Tag: Bariloche

• Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 11:06 UTC

  Argentine Supreme Court dismisses Mapuche land ownership filing

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court halted the granting of land to a Mapuche community in the province of Río Negro when implicitly validating an injunction requested by a landowner who had filed for a judiciary remedy against a decision by the National Institute of Indigenous Affairs (Inai) whereby the Lof Che Buenuleo community in Bariloche was awarded 481 hectares, it was reported Friday.

• Monday, December 26th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Owner of Bariloche hotel charged with manslaughter

  

  The owner of a hotel in the Argentine skiing resort of Bariloche has been charged with manslaughter after three Uruguayan tourists lost their lives in June this year when a mudslide hit the structure. The architect behind the building of the Villa Huinid hotel was indicted as well.

• Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:41 UTC

  UAE Air Force freighter leaves Bariloche after solving customs issue

  

  A C-17 Globemaster freighter of the United Arab Emirates Air Force Wednesday departed from the Bariloche airport in Argentine Patagonia after being grounded for two days due to Customs inconsistencies with its cargo manifesto.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Bariloche court upholds ruling: access to Lago Escondido must be granted

  

  A court of appeals in the Argentine city of Bariloche has upheld a 2013 ruling of a lower court ordering Rio Negro provincial authorities to open a road through the property of English tycoon Joe Lewis so access to Lago Escondido can be granted.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:42 UTC

  Aerolíneas Argentinas announces new routes, mostly in Patagonia

  

  Flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas announced it would soon start operating flights from Trelew to Ushuaia and later to Calafate. These two airports will also have direct services to Córdoba and Calafate will be linked to Bariloche before the end of 2022.

• Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 09:18 UTC

  Two more bodies retrieved from doomed Bariloche hotel

  

  Rescuers have found the bodies of the two Uruguayan tourists who had gone missing after a mudslide fell on a top-class hotel in Bariloche in the Argentine province of Río Negro, it was announced Wednesday, bringing the death toll up to 3 victims.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  One dead, at least 3 injured in Bariloche hotel mudslide

  

  An avalanche of mud has left at least one person dead and three others injured Monday at the Villa Huinid Hotel on Bustillo Avenue, approximately three kilometers from downtown Bariloche, the famous Argentine mountain resort in the province of Río Negro.

• Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 09:02 UTC

  Bariloche residents to march against handing over land to Mapuche group

  

  Bariloche residents are planning a mass demonstration to be staged May 29, marking National Army Day, to oppose a court ruling whereby the premises of the Military Mountain School are to be handed over to a Mapuche community.

• Saturday, October 23rd 2021 - 08:21 UTC

  World Travel Awards highlight Bariloche and Cancún

  

  The Argentine city of Bariloche has received a special mention at the World Travel Awards (WTA) while the entire country was chosen as a “South America's leading destination,” it was announced during a ceremony in Dubai.

• Monday, July 22nd 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Bariloche airport reopens after closing Saturday due to heavy snow in west Argentina

  

  The international airport at the Argentine winter sports resort of Bariloche resumed operations Sunday morning following a decision to close it Saturday due to heavy snowing despite a record-setting peak season demand .