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Argentina

The second-largest country in South America, stretching nearly 3,700 km from subtropical Iguazu Falls in the north to Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip. Home to Aconcagua, the tallest peak outside Asia, and the birthplace of tango and Lionel Messi.

Perito Moreno Glacier, a massive wall of blue ice descending into Lago Argentino in Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia

Perito Moreno Glacier

Photo: Luca Galuzzi, CC BY-SA 2.5

The light blue and white bands date to the 1810s independence movement. The Sun of May, added in 1818, depicts Inti, the Inca sun god, with 32 rays, commemorating a solar halo seen over Buenos Aires in 1810.

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