What we do
Travel & Leisure
Tailor -made Programs
The ALCHEMY DMC Argentina Travel & Leisure department handles tailor-made packages and series bookings for travel to the whole of Argentina. Our team provides distinctive, exclusive, and unique travel experiences to all our clients and guests.
We are experts in anticipating the demands of the discerning traveller for a complete lifestyle experience, with the main purpose of entertainment, holiday, recreation, relaxation, hobby and luxury.
Our Sales and Operation team is knowledgeable about each destination in Argentina which enables them to arrange the best combination of activities and accommodation according to budget and guest profile.
Travel & Leisure department services:
– Full programs in Argentina with Uruguay, Chile and Brazil
– Hotel and Resort reservations, logistics and negotiations
– Excursion and activities
– Restaurants, shows and events recommendations/reservations
– Air/ground transportation and management
– Airport meet and greet
– Baggage handling
– Local Guides
– Theme coordination
– Special Services (VIP Services, Welcome Gifts, Medical Services)
– Passport and Visa services
– Online rates tool for tourism professionals
We invite you to visit and experience Argentina with us!
Tango
Our objective is to get you close to the very essence of Tango, so that you can get to know it deeply and intimately: it’s music, history, and, above all, the dance itself. We will introduce you to the very peculiar and seductive world of tango, one that will provide you with an unforgettable experience.
Services:
– Full program
– Tango lessons
– History tango tours
– Milonga’s nights
– Special tours
About Tango
Tango music was born in the suburbs, notably in the brothels of the Junín y Lavalle district and in the arrabales (poorer suburbs). Its sensual dance moves were not seen as respectable until adopted by the Parisian high society in the 1920s, and then enthusiasm for tango grew all over the world. In Buenos Aires, tango dancing schools (known as academias) were usually men-only establishments. Starting in the 1920s, the Buenos Aires style of tango music evolved into an elaborate genre.
In its heyday, tango had many famous orchestras such as those led by AníbalTroilo and Juan D’Arienzo, and singers such as Carlos Gardel and Edmundo Rivero. Tango enjoyed a resurgence in global popularity later in the century due almost exclusively to Astor Piazolla and his development of the ‘tango nuevo’ style. Buenos Aires holds an annual “Tango Day” each December 11 which is quite a spectacle! In San Telmo, Sundays are devoted to tango shows on the streets and antiques trade in the bazaars around Dorrego Square.
Argentine tango music is much more varied than ballroom tango music. A large amount of tango music has been composed by a variety of different orchestras over the last century. Not only is there a large volume of music, there is a breadth of stylistic differences between these orchestras as well, which makes it easier for Argentine tango dancers to spend the whole night dancing only Argentine tango.
Learn Tango in Argentina
A team of young and talented teachers will provide you with a rich foundation to this beautiful dance. This will enable you to recognize the diversity of styles, activities, themes and disciplines and to experiment with the elements that speak to you the most, eventually creating your own dance style.
Our objective is to get you close to the very essence of the dance where you’ll discover an unknown world that cannot be found anywhere else on the planet. We want to help you create memories that you’ll treasure forever.
Architecture
Argentina is a described as a country of varying identities and cultural traditions which all find their route in great artistic visoin.
Services:
– History & Museums
– Art & Music
– Architecture
– Religion
About our Architecture
With an intense European flavour, Buenos Aires is distinctively original, showing a profuse artistic and architectural expression. This gives the capital a unique look and takes all travelers by surprise upon visiting. Many buildings are topped with sculptures by Rodin and other famous artists, which were brought by the wealthy cattlers of the turn of the 20th century; and wall paintings, galleries and art museums are common place on a walk around the city.
Most are artifacts of the city’s building boom from 1880 through the 1920s, when Buenos Aires was one of the world’s richest, fastest growing cities. The capital was then a blank canvas and its architects wanted to create their dream city at the beginning of a brand-new century.
The resulting architectural styles reflect the utopian ambitions of the designers as well as their immigrant heritage. At the height of the great European migration to Argentina in 1914, 30 percent of the population were expatriates. Neighborhood architects built in their own styles flavored by their home country or that of their patron. The overall style of a neighborhood building can tell you a lot about when it was built and the people who built it. Three styles dominate the neighborhoods of Buenos Aires: neoclassical, art nouveau and art deco.
Neighborhood versions of neoclassical architecture — houses, stores, corner cafes — are often a blend of both Italian “Italianizante” classical styles and eclectic French “Academic” styles made famous by the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris. But not just this – you’ll see Greek temple styles with intricate sculpture and detail work featuring gods or goddesses, wreaths, laurels and cartouches. You’ll find iconic French windows, arched and pedimented doors, and buildings with grand staircases and entrances. Many neoclassical houses are built up from cut-off street corners — called “ochavas” for their octagonal shape — which enhances the “noble entrances” of neoclassic buildings. Neoclassical architecture is everywhere, but the neighborhood of Recoleta is famous for it. You can blink your eyes there and think you’re in Paris.
Famous examples of art nouveau architecture in Buenos Aires include the Palacio Barolo, a design inspired by the cosmology of Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” and the Molino Confectionary, the fabled coffeehouse next to the Argentine National Congress.
Prominent examples of art deco architecture in Buenos Aires include the Kavanagh Building, South America’s tallest skyscraper at the time it was built, and the Abasto Market, the old immigrant fruit and vegetable market (now a shopping mall) in Carlos Gardel’s old neighborhood. Art deco is mixed throughout most parts of Buenos Aires. To spot it, just look for those geometric shapes and hard lines in the building facades.
Since the latter part of the 20th century, Argentine architects have become more prominent in the design of prime real estate projects in the country, such as the Le Parc tower and Torre Aqualina, by Mario Roberto Álvarez, and the Torre Fortabat by Sánchez Elía, as well as around the world, most notably the Norwest Center and the Petronas Towers, both by César Pelli.
Culinary Adventures
We love sharing Argentina’s rich culinary scene with travelers. Our team brings together talented chefs, the best beef in the World and fabulous cuisine at a variety of captivating wine country locations, to create one-of-a-kind hands-on demonstrations and culinary experiences throughout the whole of the Argentinean territory.
Our goal is to introduce our friends to the flavors and richness of our food, from the gastronomic centre that is Buenos Aires, renowned for the most talented chefs, up to the North where you will find pre-Columbian flavors all the way to the famous Malbec grape region, Mendoza, to Southern Patagonia, offering the very best crab and lamb available.
Services:
– Gourmet tours
– Wine tours
– Cooking courses
– Regional flavors
About Culinary Adventures
Beef is the national dish of Argentina. Argentine cuisine is distinctive in South America because of its strong resemblance to Spanish, Italian, French and other European cuisines while the cuisine of the Argentine Northwest has more elements of Andean cuisine. Another determining factor in Argentine cuisine is that the country is one of the world’s major food producers, especially for meat.
Given the country’s vast production of beef, red meat is an especially common part of the Argentine diet. Historically, Argentine annual consumption of beef averaged 100 kg (220 lbs) per capita, approaching 180 kg (396 lbs) per capita during the 19th century. Similarly, the enormous quantities of domestically harvested wheat have made white bread (made with wheat flour) the most common dish to be found on the table. Wheat-based Italian dishes are also popular – although Argentine pizza use more dough than an Italian pizza!
Besides some regional disparities, there exists at least two other comparisons which are important in understanding Argentine cuisine: the first distinguishes a cuisine that is essentially urban and cosmopolitan (highly influenced by the “globalization” of food and eating patterns) and the second a more traditional, rural cuisine.
Argentine Cuisine is heavily influenced by its European roots and while certain foods can be found in all corners of the country – Asado, or barbecued meat; dulce de leche; empanadas; and yerba mate; in addition to all sorts of Italian, Spanish, and French dishes – one can map out four broad culinary regions based on major trends. In many parts of the country, food is prepared differently, and different kinds of foods are made including to a smaller degree food from pre-Columbian times like in the Northwest.
Argentinians have a serious sweet tooth which is why you will find dulche de leche in all parts of the country! A sweet paste, dulce de leche is a national obsession, used to fill cakes and pancakes, spread over toasted bread for breakfast or as an ice cream flavour. Alfajores are shortbread cookies sandwiched together with dulce de leche or a fruit paste. The “policeman’s” or “truck driver’s” sweet is cheese with quince paste or dulce de membrillo. Dulce de batata is made of sweet potato/yam: this with cheese is the Martín Fierro’s sweet. Apples, pears, peaches, kiwifruits, avocados and plums are major exports.
A traditional drink of Argentina is an infusion called mate pronounced mah-tay, with the accent on the first syllable. The dried leaves and twigs of the yerba mate plant (Ilex paraguariensis) are placed in a small cup, also called mate, usually made from a gourd, but also bone or horn. The drink is sipped through a metal or cane straw called a bombilla and is a symbol of friendship throughout the country.
Argentine Wine
The Argentine wine industry is the fifth largest producer of wine in the world. Argentine wine, as with some aspects of Argentine cuisine, has its roots in Spain. During the Spanish colonization of the Americas, vine cuttings were brought to Santiago del Estero in 1557, and the cultivation of the grape and wine production stretched first to neighbouring regions, and then to other parts of the country.
The most important wine regions of the country are located in the provinces of Mendoza, San Juan and La Rioja. Salta, Catamarca, Río Negro and more recently Southern Buenos Aires are also wine producing regions. The Mendoza province produces more than 60% of the Argentine wine and is the source of an even higher percentage of the total exports. Due to the high altitude and low humidity of the main wine producing regions, Argentine vineyards rarely face the problems of insects, fungi, molds and other grape diseases that affect vineyards in other countries. This allows cultivating with little or no pesticides, enabling even organic wines to be easily produced.
Cruises
ALCHEMY DMC Argentina’s Cruise Specialists are here to assist you with one of the greatest adventures available from our country; exploring Antarctica and the southernmost tip of the American Continent, the Chilean – Argentine Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, or ‘the end of the world’. In this magical area, the Expedition Cruises will sail past glaciers, marine mammals, Magellanic penguins and wild vegetation. Sail through the legendary maritime channels all the way to Cape Horn, an unimaginably pure and strikingly beautiful zone. Incentive trips here offer a unique and unsurpassable experience, allowing guests to interact with untamed nature while exploring scenery they will never forget in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.
Services & destinations:
– Southern Patagonia & Antarctica cruises and expeditions
– Full management of logisitcs for regular and private dates
About services on board:
– Daily excursions on Zodiac boats
– All-inclusive meals and bar with selected beverages, liquors, and wines (during open hours)
– Audiovisual presentations on the region’s flora, fauna, geography, glaciology, ethnography, and history
– Shop and pre-paid satellite phone
– The official languages on board are Spanish and English. We also offer guided tours in French, German, and Italian for a minimum of 15 passengers per language
Horseback Riding
GRANDE TRAVERSEE
14 Days- 13 Nights Program
A fascinating adventure from the virgin steppes in Argentina to the Valdivian forests in Chile. A unique eleven days ride where Creole and Chilean horses will take you along estancias and fundos crossing endless pampas, green forests, and clear rivers .Come and ride with the gauchos and its different cultures but with only one spirit.
Day 1 – Bariloche
Arrive into Bariloche International Airport, group transfer to hotel in down town. Bariloche is situated on the shore of lake Nahuel Huapi, big touristic ski town surrounded by mountains. Depending on your arrival flight you will have the chance to explore the area and get great views from the Cerro Otto or any last minute shopping before the ride. Meet your guide for the holiday and full briefing for the next days ride. We will all go for a traditional barbeque dinner at a local restaurant. Back to hotel (D).
Day 2 – Bariloche / Rio Pichileufu
Early breakfast. A minibus will take us 30 kms to the starting point of the ride at Estancia Ñirihuau a 180 has timber forest with 70 has more used for riding and training horses – Check gear and horses. We will start our ride and pass the Cerro las Buitreras and arroyo la mina from here we will reach great panoramic view from the Valley Alto Chubut. . Lunch stop and afternoon ride to rio Pichileufu. Camp at the riverside. (B, BL, D)
Day 3 – Río Pichileufú/ Nacimiento Alto Chubut
Great camp breakfast and pack. Ride will across from the Pichileufú Valley to Carreras mountain high pass at 1800 a.sl. A good spot for watching condors and eagles and plenty of wildlife. We will start our descent towards the source of the rio Alto Chubut with a dry vegetation. Camp here at 1500 a.s.l. Some nomads’ shepherds are still spending some time there. Another delicious meal. (B, BL, D)
Day 4 – Chubut Valley / Mt. Las Serruchas pass.
Today we will start riding downhill through the Chubut Valley. There is a possibility to stap at Miranda’s family who live very cloe to an abandoned lead mine. Short stop to visit the place and meet the local family an their young gauchos. This place shows the remains of the past when adventures came to find gold here .Afternoon horse trek on a tricky terrain up to la Serrucha pass stunning views of the Tronador Mountain, its glaciers and the endless steppe. Camp (D,LB,C).
Day 5 – Mt. Las Serruchas /Fitalancao
After breakfast and putting down the camp, the horses will take us down onto the Patagonian steppe where the vegetation changes finding boxed-leafed barberry, fire bushes and fire tongue. The trail will guide us to an old and traditional working estancia. This last century estancia has been refurbished but keeping it’s own style. Visit toe shearing shed and the working depots. For dinner we will enjoy a delicious asado with local veggies and Argentinian wine. Nigth at estancia. (D, LB, D)
Birds Watching
Birdwatching in Esteros del Ibera
Lake Cruise:
One of our highly trained local rangers will sail us across the pristine waters of the Iberá Lake to reach the winding channels formed by the “embalsados” or “floating islands”. These are floating mats of vegetation capable of supporting tall marsh plants, shrubs and even certain trees; where capybaras and marsh deers – most likely once ridden by a cattle tyrant – graze peacefully at all times and where the ever-present “yacare caimans” hide awaiting their next catch, close to the bulky odd-looking crested screamer who obligingly carry out their breeding cycle in full view of the human eye.
This is the perfect habitat too for the myriad of birds that are to be found in this unique environment, where more than 400 species make of the Iberá Marshland their home.
The lagoon is teeming with winged fishermen: the three species of kingfishers, cormorants and anhingas; egrets, herons and fishing hawks (black collard and great black hawk); snail kites, limpkins, seasonal terns (large-billed and yellow-billed and maybe even some black skimmers) and more. All displaying their various catching techniques right before our eyes. Brazilian ducks, jacanas, giant wood-rails and common gallinules are ever-present, but it is also possible to spot purple, azure and spot-flanked gallinules as well. We will also be defied by the shrilling sounds of different kinds of crakes calling from inside the vegetation thickets.
The profuse reed banks and the colourful water plants are the home of other remarkable birds: the scarlet-head blackbird, the white headed marsh tyrant,the yellow-browed tyrant , the yellow billed cardinal ,the black-capped danacobiuos and the many coloured rush tyrant ,amongst many others like an interesting variety of thornbirds, the yellow throated spinetail and the sooty tyrannulet. Each outing offering a new possibility of something exciting to see at all time of day!
Sports
The ALCHEMY DMC Argentina Specialized Sports department is dedicated to creating travel experiences based on specific interests. We believe in the combining life-enriching moments with highest level of total personalize service.
We always challenge our team is to create packages for our clients based on innovation and professionalism, and to deliver what our guests expect from Argentina’s natural and culture richness.
ALCHEMY DMC Argentina Specialized department activities:
– Fishing
– Polo
– Golf
– Sport Trips
Fishing
Welcome to ALCHEMY DMC Argentina´s Fly Fishing specialized area.
Our founder Sergio Pizzagalli, together with a group of passionate anglers, wishes to introduce you to some of Argentina’s best angling waters. We want to share with you our insider’s advice on where, when and how to reach the very best fishing in our country. From battling dorado in the northern provinces, to trophy sea run browns in Tierra del Fuego, and the fineness of dry fly fishing for trout in central Patagonia.
We offer you the best knowledge about rivers, seasons, equipment, lodges in each area, land transportation as well as an English speaking guides who will share with you their knowledge and passion.
Argentina has a lot to offer, landscape, wildlife, tradition as well as excellent food and exquisite wines.
Join us,
Sergio Pizzagalli
Founder – Managing Director
Fishing season: From 1st November – 1st May.
Fly fishing Destinations we operate:
– Esquel, Chubut province:
Angling waters: Los Alerces National Park, Rio Grande (Futaleufú), Corcovado, Rio Pico, Arroyo Pescado, Lago 3, Laguna Larga, Lago Verde Species: Rainbow and brown trouts
– Bariloche, Rio Negro province:
Angling waters: Limay and Correntoso rivers
Species: Rainbow and brown trouts
– Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego province:
Angling waters: Rio Grande
Species: Sea Run Brown Trout
– Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz province:
Angling waters: Rio Gallegos
Species: Sea Run Brown Trout and brown trouts
– Junín de losAndés, Neuquen province:
Angling waters: Chimehuín, Colloncurá, Caleufú, Quilquihue, Quemquentreo and Quillen Rivers
Species: Rainbow and brown trout
– Strobel Lake (Jurasick Lake) – Santa Cruz province:
Angling waters: Stroble lake
Species: Impresive Rainbow trout
– Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes province:
IberáMarshlans
Species: Fresh water dorado.
Polo
Argentina has become the Polo capital of the world. The highest handicap players in the world are from Argentina, where the Polo League is the most competitive league in the world.
We offers visitors from all over the world the opportunity to learn and participate with us in the Argentinean Polo in a relaxed family environment in the best ranches and Polo schools from the region. We also organize tailor-made polo travel for major league in the World, Argentinean league.
Services:
– National Leagues
– Tournaments
– Polo Ranches
About Polo
British settlers in the Argentine pampas started practising it during their free time. Among them, David Shennan is credited with having organized the first formal polo game of the country in 1875.
The original form of the sport was spread by the old English ranchers and rapidly adopted by the Argentine gauchos, who prior to this, played “Pato”, a game which they had been playing competitively since 1610. Pato was played on horseback and led them to develop strong hand-eye coordination and agile riding skills, helping them to quickly adapt to the game of polo.
Argentine polo ponies, called Petisos, are known all over the world for their speed and endurance. Many breeders in Argentina specialize in raising Petiso’s and sell these ponies to polo clubs and players all over the World.
The sport spread fast between the skillful gauchos and several clubs opened in the following years in the towns of Venado Tuerto, Cañada de Gómez, Quilmes, Flores and later (1888) Hurlingham. In 1892 The River Plate Polo Association was founded and constituted the basis for the current Asociación Argentina de Polo. In the Olympic Games held in Paris in 1924 a team composed by Juan Miles, Enrique Padilla, Juan Nelson, Arturo Kenny, G. Brooke Naylor and A. Peña obtained the gold medal; this also occurred in Berlín 1936 with players Manuel Andrada, Andrés Gazzotti, Roberto Cavanagh, Luis Duggan, Juan Nelson, Diego Cavanagh and Enrique Alberdi.
There are currently over 3000 polo players in our country. Some of the best players, with the highest handicaps come from families with a long tradition of polo that has been passed through generations. Some of these polo players include the Bautista brothers, Horacio Alberto and Eduardo Heguy, Juan Carlos Harriot, Harriot Alfredo Adolfo Cambiasso Enrique Alberdi, Juan A. Traill, Mariano Aguerre, Javier Novillo Astrada.
Argentina has set up a good number of polo teaching classes to maximize the triumph by Argentina polo players. One of the leading polo schools in Argentina is El Venodo. They are producing a big batch of professional players every year. They offer special polo coaching programs for beginners and intermediate polo players of all ages. Non riders are even entertained in El Venodo polo school. Such polo schools set up their school with a big collection of polo ponies, polo fields. Not to cause any disruption at any weather, the wooden horses are also there over which the students can practice within the school timings. The polo schools in Argentina are so high graded that their branches have been set up in big nations like United States of America, Netherlands, United Kingdom and many other European nations.
From then on, the game spread powerfully across the country and Argentina is credited globally as the mecca of polo.
The Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo (Spanish for Argentine Polo Open Championship) is the most important international polo championship at club level, that has taken place every year since 1893 at the Catedral del Polo in Palermo barrio in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was known as the River Plate Polo Championship between 1893-1923, and as well as the other two main polo events in Argentina (the Campeonato Abierto de Hurlingham at the Hurlingham Club and the Campeonato Abierto del Tortugas Country Club), the handicap of the teams must be between 28 and 40 goals. It is organised by the Asociación Argentina de Polo (Argentine Polo Association).
Golf
The Alchemy DMC Argentina Golf Specials offer to those golfers visiting Argentina the possibility of enjoying the best golf courses in Buenos Aires and throughout the all country.
With more than 240 golf courses around the country, and 3 of them are amongst the Top 100 courses of the world outside USA (Golf digest Ranking), Argentina is considered the best golf destination of the Latin American and Caribbean region The best time to play in Argentina varies by the region. In Buenos Aires, the best time is between September and April. In Patagonia the season is shorter, usually October to March. In most of the country, however, golf can be played all year. All this served as motivation for the top golf tourism organization, IAGTO, to declare Argentina as the “Best Golf Destination of the Latin American and Caribbean region”.
Services:
– Outstanding fields
– Golf Tournaments
– Golf Tours
– Golf Days
– Golf Clinics and classes
– Golf Incentives
– Corporate Golf Travel
Sport Trip
Historically, sports in Argentina have been an integral part of its culture and social life. We specialized in sports supporters tours, , tailor-made travel for major sporting events in South America and sports playing tours, festivals and tournaments for schools, clubs and universities.
We would like to share our passion with sport lovers all over the world.
Services:
– Full tournaments and tours sports management for Schools, Youth and Pre-Seasons Club Tours.
– Supporter’s Tours
Sports:
– Rugby
– Football – Soccer
– Polo
– Tennis
– Basketball
– Hockey
About Football
Football in Argentina is the most popular sport, the one with the most players (2,658,811 total, 331,811 of which are registered and 2,327,000 unregistered; with 3,377 clubs and 37,161 officials, all according to FIFA) and is the most popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age. The percentage of Argentines that declare allegiance to an Argentine football club is about 90%.
The Argentine national team is one of the eight to have won the football World Cup, having done so in 1978 and 1986, and also being runner-up in 1930 and 1990. They have also won the top continental tournament, the Copa América, on fourteen occasions, and the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1992. The nation’s Olympic representative has won two Gold Medals (in 2004 and 2008), while the under-20 team has won a record six U-20 World Cups. At club level, Argentine teams have won the most Intercontinental Cups (9) and the most Copa Libertadores (22).
Football plays an important part in the life of many Argentines. Even those supporters who usually do not attend the matches watch them on television and comment on them the next day with friends and co-workers.
When the Argentina national football team plays (especially during world cup matches), streets tend to look completely deserted as everyone is watching the match.
After the victories in 1978 FIFA World Cup and 1986 FIFA World Cup, streets were flooded with people celebrating the championship, making it impossible not to become part of the celebration.
About Rugby
Rugby union is a popular sport played in Argentina. The first rugby match played in the country dates back to 1873, as the game was introduced by the British.
The national team are nicknamed los Pumas, and wear blue and white jerseys – they are considered a top tier nation by the IRB, though they are currently the only tier one team that does not compete in annual competition with other tier one nations (see Tri Nations (rugby union) and Six Nations Championship). However, as noted above, this may possibly change around 2012, with Argentina fully integrated into the Tri Nations structure.The Argentina national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Rugby enjoys widespread popularity in Argentina, most especially in the Greater Buenos Aires urban area, which boasts more than eighty rugby clubs, and Tucumán Province, where rugby has a larger following than football.
About Hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team’s goal using sticks.Argentina national women’s field hockey team represents Argentina in women’s field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning “The Lionesses”. They are the reigning World Cup holders, and they are currently ranked at the top of the FIH World Ranking.
Hockey was introduced in Argentina by English immigrants in the beginning of the 20th century, and the first women’s teams were officially formed in 1909. In 1997, Sergio Vigil, a former player for the men’s national team, was appointed coach. Under his leadership, Las Leonas achieved their first World Hockey Cup title, their first Olympic medals, their first Champions Trophy medals, and many other achievements. The team went from having a rather limited audience to becoming a national sensation, with some of the players even appearing as models in advertising campaigns.
About Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or “shooting” a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules. Basketball is one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports.
Argentina is the only national team in the FIBA Americas zone that has won the quintuplet crown: FIBA World Championship (they won the first edition, in 1950), Olympic Gold Medal (2004), FIBA Diamond Ball (2008), FIBA Americas Championship (2001 and 2011) and Pan American Gold Medal (1995). They have also won 12 times the South American Basketball Championship, as well as many youth championships. The Argentine representative was also the first to defeat a United States national team with a full squad of NBA players.
Due to the series of good results since the beginning of the 2000s, Argentina reached the first position in the FIBA Men’s Ranking at the end of the 2008 Olympic Games.
