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- <text id=93CT1593>
- <title>
- Argentina--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- South America
- Argentina
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Visas: All US citizens are required to have visas to enter
- Argentina. No inoculations are required for entry.
- </p>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Climate ranges from the hot,
- subtropical lowlands of the north to cold and rainy Tierra del
- Fuego in the south. The seasons are reversed: the weather in
- January in Buenos Aires is like July in Washington, D.C.;
- weather in July is similar to that of San Francisco in January.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Competent doctors, dentists, and specialists are
- available in Buenos Aires. No particular health risk exists,
- and no special precautions are required. Tapwater is safe.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: International services are adequate;
- however, long delays in placing international calls may occur
- due to the overburdened system. Certain sections of Buenos Airs
- have direct international dialing. Most provincial cities and
- Uruguay also can be dialed directly from home and business
- phones.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Buenos Aires' Ezeiza Airport is serviced by
- many international carriers, with flights originating in the
- US, Europe, and other Latin American cities. Buenos Aires has
- an extensive subway and bus system. Taxis are plentiful.
- Outside Buenos Aires, travel by train, air, bus or auto.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- August 1990.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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