Some weekends ago we made a trip to Colón town in Entre RÃos province. Right on the Uruguay riverside, stands this beautiful city with gentle terrein slopes and fully wooded streets that still preserves the peace of a small town- ideal for the tourist rest. This city, also called ''Paradise city'' posseses natural beauties that [...]
Very close to Buenos Aires you can find Uruguay. This country has a couple of interesting places, from which Colonia and Montevideo are the closest tot Buenos Aires. Because of this Uruguay is a perfect destination for a (weekend) trip out of town and for some students a good occasion to enlarge their tourist visas. [...]
San MartÃn de los Andes is a charming mountain town nestled on the tip of Lago Lácar between high peaks. Its geographical location is of singular beauty, almost hidden in a sumptuous amphitheater in the mountains that preserves the fertility of its lake and forest environment. In addition to the environmental beauty and peace and [...]
At our Spanish school in Buenos Aires we go to discover a different neighbourhood of Buenos Aires each week. This time I want to tell you about our visit to Mataderos. And I want to thank Jasper who sent me the photos that you can see in this post! One of the best-kept secrets in [...]
The cuisine of Argentina is distinctive in South America because of its strong resemblance to Italian, Spanish, French and other European cuisines rather than the other Latin American cuisines. This is due to the huge amount of immigrants from those countries. However, due to the large ranch and cowboy lifestyle that dominated Argentina historically, beef [...]
Last Friday we went to have dinner to Xalapa, a Mexican restaurant located in Palermo. This is one of my favorite restaurants , because the food is very tasty, is very lively and really unexpensive. It is like a piece of Mexico in Buenos Aires. I recommend to make a reservation before going, because there [...]
Here I want to share with you some nice photos sent by the students: Boukje y Jeanette in Bolivia forest Edwin and Olga at the school       Joy Haynes in Perito Moreno Glacier  Joy with the penguins in Patagonia       Mark Juhas in El [...]
We want to thank all the students who send us Happy New Year greetings, cards and e-cards. We wish you all a wonderful new year 2008! Fireworks in Buenos Aires at New Year´s night.
Simon, one of the students of Spanish, take a trip to north Argentina, Bolivia and Peru and sent us some cards. Here I share them with you all: La Paz (Bolivia) Peru Thanks Simon! Hope you are enjoying your trip! Marina
Many students want to know what mate is. I have written a short text explaining it and here I share it with you all. Mate is a caffeinated infusion prepared by steeping dried leaves of “yerba mate†in hot water. It is the national drink in Argentina and Uruguay and a common social practice in [...]