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Monday, 28 September Estancias in Argentina, the real Buenos Aires[LandingPadBA] Year after year, agro-tourism lures those tourists interested in getting a more complete view of Argentina by drawing them to some of this country’s great estancias. One of the best ways of getting in... 12th...

Thursday, 24 September Spicy Spicy Food Week[micheleandtom.com] The Argentine palate is known for being somewhat bland when it comes to spices…really, their cuisine shies away from any sort of bold flavor. This has led to us experiencing unnaturally... Recommended Concerts in October...

Monday, 21 September balcony protest[Yillabean] after work i met up with a friend, on our walk back to our apartments we heard a bunch of noise in our neighborhood. i slowed down looking closely for something, anything that could be making the all... Tips on how to attract the illusive ladies...

Friday, 18 September Argentina Moves to Rein In Media [WSJ] Argentina's lower house of Congress passed a contentious law aimed at reining in media conglomerates and bolstering government discretion over TV and radio licensing. If passed by the Senate, the law is expected to curb the power of...

Monday, 14 September South American Signs, Part 5: The Subte (Buenos Aires)[The Life Less Travelled] Found in the Subte (the Subte -rrainean rail network of Buenos Aires)... Mafalda[Buenos Aires Daily] You all recognized this little girl ? Of course you do, this is Mafalda. Born in 1957, it...

Thursday, 10 September Bringing to Boedo to Life[The Argentimes] Boedo is on the cusp of being cool. A crop of new cafes and stores celebrating the arts have recently emerged as fixtures along the avenue for which the barrio is named. However, while the press has b... Secret Squats and Silent...

Saturday, 05 September With Help From Clarín, Kirchner Rises from the Ashes[The Argentine Post] Like the mythical Phoenix that dies in flames and is reborn from its own ashes, former president Néstor Kirchner this week reemerged*from the quietude of his self-imposed isolation following a stu...

Tuesday, 01 September World Press Photo 2009 in Buenos Aires[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide] Every year following the World Press Photo Contest, the winning images go on show around 80 cities worldwide, starting in Amsterdam as part of the prize-giving ceremony in April, until March the foll...

Friday, 28 August Argentina Exchange Calls for Lifting Capital Controls[Bloomberg] Argentina’s stock exchange called on the government to lift capital controls that caused it to become the only major Latin America market classified as “frontier,” adding the move may help lure $10 billion in...

Monday, 24 August Arriving in Argentina from a Galaxy Far, Far Away[The Argentimes] From the sizzling flourescent light saber clashes to the metallic wheezing of Darth Vader’s grated breath what’s not to love about 'Star Wars'? For those whose life would not have been complete withou...

Wednesday, 19 August Hyperinflation & The $1,000,000 Peso Bill[The Argentine Post] Wish you had million pesos? You can, and it’ll cost you only a few bucks! Just head to ... coin and stamp collectors shop, where you can become a millionaire in a few minutes. República...

Wednesday, 12 August Equity Financing: The Only Choice for Argentina Small Business[Investing and Doing Business in Argentina] In Argentina the only realistic way to obtain start-up funding for any kind of business venture is through equity financing or through some other vehicle that brings...

Friday, 07 August Historic photo exhibit: Darwin in Argentina[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide] Centro Cultural Borges presents the historic-photographic exhibition "Darwin in Argentina" , honoring the renowned English scientist and his journey through Argentina. The year 2009 has been de...

Tuesday, 04 August photos: bomberos[Yillabean] "Bomberos" means Firefighters. In Buenos Aires there are no American looking fire hydrants on the sidewalks. Instead the fire hydrants are located beneath the sidewalk or on the outside of a buildin... BA Brothels Using Google Maps To Lure...

Saturday, 01 August In Argentina, Swine Flu Means Early Curtain Call[NPR] In Argentina, swine flu has killed more than 160 people — more than Mexico, where the epidemic began, and the highest death toll outside the United States. The spread of the disease has public health officials scrambling...

Monday, 27 July The National Museum of Decorative Arts to host "Treasures from the Louvre. Houdon's Sculptures"[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide] The National Museum of Decorative Arts , with the exceptional participation of The Louvre Museum and the support of the French Embassy in Argentina...

Saturday, 20 June Checking Out, Argentina Style[micheleandtom.com] Yes, I’m still ruminating on the retail experience here in Buenos Aires. (My thoughts are trending this way since I’m preparing a short presentation on retail districts for an upcom... 17 Year old Argentine teenager has 7...

Monday, 15 June Teatro Colón 2009 Season[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide] The Teatro Colon de Buenos Aires will remain closed for renovations during 2009. However, the program of activities of the theater's companies continues at an alternative venue, the Teatro Coliseo... About 11.000 people...

Thursday, 11 June BA, Bariloche, Mendoza Get Google Map ‘Directions’[The Argentine Post] The feature doesn’t appear to cover anything outside the cities and it’s not clear yet if it covers everything in each city. But in my limited tests the feature seems to work very well... Ugis for the...

Monday, 08 June Kirchner: Anticipating the Judgment of History[The Argentine Post] When Argentine historians of the future look back on the Nestor Kirchner era, a term they are likely to apply to both the four years when he was the Nation’s Chief Executive and the years when his wife was a...