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History of Argentina

Argentina has had all kinds of different things happen. The earliest evidence of humans was found at Patagonia. European explorers arrived in 1516. In the early 1800's many wars broke out between South American countries. Argentina prospered between 1880 and 1929 and became one of the ten richest countries in the world. The stability fell and between 1948 and 1950 the peso lost 70% of it's worth. The economy finally began to stabilize again in 2002. Argentina has had a history of economy changes and wars.

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