Argentina is forecasted to expand for the third consecutive year in the range of 9% with the GDP reaching over 300 billion US dollars, which represents a 5,3% above the highest ever of 1998 before the recession began.
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Buenos Aires expects 2.26 million tourists; Historic year for Chile; Additional weekend flights Punta Arenas-Santiago.
The half year Mercosur summit to be held this week in Montevideo, Uruguay, will test the re-vitalized Buenos Aires-Brasilia axis which was the highlight of the recent presidential meeting, next to the Iguazu falls, between Argentina's Nestor Kirchner and Lula da Silva from Brazil.
The talented Irish star Colin Farrell is currently in Uruguay where a remake of the famous Miami Vice has began to be filmed.
Chilean opposition parties bitterly complained the scheduled participation of Argentine First Lady Cristina Kirchner in Thursday's final rally of the ruling coalition candidate Michelle Bachelet for next Sunday's presidential election.
Felipe Calderon, 43, became Sunday Mexico's ruling party National Action Party, PAN, presidential candidate for the July 2006 general election.
A MEETING of the Falklands Fisheries Committee has confirmed that the new Fisheries Ordinance will be implemented by July 1, 2006.
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez blamed United States president George W. Bush for the opposition boycott to this Sunday's congressional election describing the situation as a new US conspiracy against his government.
The Finance ministers from the G7 group (most industrialized nations) meeting in London called for a renewed attempt to break the deadlock in world trade talks, ahead of the WTO Hong Kong December 13/18 meeting.
Aerolineas Argentinas pilots and mechanics ended Friday a nine days strike which grounded Argentina's flag carrier and stranded over 80.000 domestic and international travellers.