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See images of the South American country’s charming cities, historic homes, beautiful beaches and majestic mountains
Once a Spanish colony, Argentina has been an independent nation for 210 years. Now home to 46 million people, it is the second-largest country by area in South America. Tracy Scott Forson is a senior editor at Smithsonian magazine.
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