MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Iguazú Falls closed as the river’s flow tops 12,000 cubic metres per second]]> The river rose just over two metres between Sunday and Monday at Puerto Iguazú and reached a level of 24.30 metres, and was still rising Iguazú National Park, in Argentina’s Misiones province, closed access to the falls’ walkways on Monday because of an exceptional rise in the Iguazú River, whose flow exceeded 12,000 cubic metres per second. The flood is part of an episode of heavy rainfall linked to El Niño that has also caused the Uruguay River to burst its banks, with evacuations on both sides.

]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:09:00 GMT <![CDATA[British Airways restores non-stop London-Buenos Aires flights and adds a daily Santiago service]]> According to the airline, it will be the only non-stop flight between London and Buenos Aires British Airways will operate a daily non-stop flight between London Heathrow and Buenos Aires from March 28, 2027, continuing on to Santiago, Chile. A direct route between the British and Argentine capitals has not operated since October 2023.

]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:31:00 GMT <![CDATA[Uruguay ranks third in Latin America for international air passengers per capita]]> Uruguay ranked third in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2025 for international air passengers per inhabitant, according to Airports Council International figures presented in Lima this week, despite its small share of the region's total traffic.

]]> Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:40:00 GMT <![CDATA[Latin American airports will need US$178 billion to nearly double their traffic]]> The organisation also argued that airport charges, set by each country's regulators rather than by the airports themselves, account for a small share of airline costs Airports in Latin America and the Caribbean will require investment of around US$178 billion over the next thirty years to handle demand that would rise from 809 million passengers this year to around 1.5 billion in 2045, according to projections presented in Lima at the annual assembly of Airports Council International.

]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[A port dispute in Montevideo blocks a second ferry operator on the Buenos Aires route]]> Port of Montevideo Uruguayan ferry company Colonia Express obtained authorisation from the Ministry of Transport and Public Works at the end of July to operate the passenger and vehicle route between Montevideo and Buenos Aires, but cannot begin the service because the only ramp at the Montevideo port suitable for unloading cars belongs to Buquebus, the company that currently runs the crossing alone.

]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:20:00 GMT <![CDATA[Venezuela's main airport reopens with temporary modules two months after the earthquake]]> Airlines that have resumed operations or will do so this week include Iberia, Copa, Avianca, Latam, American Airlines, Gol, Air Europa and Plus Ultra, alongside Venezuela's Conviasa and Laser. Simón Bolívar international airport, located in Maiquetía and Venezuela's principal air gateway, resumed domestic and international operations on Tuesday, two months after the double earthquake of June 24 destroyed its facilities.

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:37:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentine trips abroad fall 21.2% as Brazil and Uruguay lead arrivals]]> Among tourists arriving in Argentina, 36.1% came from Brazil and 16% from Uruguay The number of Argentine residents leaving the country in July fell 21.2% year on year, to 1.22 million people, according to the international tourism statistics report released on Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. In the opposite direction, 830,200 foreign visitors entered the country, 17.9% more than a year earlier.

]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:39:00 GMT <![CDATA[American Airlines resumes its seasonal Montevideo-Miami route in December]]> The operation is not the restoration of a discontinued route but the reopening of a service the company suspends each year outside the tourist season American Airlines will restart its seasonal service between Carrasco International Airport and Miami International Airport on December 3, once again becoming the only carrier offering nonstop flights between Uruguay and the United States during the peak summer season.

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[South Georgia Visitor Permit fees; online portal for visiting vessels]]> Visitor applications must be submitted and paid for no later than 8 days before the intended arrival date. The Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has published a notice in the Gazette setting out visitor permit fees for the next three seasons, with effect from July first 2026.

]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:17:00 GMT <![CDATA[Wildfires in Spain and France hit the world's two largest wine-growing nations]]> In France, more than 160,000 hectares have burned and some 13,566 fires or outbreaks have been recorded so far this season The wildfires affecting Spain and France since mid-July have reached an unprecedented scale in both countries, which together account for nearly a quarter of the world's vineyard area. Spain declared a national wildfire emergency for the first time, while French President Emmanuel Macron described the situation as the most severe recorded in his country since the Second World War.

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