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Argentinosaurus
110 tons and 30 meters long, these are the dimensions of the Argentinosaurus, the biggest species of dinosaur that we know about. It lived on the earth 85 million years ago.
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| Who's afraid of the Chupacabras?
It kills animals by sucking the blood from their chests (its favorite victims include: goats turkeys, horses, rabbits and pigs) and it strikes in places that are very far away from each other like Texas and Patagonia.
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| The bandolero in a skirt
Among the mujeres who forged Patagonian history Elena Greenhill’s decidedly Anglo-Saxon name stands out. Born in Pellon Lane, Yorkshire, Elena is the Argentinean Calamity Jane.
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The black cake
The famous Welsh cake was introduced to Patagonia by Welsh immigrants who settled in the low valley of the Chubut river in 1850.
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| The tribe of the Big Feet
Patagonia owes its name to Spanish sailors who accompanied the Magellano expedition in 1520.
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| Chicken casserole
This recipe for cazuela de ave (chicken casserole) is a simple traditional Chilean recipe, passed down by the indigenous Araucani throughout all of Patagonia, finally reaching Tierra del Fuego.
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Argentinean Nessie
Apparently Patagonia is home to a Latin American cousin of the famous Lock Ness Monster.
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| Roast pork
To prepare puerco asado (roast pork), an Argentinean culinary specialty, first preheat the oven to 190°C.
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| The Guanaco Mystery
With a short genetic pool and a striving population of less than 400, the guanaco still survives in the Staats Island after close annihilation in 1959.
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Let's share a matecito
Mate comes from the Quetcha word “mati” meaning gourd. It was the Spanish conquerors who gave the drink this name, the natives called it “caiguá”, meaning “something that has to do with yerba”.
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