Archive for the ‘South America’ Category
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
After a 4 1/2-hour flight from Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires, my plane headed for its approach into Ushuaia, the largest southernmost city in South America. Out the window, we could see the azure water of the Beagle Channel on the left and the snow-blanketed Andes Mountains on the right.
The ...
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Saturday, March 20th, 2010
The 12th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film unspools April 7-18 with a competitive lineup including Harmony Korine ("Trash Humpers") and Angela Bassett ("What's Love Got to Do with It") in attendance.
Argentina's biggest fest, it will screen 422 films with a focus on new talent.
Many of the titles in ...
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
Chris Moss offers a guide to Argentina, ahead of this year's celebrations to mark the bicentenary of Latin America's fight for independence.
Argentina was ready for a scrap in the early 1800s but it took a couple of British captains to stir it into action. In 1806 and 1807 the ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
The first thing to realise about expedition ship Via Australis, on which I recently travelled to Cape Horn, is that the name has nothing to do with Australia, except both share the same etymology - from the Latin for "south."
The second thing I discovered was just how well this little ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Two Worlds of Argentine Wines. Big growers thrive with input from abroad, but smaller artisanal vintners pose a challenge.
The futuristic winery of O. Fournier is an apt symbol for the transformation of Argentina's wines. Resembling a flying saucer perched on massive concrete struts, the winery may as well have arrived ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Argentinian Clausura: River and Boca stuck in a rut
When will Buenos Aires giants River Plate and Boca Juniors finally show their true colours, with the pair’s points tallies of nine and eight points keeping them way off the pace in 16th and 17th place respectively. Indeed, they are currently far ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
South America's most famous opera house will reopen May 24, nearly four years after it shut down for a monumental restoration that has run two years over schedule.
Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri set the date in a Wednesday announcement revealing that the Teatro Colon is finally ready to again put ...
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
The extraordinary “invasion” of outsiders into Argentina’s wine culture is resulting in surprising benefits
One of the pleasures of my current prolonged stay in Argentina is that I’m a newbie. I’m hardly a newbie to wine. I have been writing about it for 32 years, after all. But I am a ...
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Instead of spending spring break relaxing or partying, many Tulane students have opted to spend their break in service to the community.
Groups of Tulane students will volunteer their time and service at several sites throughout the world March 27 through April 3. Students looking to avoid the conventional spring break ...
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
In 1919, Max Glucksman, a recent immigrant to Buenos Aires, Argentina, had a vision to build the grandest, most splendid theater in all of South America. He succeeded. There, Argentinians could enjoy performances across the full spectrum of the arts, and see and hear local favorites. The legendary composer, singer ...
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