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Daily news about Argentina. Mostly hand picked links to expat blogs.
Monday, 12 MayArteBA Buenos Aires City[Wejetset] ArteBA in Buenos Aires. Held at La Rural from May 29 to June 2, this annual five day contemporary art fair not only provides ... Sunday, 11 May Taking the Piss[ThroughTheTube.com] Human urine, it turns out, is one of Argentina’s least-known but most-valued exports... Most Argentines Want Gov't To Cut Farm Taxes[The Argentine Post] Click on Chart to ExpandAn overwhelming majority of Argentines say the government should back down and lower export taxes on farm products, according to a new survey by consulting firm Felipe Noguer... Saturday, 10 MayWhy I let my 13-Year-Old Ride the Colectivo (Bus) Alone[A Texan in Argentina] Picture by Villamota on Flickr" A lot has been made of the mom who let her 9-year-old son ride the NY city subway by himself. Her editorial in a NY newspaper ( Why I let my 9-Year-Old ride the... Feria del libro[Buenos Aires Daily] Inside the 34th Book Fair taking place in La Rural. It’s the largest book festival in Latin America. It brings together publishers, writers, authors, booksellers, distributors, scientists... Mediodia de viernes[sallycat's adventures] This short sequence of film tells the reality of just another midday on just another Friday and just another tango practica in Buenos Aires. It tells the story of one hour in the lives of me... Friday, 09 MayThe Weekend Buzz: Night Owl Edition[Argentina's Travel Guide] Thanks to Bruno Girin for This Photo Going out at night is more than just a fun hobby in BA , it’s a way of life. Much like southern Europe, it’s common to eat dinner as late a... From Chile with Lava[Romancing Argentina] Today the sky over my little house on the Pampa is not the startling cerulean blue that drew me here. It has been replaced by a glaring pewter shade, presumably from the ash plume spewing from ... Callao protected[Blog travelling Buenos Aires] If the Legislative House of the City of Buenos Aires passes the law draft by the member of the Parliament, Marta Varela, the Callao avenue, along its twenty blocks, will be declared “Area de pro... Thursday, 08 MayLemon pile + scuffle[GoodAirs: More than a bad translation of "Buenos Aires"] Foto: DYN via PerfilAround 3 pm yesterday, a truck carrying 200 tons of lemons lost its load. Thousands of lemons rained down from the elevated highway 9 de Julio (at San Juan Ave). No one was hurt. ... Study Shows 90% of Visitors to Argentina Will Come Back[Argentina's Travel Guide] A new study by the Centro de Estudios de Opinión Pública , or CEOP, shows that nine out of ten visitors to Argentina say they will return to the South American nation again. The study reports that m... Business Confidence Hits New Low[The Argentine Post] Argentine business leaders are less confident in the country's economy than at any time since December, 2006, when the Argentine Business Leaders Association began measuring confidence levels.A new ... Fall Back[SaltShaker] [America’s] first settlers were emigrants from different European nations, and of diversified professions of religion, retiring from governmental persecutions of the old world, and meeti... Wednesday, 07 MayMost Argentines Do Not Read Books[The Argentine Post] Most Argentines do not read books, according to a TNS Gallup poll published Tuesday in newspaper La Nacion. The poll, which surveyed 1,006 people aged 18 and over, indicates that 58% of Argentines hav... Tuesday, 06 MayDon´t bite the hand that feeds you[Buenos Aires through my eyes] This is what every Porteño should say... From Wipe magazine May 2008 edition
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