The newest statue in Buenos Aires is also the most photographed. The statue is of Mafalda, a character from a comic strip created by the Argentine artist Quino. The comic strip is set in Buenos Aires in the late 60s and early 70s. The comic's namesake is a young girl from a typical middle class [...]
Vlad el empalador/Drácula Hermina (Agosto 2011) Vlad III fue príncipe de Wallachia desde 1456 hasta 1462. Nació en 1431 y era el hijo de Vlad Dracul, un aristócrata rumano. El nombre Dracul venía del orden “Societas Draconistrarum”. Vlad II era miembro de esta orden y Vlad III también recibió la orden cuando tenía 5 años. [...]
Isla Margarita (Margarita Island), known as the "Pearl of the Caribbean", is a mountainous tropical Caribbean island located off the north shore of Venezuela. The island has more than 50 beaches, scattered along 106 miles of coastline. Many visitors enjoy the island’s breathtaking beaches, nightlife and duty-free shopping. Isla Margarita is well known for the [...]
It’s been five years since a plant made labyrinth stands in Los Alamos, San Rafael province of Mendoza. With walls made of bushes, it was built in honor of Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges. Randoll Coate, who is the biggest specialist in symbolic labyrinths in the world, made the design. Coate, of British nationality, thought [...]
Long before he published The Little Prince, Aintoine Saint-Exupéry worked in Argentina. He drew airline routes connecting Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Asunción and Patagonia’s post offices. In January 1930 as he was flying from Buenos Aires to Asuncion in his small aircraft, a technical malfunction forced him to land (just like in The Little [...]
An hour and a half flight and a 16 hour trip by bus from Buenos Aires to Cataratas de Iguazú. Iguazú Falls is called Cataratas del Iguazú in Spanish and Foz do Iguaçu in Portuguese, lie on the Argentina - Brazil border and are a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. The name comes from the [...]
"La semana de los Cafés" (the week of the coffees) will be held in the most famous bars from Buenos Aires, starting from October 22nd. This activity includes free musical shows, guided tours and special offers in different products. There will be guided tours between October 23rd and October 26th in different coffee stores in [...]
Spring maybe only a season, a transition between winter and summer, but here in Argentina we celebrate it with a great deal of emphasis. People from all around the world usually refer to Spring like a season of rebirth, regrowth and love. In this part of the hemisphere, Spring starts September 21st. This day young [...]
(text taken from www.tangobuenosaires.gov.ar) Tango Buenos Aires summarizes the singularity and genuineness of our artistic and cultural manifestations, showing the distinctive features of our City. The projection and importance of tango in the world achieved such magnitude that in December 2009 it was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in a decision made by UNESCO’s [...]
On May 25th, 2010 we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the revolution that cleared the way for the Argentinean independence. Bicentennial celebrations began on May 21st in Buenos Aires, with millions of people in attendance, making it the biggest outdoor party Argentina has seen since it celebrated its return to democratic rule after seven years [...]