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Magistral Ciudad de Buenos AiresThe Magistral Ciudad de Buenos Aires will take place between 28th May and 3rd June and will feature the stellar presence of the elite player Alexei Shirov, who was once rated 4th in the world rankings.With the best players of Argentine and Uruguayan champion Andres Rodriguez the tournament has average elo of 2558, reaching Category 13 according to FIDE.Playing venue: Head of the Government of the City of Buenos...  

Line-ups: Colón: Diego Pozo; Gerardo Alcoba, Ariel Garcé and Maximiliano Pellegrino; Gabriel Graciani, Adrián Bastía, Iván Moreno y Fabianesi and Maximiliano Caire; Lucas Mugni; Federico Higuaín and Esteban Fuertes. Coach: Roberto Sensini.  

Mobile energy firm Conductix-Wampfler UK has broken into the South American market for the first time with a deal to supply a metro system in Argentina.  

BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - An abandoned power plant in Buenos Aires dating back to the early 20th century has been transformed into a cultural center, a key part of plans to revitalize the "poor" south of Argentina's capital. The old brick factory topped with a ...  

via Nicolás Dinapoli Fariña onThe MATRIXSYNTH Lounge"There has been a synth meeting in Buenos Aires. Here in this group you'll find some pics and videos."  

Ciudad have the better goal difference by 7 and scored through Carla Rebecchi (3), Yanina Rojas (2), María Romang, Macarena Rojas, Rosario Carchini and Romina Pérez. Estefanía Núñez netted Quilmes’ lone goal. At GEBA, play was fast, even ...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's government on Thursday revoked the commuter railway concession for a company whose train crashed in February, killing 51 people and injuring 703. The Trains of Buenos Aires company, which operated some ...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -Two people were being treated Sunday for bullet wounds after a shooting that claimed the life of a 21-year-old member of a gang of Argentine football hooligans. The shooting occurred Saturday in Buenos Aires outside the ...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Two people were being treated Sunday for bullet wounds after a shooting that claimed the life of a 21-year-old member of a gang of Argentine soccer hooligans. The shooting occurred Saturday in Buenos Aires outside a ...  

Instead, the club was vibrating with Sanskrit songs...'Jai jai Radha Ramana hari Bol', 'Jai Krishna Hare', 'Gurudeva Guru Om', 'Govinda Govinda' and 'Jai Shiva Shambo'," said Viswanathan. Lead singer Rodrigo Bustos, 29, and his band mate Nicolas Pucci ...  

Argentina's government has taken a rail franchise off a privateer which ran a line where 51 people died in a February crash. Public Investment Minister Julio de Video said on Thursday that Buenos Aires Trains (TBA) hadn't properly maintained equipment ...  

BUENOS AIRES: If you're ever in Buenos Aires don't forget to visit Groove, a trendy nightclub that should pleasantly surprise any Indian. Because at Groove you won't hear salsa or reggaton music, like you do at most such places, but instead ...  

A profile for the Buenos Aires school is already live on the SG Spanish Schools website at http://www.sgspanishschools.com/ buenos-aires/. Students can register for myriad courses and activities including Spanish and Tango, Spanish teacher preparation and ...  

And even opting for the latter, there is more than one alternative — as in the May 15 Bogotá bomb attack on the car of Uribe’s interior minister Fernando Londoño, Colombia’s FARC guerrillas are the obvious suspects but paramilitary elements on the ...  

Madrid was put on the shortlist of the International Olympic Committee and officially became Candidate City to host the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in 2020, as announced by Gillbert Felli, IOC Executive Director for the Olympic Games, at the Quebec ...  

Authorities found and deactivated a bomb on Tuesday at a Buenos Aires theatre where former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe was due to deliver a ...  

Mr Uribe, known for tough law-and-order policies during his 2002-2010 presidency in Colombia, is scheduled to speak at the Grand Rex theatre in downtown Buenos Aires on Wednesday and still intends to honour the engagement. Theatre security and maintenance ...  

What’s new, Buenos Aires? In legislation passed last week, foreign same-sex couples visiting Buenos Aires can not only visit Evita’s old stomping grounds, but get legally married there, too. CONTINUED » Permalink | 3 comments Read more articles at Queerty or GayCities  

Argentina has had marriage equality for same-sex couples since July, 2010, but now Buenos Aires will allow visitors to the country to marry as well. According to a new law passed last week, any foreign couple (including both same- and opposite-sex couples) can marry in Buenos Aires with only a five-day request and a temporary [...]  

Police defused a bomb at a Buenos Aires theater Tuesday, a day before a former Colombian president was scheduled to speak there, a judge said. The explosive device was set to be detonated Wednesday afternoon, when former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s government is revoking the concession of the company whose commuter train ran crashed in Buenos Aires in February, killing 51 people and injuring 703. Planning Minister Julio de Vido says the Trains of Buenos Aires ...  

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is scheduled to speak there Wednesday. Last week, a former top official from Uribe's administration survived an assassination attempt -- a daylight bombing in Colombia's capital. Uribe was Colombia's president from ...  

The bomb was set to be detonated Wednesday afternoon, when former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was scheduled to be at the Gran Rex theater, Judge Norberto Oyarbide told reporters. "It was a simple apparatus, but one that could have caused the death of ...  

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Argentina's government is revoking the concession of the company whose commuter train ran crashed in Buenos Aires in February, killing 51 people and injuring 703. Planning Minister Julio de Vido says the Trains of Buenos Aires company failed to adequately ...  

BUENOS AIRES (MarketWatch) -- The Buenos Aires Cereals Exchange on Thursday trimmed its outlook for Argentina's 2011-12 soybean crop by 1.1 million metric tons to 39.9 million tons due to recent flooding that damaged fields in key areas of the farm belt.  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Police on Tuesday defused a pair of powerful firecrackers hidden in a Buenos Aires theater and apparently timed to explode just when a crowd of high-paying guests would have gathered to greet former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.  

Drought followed by flooding in some areas * Argentina a top provider of soyoil and soymeal * Second biggest corn exporter after U.S. (Adds context, data) BUENOS AIRES, May 24 (Reuters) - Citing drought and then flooding, the Buenos Aires Grains ...  

BUENOS AIRES --Authorities found a bomb Tuesday at a Buenos Aires theater where former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe was to deliver a speech, a judicial source said. "During an inspection, security personnel found the bomb in a lamp in the theater. It is of the type activated by cell phone...  

San Clemente del tuyu, buenos aires – May 22, 2012 – Ipsilon Developments, a software development company with headquarters in Buenos Aires, announced the launching of their new company website which aims to market their site monitoring service.  

Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Police on Tuesday defused a pair of powerful firecrackers hidden in a Buenos Aires theater and apparently timed to explode just when a crowd of high-paying guests would have gathered to greet former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. A theater employee found the explosives lodged in a light fixture in the Gran Rex theater, authorities said.  

Transcendent, even if you don't understand Spanish. Exhilarating, beautiful, and breath-taking ... Artes de la Rosa presents an exquisite work of art with the Regional Premiere of Maria de Buenos Aires (playing through May 27) that transcends all languages, ethnicities, and genders. Maria de Buenos Aires is nothing short of true beauty on a live stage. The entire...  

a Buenos Aires classified search engine. They were competing, Escalante said, but also using the opportunity to learn how to integrate the city information into their site, so they could show apartment renters how close rentals were to police stations or ...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pampa Energia S.A. (NYSE: PAM; Buenos Aires Stock Exchange: PAMP), the largest integrated electricity company in Argentina that, through its subsidiaries, participates in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity,...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Police on Tuesday defused a pair of powerful firecrackers hidden in a Buenos Aires theater and apparently timed to explode just when a crowd of high-paying guests would have gathered to greet former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.  

BUENOS AIRES -- Argentine officials on Tuesday found a bomb in a Buenos Aires auditorium where former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is scheduled to speak. Federal police said the crude explosive was discovered by employees at the Gran Rex ...  

BUENOS AIRES—Argentine police on Tuesday were defusing a bomb discovered in the ceiling of a Buenos Aires theatre only hours before former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe was scheduled to speak there. The bomb, which could have been activated with a ...  

Foreign non-residents, gay or straight, can now get married in the Argentine capital, thanks to a resolution that removed bureaucratic obstacles and streamlined the procedure.  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine police on Tuesday were defusing a bomb discovered in the ceiling of a Buenos Aires theater only hours before former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe was scheduled to speak there. The bomb, which could have been ...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine police defused a bomb discovered in the ceiling of a Buenos Aires theater Tuesday, and authorities said it was timed to explode during an appearance there by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.  

Buenos Aires Bakery & Cafe is one of those places that you can never really turn down. But you rarely make it. Blame your busy schedules, Blame its location at 71st street and Collins Avenue. Blame the fact it's packed on weekday mornings and between 8 and ...  

The Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires is opening up marriage equality to same-sex couples visiting the city. The South American nation has offered same-sex marriage since 2010, but now the option will be available to Buenos Aires tourists who ...  

The original Belle of Broadway performed for the first time in Argentina, where she gave a four-hour masterclass on May 1st. That same night, she astonished the audience with the amazing concert she gave at the Teatro Astral, accompanied by pianist Christopher McGovern. Check out this video with the best moments of Susan Egan's performance in Buenos Aires.  

Breathe Buenos Aires into your soulThe Copenhagen PostMovies like British director Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson, American star Robert Duvall's Assassination Tango, and Broadway's Tango Argentina, along with the hugely successful Strictly Come Dancing franchise, fuelled the flames, which was already hot ...  

It might not yet enjoy the celebrated status of the mighty beefsteak or the tango, but Argentine winemaking is fast winning an international reputation for excellence. And while most travellers follow the Argentine grapevines to the bodegas (vineyards) of ...  

Mauricio Macri, Mayor of Buenos Aires City, added: “We believe the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires will be a great opportunity to help the Games grow and flourish, and make a genuine positive impact on the lives of the neighbours, particularly ...  

(PRLEAP.COM) Drs. Pelcman’s Practice, a premier restorative and cosmetic dental practice in Buenos Aires is excited to announce the launch of their newly updated website, featuring valuable information for both local and international dentistry patients.  

BUENOS AIRES – The Buenos Aires Minister of Culture Hernan Lombardi announced yesterday that film critic Marcelo Panozzo will replace Sergio Wolf as artistic director of the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival, one of the more renowned fests in the ...  

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina and the second-largest city in South America, is experiencing a boom in property sales and rents. The Provincial Notary College reported a 13% overall increase in March over the same period last year, and a 77% increase in sales over the previous month as more people...  

Rock 'N' Roll Allstars, an 11-piece supergroup comprised of Gene Simmons of KISS, three former members of GUNS N' ROSES, Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) and many other big names in rock history, played a special club show last night (Sunday, April 22) at Teatro Vorterix in Buenos Aires, Argentina as part of its tour of South and Central America.  

SINGAPORE: Singapore has appointed Mr Jorge E Estrada Mora as its Honorary Consul-General in Buenos Aires, Argentina with jurisdiction over Argentina.  

Blue would seem to be the colour of the month for controversy, regardless of whether the clay of Madrid’s tennis courts or the dollar exchange rate here is involved. A political beneficiary of the 2001 convertibility collapse and the first to criticize ...  

One of club music’s strongest attributes is its globalism. Attend a Red Bull Freestyle final and it becomes very clear that although turntables and mixing boards are common to all, bringing a bit or a lot of your local flavour into the mix is ...  

0000 visitors for the five-day event starting Friday. Much like New York's Armory or Art Basel, the event features a series of gallery shows and parties in a whirlwind week of art festivities and fair that's almost entirely open to the public.  

Several protesters were lightly injured in a protest outside the British embassy in Buenos Aires, organized over the disputed Falkland (Malvinas) Islands. Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters, who threw stones and Molotov cocktails at police outside the embassy.  

A security worker smokes outside a money exchange house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - The man in the brown suit doesn't need to speak above a whisper to sell his goods along a busy street in the Argentine capital ...  

She was born in the French territory of Guadeloupe. French NOC General Assembly Denis Masseglia, president of CNOSF, the French National Olympic Committee, called upon newly elected French president Francois Hollande to work to promote sport. He made the ...  

CHARLESTON, South Carolina — There was a moment in the 2008 presidential campaign when the Democratic Party candidate, Barack Obama, appeared to be doomed. He was under attack because the inflammatory ranting of his long-time pastor at the church he ...  

Read the rest of Buenos Aires’ Newly Opened ‘Picnic’ Is the City’s First Vegan Fast Food Restaurant Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Buenos Aires, food, fresh produce, green interiors, natural light, picnic, sustainable food, Vegan Fast Food, vintage furniture  

You can't escape tango in Buenos Aires. It is danced on the trains and in the streets. Restaurants in the bohemian neighborhoods of San Telmo and La Boca try to lure tourists inside with exhibition dancing outside their doors. Taxi drivers play tango music ...  

Argentina’s telecoms regulator Comision Nacional de Comunicaciones (CNC) will investigate the possibility of imposing sanctions on mobile operator Claro, following an outage on the America Movil-owned company’s network in parts of Buenos Aires earlier this month, BNamerica reports, citing state news service Telam. The outage in mobile service was a result of a cut in an underground fibre-optic cable, caused by works by Buenos Aires city...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- A bus ran off a road in northern Argentina and plunged into a ravine, killing 10 people and injuring about 40 others, officials said Saturday. Two Germans were reported among the dead.The bus operated by the company Potosi left Villazon, Bolivia, on Friday night and was traveling on a route to Buenos Aires when the crash occurred in the province of Jujuy, prosecutor Alejandro Maldonado said.Read More...  

Another article to mark the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War — this one from the current issue of the magazine. It’s by John Simpson and analyses the current tensions between Britain and Argentina. Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is as exhilarating, as unpredictable, as stylish as ever. But the economic boom is over. Times are hard once again, more shops in Calle Florida are boarded up, the sales are pretty frantic. And so, as Jorge Luis Borges...  

The 18 deaths caused by a storm that hit Buenos Aires earlier this month tragically demonstrate the lack of preparedness for the ever more frequent and powerful weather events faced by the Argentine capital and its suburbs.  

PÁJARO DE FUEGO - TRANCE; ESTEBAN SEHINKMAN TRIO. In his fourth solo album, pianist and keyboardist Esteban Sehinkman leads his formidable trio once again into a new exciting trip of highly combustible, modern and electrified grooving jazz. Pájaro de ...  

There are steak houses, there are Argentine steak houses, and then there is PM Buenos Aires Fish & Steak House, an utter hybrid of the two. Diners are privy to provoleta and empanadas but can also opt for salmon tartare or carpaccio of smoked marlin. Ceviche and tirados are on the menu, and so is...  

BUENOS AIRES, MAY 18 - BUENOS AIRES, May 1 7 (Reuters) - Velez Sarsfield managed to stifle exuberant Santos forward Neymar on their way to a 1-0 win at home to the defending champions in the first leg of their Libertadores Cup quarter-final on ...  

Some readers sent her an email wanting to know of any budget bed & breakfast recommendations in Buenos ... In October 2010, my wife and I celebrated our 25 year wedding anniversary with a trip to South America. We visited Buenos Aires, Argentina and ...  

Nice article on CNN by Migdalia Romero, author of Tango Lover’S Guide To Buenos Aires: Insights And Recommendations, Dancing to the music of love in Buenos Aires The prelude to tango begins at the moment that two people stand face to face and listen silently to a few notes of the music, before settling in [...]  

A bomb left nearby to EU office facilities in Argentina on Tuesday shattered windows but caused no injuries. It comes amid a trade row over Argentina's expropriation of a Spanish oil firm. The EU the same day urged Bolivia to compensate Spain after it seized a Spanish-owned electricity company.  

Rally Argentina clerk of the course David Eli says he wants to take Rally Argentina back to the nation's capital of Buenos Aires. The South American rally last ran in Buenos Aires in 2008, but it hit severe logistical difficulties when dense fog ...  

* Buenos Aires governor faces stiff opposition to measure * Farmers say proposed hike would wipe out profits * Growers still hurting from December-January drought * Farmers' strike not seen hurting exports, for now By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES ...  

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Business, Stories, South America, Argentina, NightlifeBuenos Aires in Argentina has one of the most vibrant art scenes in all the world. Walking down the streets of the city, you'll see colorful, political and passionate works of graffiti art on every corner. If you're looking for a truly unique way to experience the art scene in Buenos Aires, one option is to visit the city's only bar and urban art gallery in...  

The two studios that teach tango seriously and cater in large part to tourists from around the world are the Studio DNI and the Escuela Argentina de Tango at Galerias Pacifico -- inside a beautiful upscale mall. Both schools offer lessons to ...  

Baexpats.org, the most popular community website for foreigners living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has recently added a new classifieds section to the site. This will be yet another free service offered to the site members. Site members who run their own ...  

Buenos ... Rental rates are on the up as well, with prices zooming up in the districts of Barrio Norte, Belgrano, Palermo and San Telmo. According to Reporte Inmobilario, rates increased across the city by up to 20 per cent; one bedroom apartment rents ...  

BUENOS AIRES (REUTERS).-A spiraling tower made from thousands of books in dozens of languages is the latest landmark to dot the skyline of Buenos Aires, named the World Book Capital this year. Called the Tower of Babel, the 82-foot (25-meter) high ...  

New figures have found that the sales of property in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires have increased significantly in the last year.  Data from the Provincial Notary College showed that sales of homes in Buenos Aires increased by 13 per cent between…  

Drunk illustrators at first B.A. Meetup Juliana Pedemont Lucio Paletta Lucas Varela Marina Gerosa Iván Rodero Lluis Rafols Leonardo Falaschini Cristian Turdera Matias Vigliano luclatulippe: ¡Gracias Buenos Aires! I’m home once again! I’d like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all the wonderful illustrators I met while I was visiting your amazing city. Your friendship and generosity helped make our visit extra special. And a great...  

The Argentine foreign ministry has condemned an explosion that rocked the headquarters of the European Union delegation in the capital, Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires police said that the explosion took place early Tuesday outside the building that houses the ...  

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Learning, South America, Argentina, Hotels and Accommodations, Budget TravelWhen most travelers visit Buenos Aires, Argentina, they explore the main hubs on San Telmo, Palermo, Recoleta and Centro. However, there is another area 45 minutes from Retiro Station that is like an entirely different world: The Tigre Delta. I learned about Tigre from an expat who had been living in my hostel for the past year. When I...  

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured that “keeping up investments will be as important as keeping up the agreggate demand,” as she headed a ceremony in a Greater Buenos Aires area alongside Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli ...  

(CNN)-- Since her debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of eight, Sarah Chang has grown through the weight of expectation to become one of the world's great violinists. Now aged 31, Chang was born in Philadelphia to a composer and ...  

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - San Lorenzo's famously volatile coach Ricardo Caruso Lombardi has been involved in a furious televised street spat, raising his fists and insulting another man outside a television studio. BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - San Lorenzo's ...  

American Sarah Chang is one of the world's greatest violinists. She traveled to Buenos Aires to swap the formality of classical music for the passion of tango.  

BUENOS AIRES, May 16 (Reuters) - A last-minute lobbying blitz by farmers in Argentina's top grains province, Buenos Aires, stopped local lawmakers from raising land taxes on Wednesday in an unexpected setback for Governor Daniel Scioli.  

IAE Business School, Argentina efmd.blogactiv.eu/2011/11/07/society-business-and-crisis Professor Marcelo Paladino, Dean of IAE Business School in Pilar Buenos Aires, Argentina, shares his views on what can we learn from the recent financial and economic crisis. In the artilce, Professor Paladino suggests to...  

Here is CNN's travel guide to Buenos Airs, the city of tango, and passion.  

What's the Deal? This week's best travel bargains around the globe.Washington PostTour includes two nights' pre-cruise lodging at the Sofitel hotel in Buenos Aires and one night at Los Cauquenes Resort & Spa in Ushuaia, Argentina; round-trip flights between Buenos Aires and Ushuaia; tours in Buenos Aires and Ushuaia; ...  

World Courier is pleased to announce that its newest Clinical Trial Supply Chain Services (CTSCS) investigational drug storage depot will open in May 2012 in Buenos Aires (Argentina) after having moved to larger purpose-built premises in response to strong customer demand.  

SALT LAKE CITY — The renovated Mormon temple in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is ready for public tours then rededication. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the public is invited to visit the temple during an open house from ...  

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Aerolineas Argentinas is one of the largest Airline from South America covering the most destinations of the Continent from their hub based in Buenos Aires. Level 3 64 Clarence Street Sydney NSW ...  

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, South America, Argentina When visiting a new city, it's important to become familiar with the local foods in order to better understand the culture. However, there are times when you might want to try a restaurant that offers something truly unique. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, that restaurant is Magdalena's Party. Located in the Palermo SOHO neighborhood of the city, Magdalena's Party offers a...  

Fashion designer-turned-real estate magnate Alan Faena is creating "a sort of Shoreditch-by-the-River-Plate for culture-starved Argentines" in the waterfront neighborhood of Puerto Madero. The district already has a new visual art center; there are plans for a hotel by Philippe Starck, a residential complex designed by Norman Foster, and "parks, cultural centres and an artist residency."...  

Hotel Fierro, arguably the best getaway for gourmands in Buenos Aires, Argentina, recently announced an especially tempting new value added offering - The GourmandAway In BA. Anyone booking three nights or more for travel between now and August 30 will be ...  

CHICAGO, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines will begin daily nonstop service between its hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and Buenos Aires, Argentina's, Ministro Pistarini International Airport on April 6.  This is United's first service from Newark...  

Hotels + Restaurants + Destinations + Travel Trends + Information & Cool Stuff. Carlos Melia Blog. Featured Video > On top of Sugar Loaf, Rio de Janeiro, Featured Posts > Posts that standout, Featured Hotels > Best unique ...  

Ilustradores de Buenos Aires, esta noche es nuestra segunda reunión, así que espero que pueda unirse a nosotros! Details are on the Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/267807839969414/ If you feel like bringing anything, here are some suggestions  Samples of your work (portfolio, books, prints, etc..) to show everyone Business cards (good for trading) Do you have an exhibition coming up? Bring some promotional cards for...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed its ratings on the City of Buenos Aires (the CBA) as follows: --Long-term foreign and local currency ratings at 'B'; --National long-term rating at 'AA(arg); --National short-term rating at 'A1+(arg)'. Fitch has also assigned the CBA a 'B' short-term debt rating. The city's international ratings are limited by Argentina's sovereign rating. The Rating Outlook on the long-term...  

Guests Enter 1920s Buenos Aires, May 5th in Underground Location The Painted Muse's first underground art event of the year takes place May 5th in Denver with an authentic Buenos Aires 1920s theme. The location, as with all of these events, is not released ...  

The first “Buenos Aires Illustrator Meetup” is tonight! Join us at the Shanghai Dragon to chill out, meet other local illustrators, and talk shop. Sign up on Facebook.  It’s a really nice pub, and it’s quite new so it won’t be crowded… until we fill it up!  

Roll up for the hourly resurrection of an 18ft Christ, watch the animatronic Genesis show, then refresh with a bottle of Heineken and a kebab. Emily Payne gets in the Easter spirit at Holy Land religious theme park in Buenos AiresIn pictures: Holy Land Buenos Aires"I am the resurrection and the life," said Jesus (John 11:25) on his triumphant rise from the dead. But there's no mention in the Bible of him ascending from a plaster Holy Mount as...  

Foreign Office condemns violence as Argentinian demonstrators throw firebombs at embassy during Falklands anniversaryThe government has condemned violent protesters who attacked the British embassy in Buenos Aires on the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war.Several hundred demonstrators pelted police officers with homemade firebombs and threw rocks and flaming bottles at the embassy as a series of events were held in Argentina and the UK on...  

Students at the new secondary school that caters to members of sexual minorities. Credit:Courtesy Bachillerato Popular "Mocha Celis" BUENOS AIRES, Apr 27, 2012 (IPS) - With 35 students, the first secondary school specifically for transvestites and other ...  

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Following extensive remodeling and expansion, the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be open for public tours prior to its rededication during three special sessions on Sunday, Sept. 9.  

Often referred to as the Europe of South America, Argentina is one of those countries that draws you in and makes you feel right at home amongst its friendly people, beautiful scenery and relaxed way of life. A country I could easily call home, Argentina captured my heart upon arrival in the vibrant city of Buenos Aires, and anyone who enjoys great food, excellent wine, music, dancing, and socialising will appreciate what this grand city has...  

Is there a label around that could do a better job showcasing the burgeoning electronic scene of Argentina's capital city than ZZK? No, and that's why they are the only imprint we'd trust to put together a compilation called Future Sound of Buenos Aires. read more  

Serie IV, Tomo III, Libros LXII, LXIII y LXIV (Años: 1808-1809). Digitalizado por la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Publicado en 1927 por el Archivo General de la Nación, bajo la dirección de Augusto Mallié. .This item belongs to: texts/opensource.This item has files of the following types: JPEG, Metadata  

Hi there everyone... back, once again in Buenos Aires. Yes despite of the ongoing crisis, the expropriations, and else... I am back in my native and beloved land to spend the whole month catching up with new trends and travel news on this side ...  

Hotels + Restaurants + Destinations + Travel Trends + Information & Cool Stuff. Carlos Melia Blog. Featured Video > On top of Sugar Loaf, Rio de Janeiro, Featured Posts > Posts that standout, Featured Hotels > Best unique ...  

Salt Lake City | Friday, 27 April 2012 00:00:00 -0700 | The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has announced the open house, cultural celebration and rededication dates for the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple.   

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) -- Israeli authors and screenwriters are being featured at the 38th Book Fair of Buenos Aires. The book fair, which runs through May 7, reportedly is the most visited book fair in the Spanish-speaking world; last ...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Clarin S.A. will host a conference call and webcast presentation on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 11:00 am Eastern Time (12:00 pm Buenos Aires time) to discuss its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012....  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pampa Energia S.A. (NYSE: PAM; Buenos Aires Stock Exchange: PAMP) ("Pampa" or the "Company"), the largest integrated electricity company in Argentina that, through its subsidiaries, participates in the generation, transmission and...  

You don’t like the look of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s policies? All right. But the notion that the President, after clinching re-election last October with 54 percent of the vote, would be in deep political trouble only four months ...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The management of Banco Macro S.A. (NYSE: BMA; Buenos Aires: BMA) ("Banco Macro" or "BMA") announced today that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F on April 26, 2012 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 (the "2011 Annual...  

Buenos Aires in Argentina has one of the most vibrant art scenes in all the world. Walking down the streets of the city, you'll see colorful, political and passionate works of graffiti art on every corner. If you're looking for a truly unique ...  

By Vicky Baker: Buenos Aires is not the bargain basement of a decade ago, but you can still stay in style while still leaving enough pesos to enjoy the nightlife. Here are 10 characterful hotels and B&Bs.  

Line-ups: Lanús: Agustín Marchesín; Carlos Araujo, Paolo Goltz, Carlos Izquierdoz and Maximiliano Velázquez; Matías Fritzler and Guido Pizarro; Silvio Romero, Eduardo Ledesma and Diego Valeri; Mariano Pavone. Coach: Gabriel Schurrer. Racing Club ...  

This month's video roundup features the Argentinean capital, Inception-style, Colorado's back country in slow mo, and a day in the life of the Isle of WightEach month, we ask our readers and Twitter followers to send us your favourite travel videos from across the web. Last month's clips featured daredevils launching themselves from the top of Norwegian mountains, skiers hurtling through Canadian villages and stunning shots of Papua New Guinea...  

bordering San Telmo Stepping inside this century-old apartment block and pulling the cage door across the old-fashioned lift takes you back to Buenos Aires of yesteryear. Another newcomer to the scene, this B is immaculately clean, with high ceilings ...  

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Monday proposed a bill to nationalize the YPF oil company that is controlled by Spain's Repsol, moving ahead with the plan despite fierce opposition from Madrid. Fernandez  

You know it was the birthplace of the tango. Maybe you have heard that its nickname is “The Paris of South America.” But how well do you really know Buenos Aires? Below are some surprising things you may not know about the city.   1. It’s rainy.  

Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - From now until April 28, at the house of spiritual retreat "El Cenaculo", in Buenos Aires, the 103rd Plenary Assembly of the Argentina Episcopal Conferencewill take place, the first of 2012. The note sent to Fides presents the issues on which the Bishops will have to work: the pastoral aspects of the document "Porta Fidei" and the Year of Faith; exchange of proposals on the new Argentine Civil Code (issues...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ARCO) announced today it will report its first quarter 2012 earnings results before the market opens on Friday, May 4, 2012. A real-time webcast of these results will be available online at http://services.choruscall.com/links/arcos120504.html on Friday, May 4, 2012, beginning at 11:00 a.m. New York / 12:00 p.m. Buenos Aires time. The online replay will be available...  

I’m currently in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and last night I had a very humbling experience. I was out for a late dinner with some friends and got back to the hotel at about midnight. The night before I had been on a flight all night to arrive in Buenos Aires, gotten off the plane, went to the hotel, took a shower, and then gave a presentation and took part in the MDN Hack Day. Suffices to say, I was quite tired and worn after the last events...  

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Students at a new secondary school in Buenos Aires that caters to members of sexual minorities. Credit:Courtesy Bachillerato Popular "Mocha Celis" BUENOS AIRES, May 10, 2012 (IPS) - Under a new law that recognises a broad range of rights for transvestites ...  

April 27 (Reuters) - Moody's Disclosures on Credit Rating of Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A. This release does not constitute any change in Moody's ratings or rating rationale for Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.  

Original decorations such as Spanish tiles and stained glass windows give it a personality that is characteristically ... furniture and hand-me-downs rather than Ikea-style home assembly kits and this is no exception. The sideboards are covered with ...  

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The Argentine hockey player filmed training on the Falkland Islands in a controversial video that caused a furore in Britain last week has been dropped from Argentina's final Olympic Games warm-up event. BUENOS AIRES (Reuters ...  

BUENOS AIRES, May 10 (UPI) -- Spanish telecom operator Telefonica faces a $43 million fine in Argentina amid reports Buenos Aires has the company in sight for a possible takeover after seizing the Repsol YPF energy firm. Telefonica S.A.'s ...  

Buenos Aires, April 6 (IANS/EFE) Twelve people were killed and 18 injured in a storm that brought rain, hail and winds of more than 90 kph to Buenos Aires, Argentine authorities said Thursday. Residents of the capital and its suburbs woke up to flooding and streets blocked by downed trees and light poles. The storm [...]  

Dylan was awarded the 2009 National Medal of Arts ... "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," "High Water (For Charley Patton)," "It Ain't Me, Babe," "The Levee's Gonna Break," "Love Sick," "Spirit On The Water," "Tryin' To Get To Heaven." All other songs except ...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A bus ran off a road in northern Argentina and plunged into a ravine, killing 10 people and injuring about 40 others, officials said Saturday. Two Germans were reported among the dead.The bus operated by the company Potosi left Villazon, Bolivia, on Friday night and was traveling on a route to Buenos Aires when the crash occurred in the province of Jujuy, prosecutor Alejandro Maldonado said.Maldonado said six of...  

* CGT union suspends strike, splinter group protests * Dockers who moor ships in harbor halt activity * Buenos Aires farmers also protest tax hike proposal BUENOS AIRES, May 10 (Reuters) - A group of port workers launched an indefinite pay ...  

Roberto Bolaño Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos Buenos Aires, 1972 I. It’s 1972 and I can see V.S. Naipaul strolling through the streets of Buenos Aires. Well, sometimes he’s strolling, but sometimes, when he’s on his way to meetings or keeping appointments, his gait is quick and his eyes take in only what he needs to see in order to reach his destination with a minimum of bother, whether it’s a private dwelling or, more...  

BUENOS AIRES (dpa-AFX) - Die Hauptbörsen in Lateinamerika haben sich am Montag uneinheitlich entwickelt. Im brasilianischen Sao Paulo stieg der Index der Bovespa -Börse (Ibovespa) 871,05 Punkte oder 1,32 Prozent auf 66.684 Punkte. In Argentiniens Hauptstadt Buenos Aires endete der Wertpapierhandel mit Verlusten: Der Merval...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pampa Energia S.A. (NYSE: PAM; Buenos Aires Stock Exchange: PAMP), announces today that: (i) The Company had received letters sent by Messrs. Jose Daniel Abelovich and Damian Burgio, stating that they resigned to their positions as...  

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner decries British control of the Falklands Islands but also criticizes Argentine military rulers who launched the war.BUENOS AIRES — Separated by an ocean and an ongoing dispute, Argentina and Britain commemorated the 30th anniversary Monday of the outbreak of war between them over the Falkland Islands, a tiny territory that Buenos Aires still wants back but London refuses to give up.  

Argentina’s most famous football club has unveiled the world’s first football ... the 85-room hotel has Boca Juniors memorabilia on display throughout the lobby, plus an extensive spa and gym for energetic guests. Fans will be able to spot pictures ...  

People happy about the decision by Argentina’s government to nationalise Spanish-run oil company YPF gathered in the plaza outside government house in Buenos Aires. In a move backed by President Cristina Fernandez, the state will takeover the ...  

The 18 deaths caused by a storm that hit Buenos Aires earlier this month tragically demonstrate the lack of preparedness for the ever more frequent and powerful weather events faced by the Argentine capital and its suburbs. "Argentina should be accustomed ...  

Buenos Aires is a city of many faces, with bustling and chic areas, fascinating old colonial districts and trendy streets packed with boutiques – BA has it all. Just don’t leave without trying tango and dining with friends around When you first touch ...  

"La chica del sur" (The Girl from the South), Jose Luis Garcia's expose on South Korean peace activist Im Su-kyong, walked away with a jury special mention and the public's vote, while cinematography went to Roman Cardenas for his work in Fernando Gatti's ...  

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Friday’s trading session in Buenos Aires saw a rise in shares of YPF SA, but they remained headed for their worst week on record as Argentina pushed forward with its attempt to take control of the energy producer.  

A month after announcing it was being acquired, Stamford-based World Courier is forging ahead with the opening of an investigational drug storage depot in Buenos Aires. World Courier, a global specialty transportation and logistics provider for the ...  

It was the first time in festival history that the award for best director and best film went to the same movie. “The Israeli film industry is growing," Sergio Wolff, the festival's artistic director, told JTA. "I enjoy the new Israeli cinema ...  

It has been restricted to viewers above the age of 18. The film stars Yiftach Klein, Michael Moshonov, Michael Aloni and Ben Adam. "Policeman" is Lapid's first feature film. His short films have been screened in the past in the Berlin, Cannes and Locarno festivals.  

The Girl from the South, Jose Luis Garcia’s personal search for South Korean peace activist Im Su-kyong received a special mention. A favorite among local critics and winner of the audience award, the film features surprising archive footage taken in ...  

Buenos Aires in American TV commercials. This post will probably mean nothing to most of you, but you have to understand, as an expat, my heart gets happy when I see something made in Argentina, my home country, here ...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine state-run television has again broadcast an ad linking the London Olympics to a dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands, opening itself to further criticism from the IOC. BUENOS AIRES ...  

Shares of Argentina’s biggest energy company Repsol-YPF plummet 11.2 percent in Wall Street and edged down by 2.5 percent at the Merval Buenos Aires stock before both stock markets suspended the company’s shares quotation today. Surprisingly ...  

We now know that last week’s delay in announcing the expropriation of YPF oil company was purely tactical in order not to inject this delicate issue into last Saturday’s meeting with United States President Barack Obama in particular or the mostly ...  

Taxi travel tip: Once arriving in Buenos Aires ignore the many offers for a ride to the city from the crowds of drivers outside the arrivals hall Quick info on Buenos Aires Airports: Buenos Aires has 2 Airports, One for Domestic Flights (Aeroparque - AEP ...  

The representatives of 15 universities gathered for two and a half days of intense discussions during the third Seminar of the FIFA/CIES International University Network held in Buenos Aires.  

The bad weather had a political impact in Greater Buenos Aires; there was also a political storm involving the VP It’s difficult to gauge the strength of a storm when you’re in the middle of it. At first glance, Wednesday night’s downpour looked like ...  

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of YPF SA dropped in Buenos Aires Tuesday, under pressure after Argentina on Monday sent a bill to Congress for approval to take control of the oil and gas producer. The shares were recently off 10.8% at 103.50 pesos ($23.56), deepening their year-to-date loss to 38%. The shares on Monday had fallen 2.4% before they were halted. Argentina's Merval equity index on Tuesday was down 1.5% at 2,421, lagging its...  

Many places serve a beverage resembling dirty dishwater and call it "cafe", so if you need a caffeine fix and you want something of a higher quality, head to Las Violetas. This historic coffee house on Rivadavia, with Italian marble and French stained ...  

Hotels + Restaurants + Destinations + Travel Trends + Information & Cool Stuff. Carlos Melia Blog. Featured Video > On top of Sugar Loaf, Rio de Janeiro, Featured Posts > Posts that standout, Featured Hotels > Best unique ...  

Monetary policy makers at Banco Central do Brasil are expected to cut the key rate, known as the Selic, by three-quarters of a percentage point to 9%. The greenback bought 1.874 reals compared with 1.852 reals late Tuesday. Brazil’s Ibovespa ...  

Epicureans visiting Buenos Aires should skip the humdrum eateries along the main tourist drags, and look instead to these mouthwatering food-and-wine tours for a true taste of the city.  

An apparently homemade bomb detonated early Tuesday outside a building in the Argentine capital that houses the offices of the European Union, police said.  

All along the shorelines are signs of water-related activity, from kayaking to wakeboarding, boating to fishing. Many lodgings are located throughout the region and travellers on a budget should look into renting a cabin. Since many accommodate up to eight ...  

It’s hard to keep up with the news. But it’s even harder to keep up with non-news. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, according to many reports issued with much anticipation, was expected to announce the nationalization, in some form or another ...  

the people of Buenos Aires have an age structure similar to those in most European cities. They are older than Argentines as a whole (of whom 28% were under 15, and 14% over 60). Two-thirds of the city's residents live in apartment buildings and 30% in ...  

New tour package in Buenos Aires, from only 159 US$. Best City Tour on town and a traditional Tango Show. Pick up from your hotel PRLog (Press Release) - Apr 10, 2012 - - 9:00 AM Pick up from your hotel - Visit to Plaza de Mayo, Colon Theater, San Telmo ...  

World Courier is pleased to announce that its newest Clinical Trial Supply Chain Services investigational drug storage depot will open in May 2012 in Buenos Aires after having moved to larger purpose-built premises in response to strong customer demand.  

n Arce, head of the group, left Buenos Aires for Tel Aviv ... Nobody was to know, until now, that it would return to Buenos Aires filled with weaponry. Jorge Prelooker, now 75, was pilot of the second flight to Tel Aviv. "The British couldn't attack ...  

Last year, on Malbec world day, which was held for the first time in Mendoza, I was given a Malbec plant of my very own to love and nurture ... she brought back some seeds to sow her own chili and herb garden. This is not akin to a failed window-box ...  

“(The media) seeks to stage a new and very modern form of coup d’états.” These loaded words were presented — and later repeated — by the vocal Senator Aníbal Fernández, a member of the ruling party and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner ...  

For Argentina, having the Olympics take place in London this year is a matter of national pride -- and not just in a sports context.  

Death toll rises to fifteen in Buenos Aires City and Province as the region recovers from a heavy storm that hit the area on Wednesday night taking porteños by surprise after an unusual warm day for the season. Intense rain and hail storms caused death and destruction throughout the country and mainly in the Buenos Aires province and Capital area. Over 500 people had to be evacuated. Estimates of the damage caused suggested a figure of...  

The violence came after Argentina's president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner stoked the diplomatic battle between Buenos Aires and London by describing the UK's control over the Falkland Islands as unjust. However, David Cameron said he remained committed ...  

PanARMENIAN.Net - Hundreds of protesters marched on the British embassy in Buenos Aires on April 2 and launched Molotov cocktails in street clashes ... the Argentine invasion of the Islands, a national holiday in Argentina. Hours before the violence ...  

What are the most popular things to see and do when visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina on a cruise?  

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We can only hope that the billpresented by Senator Aníbal Fernández (Victory Front-Buenos Aires province) to legalize narcotics ... activity here has been on the rise with a report on apartment break-ins last week pointing to half the perpetrators ...  

Bodegas in Argentina are wine producers. Available by the bottle, many of these wines are also available by the glass, which makes for a wonderful opportunity to try some great wines at an affordable price. Try the Luigi Bosca Malbec Reserva 2008 ($14.00 ...  

Hotels + Restaurants + Destinations + Travel Trends + Information & Cool Stuff. Carlos Melia Blog. Featured Video > On top of Sugar Loaf, Rio de Janeiro, Featured Posts > Posts that standout, Featured Hotels > Best unique ...  

the people of Buenos Aires have an age structure similar to those in most European cities. They are older than Argentines as a whole (of whom 28% were under 15, and 14% over 60). Two-thirds of the city's residents live in apartment buildings and ...  

April 2 - Protesters hurled explosives and burned an effigy of Prince William outside the British embassy in Buenos Aires to mark the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war. Deborah Gembara reports.  

In a rally set in the City of Bariloche, Río Negro province, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner repudiated the attacks of extreme left-wing organization Quebracho to the British embassy in Buenos Aires occurred last Monday, date of the 30th ...  

Hotels + Restaurants + Destinations + Travel Trends + Information & Cool Stuff. Carlos Melia Blog. Featured Video > On top of Sugar Loaf, Rio de Janeiro, Featured Posts > Posts that standout, Featured Hotels > Best unique ...  

World Courier is pleased to announce that its newest Clinical Trial Supply Chain Services (CTSCS) investigational drug storage depot will open in May 2012 in Buenos Aires (Argentina) after having moved to larger purpose-built premises in ...  

the people of Buenos Aires have an age structure similar to those in most European cities. They are older than Argentines as a whole (of whom 28% were under 15, and 14% over 60). Two-thirds of the city's residents live in apartment buildings and 30% in ...  

said in a telephone interview from Buenos Aires. “There is too much volatility.” President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s proposal would declare that as much as 50.01 percent of YPF’s shares are in the “public interest,” Buenos ...  

BUENOS AIRES -- The 14th Buenos Aires Festival of Independent Film opens April 11 with local dramedy "El Ultimo Elvis" (The Last Elvis). The debut of Armando Bo, who co-wrote "Biutiful" with Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, follows the life of ...  

It now appears that, between 2005 and 2010, and hot on the heels of the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece was the top buyer of German military hardware in the world, and the third ... to indulge in some eye-winking cash-in-hand. Prosecutors in Germany ...  

10p VISTAPRINT LIMITED: Vistaprint Announces Date and Time for Its Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results Presentation and Conference Call 04/10 - Alstom and the Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement are studying the joint purchase of 85% of ...  

Tango dance originated in Rio de la Plata, and spread to the rest of the world soon after. Early tango was known as tango criollo. Today, there are different types of tango dance such as Argentine tango or Uruguayan. Popularly and among tango dancing ...  

Rioters attacked the British embassy in Buenos Aires as demonstrators burned the union flag and an effigy of Prince William after the Argentine president criticised Britain on the anniversary of the start of the Falklands War. A man sets fire to an effigy ...  

The MacLaren Laser Standard Junior (Under 21) World Championship is underway in Buenos Aires, Argentina and with two races sailed on day one, Ignasi Lopez Carcare (ESP) tops the leaderboard.  

The cuisine is hardly revolutionary: an abundance of beef, pizzas and pastas brought over ... PART III: TEA And for the final course, something unexpected: silver teapots and white-gloved waiters; sponge cake and butter tarts; delicate porcelain cups ...  

While there are many options of things to do in Buenos Aires ... At 5:00 p.m., the company also offers a free "Aristocratic Tour," which allows you see sites like the famous Recoleta Cemetery, Plaza San Martin and the beautiful Basílica ...  

Since July 2010, same-sex marriage has been granted legal status in Argentina, but the LGBT community and travel industry want this to be extended to gay and lesbian tourist couples visiting the country. Buenos Aires is well-known as a top ...  

Curses! I was afraid of forgetting someone in my Buenos Aires post, and I did! Another friendly illustrator I met on my travels was Kelvin Osorio! Gracias Kelvin!