Tammy Williams

The culture emphasizes the Spanish and Catholic heritage. Some nationalist and populist sectors see only the gaucho

tradition. Ultra-nationalist stress the Arabic origins of gaucho culture. Conservative elite traced the origins of the national culture to the

Roman catholic and Spanish tradition. In the northwest, the influence of Pre-Columbian Andean

indigenous traditions is very strong.

Majority of the population speak Spanish.

Two indigenous languages are Quechua and Guarani.

Lunfardo terms are also incorporated into their language.

Lunfardo uses words from Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Polish and Jewish.

Football (soccer in the United States) and the tango are the two strongest symbols of a common national identity.

The tango refers to the music, the lyrics, and the dance that originated in the lower-class neighborhoods of Buenos Aires city.

Dulce de leche and asado are some of the most important meals in the Argentine diet.

Card games and table games also express how Argentines sometimes view themselves.

They display flags when the country is participating in world soccer cup matches and in war times.

Argentina is know for its writers, they also have an opera house, the Teatro Colon, and dance theater.

There are sixty art galleries in Buenos Aires.