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Patagonia
is huge and includes five provinces: Rio Negro, Neuquén,
Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego, and has a surface of
880.000 km², a third of the total surface of Argentina,
which in turn is the eighth biggest country in the world.
The
official currency of Argentina is the Peso.
The
official language in the whole country is Spanish. In Patagonia
there are small indigenous communities
that speak mapuche language, and the official religion is Roman
Catholic.
The
climate is lukewarm cold,
with very marked seasonal differences. There are big variations
between the temperatures of the summer and those of the winter.
A
characteristic of the climate is the wind that usually reaches
intensities of around 100 km/h., mainly in the Central and Atlantic
areas.
The
quantity of inhabitants is approximately 1.500.000, 5% of
the total of the country, with very low population's density
(there are areas that have less than one inhabitant per square
kilometer).
There
are no security risks or threats to visitors' integrity.
Not
all roads are asphalted, many are of rubble.
There
are not endemic illnesses,
therefore there is not any need of special vaccine to enter
the country.
The
consumption of seafood is usually seasonally restricted
by the presence of the red tide,
circumstance that is communicated through the media.
The
typical meat of the region is the patagonian lamb.
It
is very well-known the camaraderie of the people from the region.
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you have any special question regarding Patagonia, click
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