paleolithic period. The country has its roots in Spanish colonization of the region during the 16th century. Argentina rose as the successor state of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish overseas viceroyalty founded in 1776. The declaration and fight for independence (1810–1818) was followed by an extended civil war that lasted until 1861, culminating in the country's reorganization as a federation of provinces with Buenos Aires as its capital city. The country thereafter enjoyed relative peace and stability, with several waves of European immigration radically reshaping its cultural and demographic outlook. The almost-unparalleled increase in prosperity led to Argentina becoming the seventh wealthiest nation in the world by the early 20th century.Following the Great Depression in the 1930s, Argentina descended into political instability and economic decline that pushed it back into underdevelopment, though it remained among the fifteen richest countries for several decades. Following the death of President Juan Perón in 1974, his wife Isabel Martínez de Perón ascended to the presidency. She was overthrown in 1976 by a U.S.-backed coup which installed a right-wing military dictatorship. The military government persecuted and murdered numerous political critics, activists, and leftists in the Dirty War, a period of state terrorism that lasted until the election of Raúl Alfonsín as President in 1983. Several of the junta's leaders were later convicted of their crimes and sentenced to imprisonment.
Argentina retains its historic status ...