Showing posts with label Argentina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Argentina. Show all posts

2012/11/04

Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina



The Perito Moreno Glacier is a glacier located in the Los Glacieres National Park in the south west of Santa Cruz province, Argentina. It is one of the most important tourist attractions in the Argentine Patagonia. It is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field located in the Andes system shared with Chile. This icefield is the world's third largest reserve of fresh water. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.
Muchas gracias Marilina! 

2011/11/06

Cordoba, Argentina

Cordoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. It is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with about 1.3 million inhabitants according to the 2001 census. It was one of the first Spanish colonial capitals of the region that is now Argentin. Córdoba has many historical monuments preserved from the times of Spanish colonialism, especially buildings of the Roman Catholic Church. The most recognizable is perhaps the Jesuit Block (Spanish: Manzana Jesuítica), declared in 2000 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO which consists of a group of buildings dating from the 17th century, including the Montserrat School and the colonial university campus (today the historical museum of the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, which since the early 20th century has been the second-largest in the country in terms of the number of students, faculty, and academic programs.
Dear Jane thank you so much for gorgeous postcard and stamps!