The Northern Province of Salta in Argentina is home to an important Punjabi Community, about 500 Indians and descendants of these immigrants live in the cities “Rosario de la Frontera” and “General Guemes” from Salta. The Sikhs originally came to Argentina in the early 19th century to work on a British-built railroad. Later, in the 1970s, others came after being barred entry to Canada and the United States, the preferred destinations, along with Britain, for the emigrants.
At the time, Argentina seemed the most promising of South American nations, and so they stayed, eventually concentrating in the north, which reminded them of the scrappy mountains and plains of Punjab.Rosario de la Frontera is home to the only Temple of the Sikh religion in all Argentina and South America. The building evokes the architectural lines of similar temples in India. And it is named Gurdwara Nanak Sar.
Anita Nieva Rosas
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