Brought to you by my nifty pocket Guia.
The subway in BA, inaugurated in1913, was the first in South America.
The Teatro Colon is the most important lyrical theater in Latin America and is one of the five most famous theaters in the world for its acoustics.
The highest mountain in America is Aconcagua, located in the Andes in the province of Mendoza.
The bus, pen, electronic fingerprint system and dulce de leche are all Argentinian inventions. (Dulce de leche is made by very slowly cooking sugar, vanilla, and milk. It is said that in 1829, Juan Manuel de Rosas' maid had forgotten some sweetened milk she had been heating. The GOvernor tried the sticky brown substance and liked it. )
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