1. ARGENTINA AND LOS PUMAS!!

2. FLAG OF ARGENTINA The blue stands for truth, loyalty and justice The white stands for peace and honesty The sun with the human face is called the Sun of May

3. LOVE THIS FLAG!!

4. Map of Argentina

5. Where Argentina is in the world: it’s the second largest country in South America and the eighth largest country in the world

6. Some facts about Argentina The capital is Buenos Aires The main language is Spanish The main religion is Catholic The population is estimated to be over 41 million by 2011 – New Zealand has only 4 million people!! The name Argentina comes from Latin and means land of silver

7. More facts!! Argentines love tango, soccer and polo They love meat and BBQ’s

8. …and more facts Argentina declared independence from Spain on 9 July 1816 Eva Peron was the popular wife of Juan Peron, who became President in the 1950’s. She died aged 33 and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the musical Evita about her.

9. … and even MORE facts!!! Argentina was one of the first countries to have radio broadcasting, with the first broadcast being in August 1920. Only 20 people had a radio! A major export is wine Crocodiles live in Argentina!

10. Los Puma’s – RWC 2011

11. The Puma’s They are ranked 8 th for the RWC They finished 3 rd in 2007 The are the only team to have reached the semi finals and not hosted a Rugby World Cup Their captain Felipe Contepomi is a surgeon and known as ‘Dr Phil’! This is him giving a speech at Dunedin’s civic welcome on Sunday 3 September 2011

12. It is a big and beautiful country Argentines are very passionate and love food, tango and soccer They have a diverse climate and culture

13. ARGENTINA AND THE PUMAS By Amelia Room 1, 2011 P.S. Go the Pumas and the All Blacks !!!!