Tag: Bariloche

• Saturday, May 24th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

  Milei declared persona non grata in Bariloche for his April 2 speech

  

  The City Council of Bariloche in the Argentine province of Río Negro declared President Javier Milei “persona non grata” due to his April 2, 2025, speech, which was deem to be endorsing of the Falkland/Malvinas Islanders' self-determination and therefore detrimental to the country's sovereignty claim.

• Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 09:46 UTC

  Aerolíneas Argentinas targets Uruguayan market for the summer

  

  Aerolíneas Argentinas will be offering nonstop seasonal services linking Montevideo with Bariloche and Mar del Plata starting Jan. 2 and Jan. 3 respectively, among other changes for the summer announced by the South American country's flag carrier.

• Tuesday, August 1st 2023 - 10:21 UTC

  Extradition of Mapuche leader to Chile granted, but appeals will ensue

  

  A federal judge in Bariloche Monday ruled in favor of extraditing Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM) leader Facundo Jones-Huala to Chile under the recommendation that the days he spent in detention in Argentina be counted as time served.

• 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.