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World’s best Book Store - El Ateneo in Buenos Aires

March 16, 2010 – 9:11 pm
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 and instrumentalist Carlos Gardel, the King of Tango, was a frequent artist in residence. In 1924, Glucksman began to broadcast Radio Splendid from the building's fourth floor. In 1929, he converted the venue into a movie palace, and premiered the first movies with sound at the theater. It was a true magic castle of the arts. The glorious interior of El Ateneo book store in Buenos Aires. It is now home to the grandest, most splendid book store on Earth, El Ateneo, (The Atheneum) at 1860 Avenida Santa Fe, in the downtown district. The ground floor houses the main collection, comprised of standard, new ...

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Teach english in Argentina

March 16, 2010 – 4:27 pm
Nicholasville native says she’s excited to learn about the culture while teaching English there Two years after applying and a year after notification, 2007 Western Kentucky University graduate Katherine Hale will finally reap the rewards of a prestigious grant. The 24-year-old Nicholasville native left Saturday to spend the next eight months in Argentina as a recipient of a 2009-10 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship grant. The Fulbright Program, an international educational exchange program, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. An Honors College graduate, Hale, who majored in Spanish, German and religious studies, received one of 15 Fulbright grants available to teach English in Argentina. “I’m very excited,” she said. “This is a great opportunity to get teaching experience, learn the culture and improve my Spanish.” Hale applied for the grant in 2008 and was notified that she was a recipient in 2009. However, this wasn’t the first time Hale ...

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Aspen-Bariloche Medical Exchange Program

March 16, 2010 – 4:22 pm
Please join us in welcoming a delegation of medical professionals from our sister city of Bariloche, Argentina. They will be visiting Aspen today through March 25 to participate in the eighth annual Aspen-Bariloche Medical Exchange Program. Members of the delegation are: Dr. Tomas Trapani, orthopaedic surgeon mentored by Mark Purnell, M.D., Lindsay Harris, M.D., Leelee von Stade, M.D., and Tito Liotta, M.D.; Dr. Mariano Flores Velazco and Dr. Cecilia Campora, physiatrists mentored by Jan Alling, PT, Krista Fox, OT, Eric Willsky, M.D., Giora Hahn, M.D. and staff at Craig & Children's Hospital in Denver; Dr. Orlando Garcia Cerocchi, mentored by Mike Goralka, M.D.; Dr. Marta Santos, mentored by Mindy Nagle, M.D., and her staff at All Valley Women's Care; Claudia Chiguay, cardiac rehabilitation, mentored by Jan Alling, PT, and Melody Durham, RN; BSN Juan Jose Garay, nurse mentored by Kathryn Chamberlin, RN, and her staff at Aspen Valley Hospital. The Aspen–Bariloche Medical ...

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The best place on earth is Argentina

March 16, 2010 – 4:01 pm
L: Doug, People want to know more about Argentina and why you like it so much. So, let’s talk about Argentina. Doug: Sure. This is a good time, too, because I’m having a sort of house-warming party at the world-class resort we’re building in Salta province, northwest Argentina. With the stipulation up front that I obviously have a financial interest in that project, I still think that, for a number of reasons we’ll get into, Argentina is simply the best place in the world to weather the economic crisis. Yesterday is not too soon to start working on getting your assets and yourself out of harm’s way. L: Okay, so let’s start with basics: why Argentina? Doug: Well, I’ve been to 175 countries, most of them several times. I’ve lived in 12, defined as having spent enough time in the country to have rented a place to live or bought real estate and ...

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2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge Preview

March 15, 2010 – 10:00 am
THE CHALLENGE The dust might have only just settled on a thrilling Rally Internacional de Curitba but the Intercontinental Rally Challenge regulars are already gearing up for the third round of the series in Argentina next week (19-21 March). Based in the picturesque town of Carlos Paz, 2,200 kilometres south of Curitiba, Rally Argentina might be new to the IRC but it is one of the world's most established rallies and celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2010. Famed for its demanding terrain, challenging water splashes and enthusiastic fans that turn out in their thousands to watch the action, Rally Argentina is set to be one of the highlights of the IRC season. In a break with tradition, two asphalt stages will be included on the mainly gravel-based itinerary this year: the two runs over the Super Special Stage Carlos Paz, which uses closed public roads in the centre of the host town. The first ...

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City of Buenos Aires inspires art installation in Salina, Kansas

March 15, 2010 – 9:55 am
For the past week, Argentina-born artist Santiago Cucullu has been creating a cityscape of the mind. Cucullu has transformed the north and south walls of the education wing at the Salina Art Center into a complex pattern of buildings, streets, alleys, signs and other physical elements of what he called "an ambiguous cityscape." Cucullu, who now lives in Milwaukee, created his cityscape from a series of photos taken of his hometown of Buenos Aries by poet Martin Ayos, a Buenos Aires resident and Cucullu's collaborator on the project. "He makes a long commute through the city, which made me think of the times I had to make long commutes," Cucullu said. "I thought of the way people move through a city, interacting with other people, what they do while they're waiting and the architecture that surrounds them." Ayos sent his digital photographs to Cucullu, who selected those that appealed to him and had them ...

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Buenos Aires by the Financial Times

March 12, 2010 – 11:57 pm
In the Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires, around the central pyramid that commemorates the overthrow of colonial Spain, a neat circle of painted white bandannas marks the spot where Las Madres de Mayo – some of the bravest women in the world – protested in the last decades of the 20th century against Argentina’s bloody military junta. When I was in the square earlier this year the only protest was, ironically enough, that of a makeshift camping site set up by Malvinas, or Falkland Islands war veterans, who claimed to be more concerned by the unemployment benefits their own government had failed to pay them than they were about any newspaper reports of oil exploration by the piratas ingleses. Near them a group of children danced in the fountains, as if this were Rome, and a woman sold some flowers. It was as if a war that should never had happened ...

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2010 IRC Rallye Argentina

March 12, 2010 – 7:14 pm
More world class rally territory for the IRC For practically three decades, Argentina has stood out as a favourite venue for rallying’s top names. Following their recent – and successful – trip to Brazil, the Ontercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) and Peugeot could hardly skip over the opportunity to extend their South American stay by adding a visit to the spectacular gravel stages of Argentina’s Cordoba region to their respective calendars. A different rally: It was less than a fortnight ago that the IRC’s defending champions Kris Meeke and Peugeot claimed their first win of the 2010 campaign in Brazil. The majority of the crews and mechanics returned to Europe after that event, but the cars and spares embarked directly on the 2.200 km road journey south to Villa Carlos Paz, the holiday resort that sits at the southern tip Lago da Roque, and traditional home to the Rallye Argentina. «Unlike my rivals, I ...

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Qatar Airways to fly to Buenos Aires

March 12, 2010 – 10:22 am
Qatar Airways Wednesday announced plans to fly to Brazil and Argentina, spreading its award-winning service to the South American continent for the first time, Qatar News Agency reports. South America's two largest cities - Sao Paulo in Brazil and the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires - will join the airline's rapidly growing international network over the next few months. Adding to the five new destinations already planned for 2010, the two South American cities will complete an exciting line-up of new routes for Qatar Airways direct from Doha. Qatar Airways launched scheduled flights to the southern Indian city of Bengaluru (Bangalore) last month. It plans to serve Copenhagen from March 30; Ankara on April 5; Tokyo on April 26; and Barcelona on June 7 rounding up a busy year for the Doha-based airline. Launch dates for both Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires will be announced in due course. In addition, Qatar Airways will phase in ...

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Help Chile, Travel to Chile.!

March 10, 2010 – 1:21 pm
Chile’s tourism industry suffers aftershocks from Saturday’s earthquake and fears long-term effects The tourism industry in Chile has been hit hard as travelers cancel trips to the disaster-struck country. Since the 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Saturday, Andes Hostel in Santiago has received five to six cancellations per day, an employee told the Santiago Times. The hostel suffered minimal damage and all utilities are functioning. Even so, international guests from Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and the U.S. have cancelled reservations. Staff said other hostels in Santiago are encountering the same difficulties and predicts the next two weeks, at least, will be hard on business. Tourist hot-spot Pucon, a city nearly 500 miles south of Santiago, has not suffered damage but hostel owners have also experienced cancellations. Tourism companies are asking people not to cut their trips short. The U.S. government issued warnings to U.S. citizens to avoid tourism and non-essential travel to Chile – warnings that tourism ...

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