Tag: Buenos Aires

• Tuesday, March 8th 2011 - 23:04 UTC

  Argentine thieves empty a house but take pity on victims and return a puppy

  

  Some thieves took pity on their victims and returned a puppy taken along with other loot from a house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, the Argentine press reported.

• Thursday, February 17th 2011 - 03:22 UTC

  International tourism influx to Argentina increased 27.1% during 2010

  

  The number of foreign tourists visiting Argentina jumped 27.1% in 2010 compared to the year before, while dollars spent increased 25.9% according to air and sea arrivals and City of Buenos Aires numbers compiled by the country’s Statistics and Census Office, Indec.

• Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 14:51 UTC

  Argentina’s first gay-lesbian cruise leaves Buenos Aires December 2011

  

  Argentina’s first official gay ‘Ego’ cruise will leave the port of Buenos Aires December 2011 and will be calling at Uruguay’s capital Montevideo and the international resort of Punta del Este, it was announced by organizers in the Argentine capital.

• Tuesday, December 28th 2010 - 08:13 UTC

  Beatles first Latin American museum opens next January 3 in Buenos Aires

  

  Latin America’s first museum dedicated to The Beatles opens in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires on January 3 and will display the “treasures” of the greatest collector of objects paraphernalia from the Liverpool quartet.

• Thursday, December 16th 2010 - 12:05 UTC

  CFK names first Security Minister to address the challenge of “social problems”

  

  In an attempt to cope with what has been described as “social problems”, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner swore in Nilda Garré as new Security Minister and Arturo Puricelli as new Defence Minister during a ceremony at Government House.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 00:55 UTC

  Population of Buenos Aires province: 15.2 million according to preliminary census

  

  The province of Buenos Aires has the largest population of Argentina having increased 9.9% in the last nine years and reaching 15.2 million according to the preliminary results form the country’s national census.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 00:11 UTC

  Buenos Aires brand new exclusive terminal expects 140 cruise calls this season

  

  An estimated 140 cruise vessels will be calling in Buenos Aires this coming 2010/2011 season and on arrival visitors will be greeted at a refurbished terminal which should be ready for inauguration in December.

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2010 - 15:57 UTC

  Argentina promotes tourism in UK; BA direct flights London/Buenos Aires in March

  

  British Airways will start non-stop flights between London and Buenos Aires in March 2011 announced Minister of Tourism Enrique Meyer in Britain’s capital during the official launch to promote investment in Argentina’s tourism industry.

• Monday, September 6th 2010 - 05:11 UTC

  First Pink Point LGTB in South America opens in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires has been dubbed the new “gay mecca” of South America, and the Argentine Ministry of Tourism is running with it, according to an article published by LGBT contributed by Roy Heale.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2010 - 19:21 UTC

  Argentine-Japanese couple takes top prize in Tango World contest

  

  An Argentine-Japanese couple beat 400 dancing pairs to take top prize in the Mundial de Tango world competition held this year in Buenos Aires' Luna Park amusement centre.