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Humitas ,one of Argentina's daily foods

Daily Life Facts:
  • Schools in Argentina start in March till late November
  • For younger kids their school runs from 8:00 to 12:00 or from 1:00 till 5:00 and for the older kids schools start at 8:00 to 4:30
  • Kids ride the public buses unless their family is wealthy then their parents drive them
  • Subjects they have are math, science, geography, spanish, english, music, physical education,and technology
  • Until the age of nine children must study english for two hours a day
  • Kids 15 and older can mostly read and write in Argentina
  • In Argentina the government provides free public education for kids ages five to fourteen 
  • Kids have summer during December, January,and February
  • Between the ages of six and fourteen kids have to go to school by law 
  • They have high rise apartments in the suburbs ranch style homes with tile roofs
  • The poor families live in shantytowns
  • At least one fifth of Buenos Aires (capital) lacks indoor plumbing and has either dirt floors or temporary floors
  • People in Argentina have four meals a day 
  • Their breakfast is a light meal of rolls, jams, and coffee,their lunch is meat,vegetables,and salads and their dinner,the largest meal includes beef
  • After work but before dinner the people in Argentina go to cafe's

Sites: Argentour.com,Britannica.com,and Cia.gov

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