Tag: Buenos Aires

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 05:43 UTC

  Buenos Aires launches 2011/12 cruise season; 400,000 visitors expected

  

  The 2011/2012 cruise season in Buenos Aires officially opens next Wednesday with the arrival of the Norwegian flagged ‘Fram’. Until next May, 158 calls are expected in the port of Buenos Aires totalling 400.000 visitors which represents a 15% and 21% increase respectively over the previous season.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 08:52 UTC

  Buenos Aires prepares for impressive Beatles memorabilia auction next week

  

  An original drawing by John Lennon is part of the more than 120 lots of Beatles memorabilia that will be auctioned in Buenos Aires by South America's largest collector of the Fab Four.

• Tuesday, September 27th 2011 - 22:35 UTC

  Argentina’s bumpy ride (and hopefully smooth landing)

  

  The following piece was written by Andrés Velasco, a former Minister of Finance of Chile, and visiting professor at Columbia University for 2011-2012. As a neighbour of Argentina, first, and then as an economist he is well entitled to give an accurate briefing.

• Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 08:18 UTC

  Buenos Aires and Santiago, the most liveable cities in South America, says EIU

  

  Montevideo figures in position 65 in the world ranking of most liveable cities elaborated by The Economist Intelligence Unit, (EIU) and which was released this week. Only Buenos Aires and Santiago figure ahead of the Uruguayan capital in positions 62 and 63 as the most liveable cities in South America.

• Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:47 UTC

  Unasur agrees to greater economic coordination but remains divided on Libya

  

  Union of South American Nations, Unasur, Foreign Affairs ministers agreed Wednesday in Buenos Aires to increase economic coordination and send monitoring missions to regional elections but could not reach a common position on the Libyan situation.

• Monday, June 27th 2011 - 05:59 UTC

  Rioting in Buenos Aires as emblematic football team in relegated to second division

  

  One of the great clubs of South American football, River Plate was relegated on Sunday from the Argentine first division for the first time in their 110-year history triggering clashes between enraged fans and the police that left dozens hospitalized and arrested.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2011 - 17:53 UTC

  The volcanic ash cloud fools forecasts: flights to Argentine Patagonia delayed

  

  The Puyehue volcano ash cloud has again fooled forecasts and submitted air travellers to further misery. A number of flights to Argentine Patagonia were cancelled Thursday morning due to the shift in the movement of the lingering ash cloud and was predicted to reach Buenos Aires Province over the course of the next few hours.

• Monday, April 25th 2011 - 06:38 UTC

  Santiago, Lima and Monterrey, top three Latin American cities of the future

  

  New York City followed by Chicago and Houston rank top in the first ever 'American Cities of the Future' ranking compiled by fDi Magazine, belonging to the Financial Times group. Santiago de Chile, Lima (Peru) and Monterrey (Mexico) snatched the top three positions in the Latin America city ranking.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2011 - 19:42 UTC

  Visiting officials to Argentina will have pay homage at the Malvinas cenotaph

  

  Argentina will change its official protocol for visiting officials: besides the traditional flower wreath at the monument of General Jose de San Martin, visitors will also have to pay homage to the fallen in the Malvinas Islands at the cenotaph with their names at the Wall pages.

• Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 10:54 UTC

  CFK announces Arabs will enlarge the port of Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner spoke at the official ceremony for the opening of the the new cruise ship terminal of the Buenos Aires City port and highlighted “the importance of boosting tourism, which contributes to Argentina's growth and creates jobs.”