Tag: Mendoza

Thursday, August 13th 2026 - 06:55 UTC
The main land crossing between Argentina and Chile passes its winter closure record

The Cristo Redentor international crossing, which links the Argentine province of Mendoza with Chile's Valparaíso Region through the Andes, has now been closed for close to a month because of a snow and wind storm, surpassing the winter closure record set in 2023. Authorities on both sides estimate it could reopen next week, depending on weather conditions.
Wednesday, December 10th 2025 - 10:18 UTC
Argentina: Mendoza Province Senate approves copper mining project amid intense protests

The Mendoza Provincial Senate has given final approval to the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the controversial PSJ Cobre Mendocino mining project, with 29 votes in favor, 6 against, and 1 abstention. The decision was reached despite massive protests due to fears of water contamination.
Thursday, September 26th 2024 - 10:29 UTC
Argentina: Legal team to seek acquittal of French rugby players in rape scandal

The legal team representing French international rugby players Oscar Jégou and Hugo Araudou after they were charged with rape in the Argentine province of Mendoza announced Wednesday that they would be mooting for their clients' acquittal after a psychological report on the woman who claimed to have been the victim was found to be full of “inconsistencies and contradictions.”
Monday, August 19th 2024 - 08:47 UTC
Argentina says terrorist cell in Mendoza deactivated

Argentine authorities last week dismantled what was believed to be an “Islamist” terrorist cell planning to attack Jewish community sites in the province of Mendoza and arrested seven suspects in the process, some trying to cross over to Chile and others at the Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 08:48 UTC
Mendoza and Newcastle win the FAO Green Cities Initiative Awards

FAO presented Mendoza in Argentina and Newcastle in the United Kingdom with its first-ever Green Cities Initiative Awards during a special event for its Green Cities Initiative, GCI.
Monday, September 25th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Argentina: JxC candidate wins gubernatorial elections in Mendoza

Alfredo Cornejo of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), a party within the opposition Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) alliance and particularly close to presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich, won Sunday's elections to become governor of Mendoza for the third time in his life.
Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 08:56 UTC
Snowfalls leave thousands of Chilean weekend shoppers stranded in Mendoza

Thousands of Chilean travelers were stranded Sunday in the Argentine province of Mendoza as the Cristo Redentor Path was closed at 3 pm due to bad weather (snow), it was reported. The decision was made jointly by both countries, reported Los Andes. Shortly before, traffic from Uspallata onwards had also been cut off. It is an average one-hour drive from there to Cristo Redentor
Monday, April 24th 2023 - 11:03 UTC
FIFA's U20 World Cup in Argentina and a toponymy controversy over “Malvinas” stadium

The FIFA Council has confirmed Argentina as the host of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023. The decision follows the removal of the original tournament host, Indonesia, as well as a subsequent bid submitted by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and an on-site inspection by a FIFA delegation to the South American country last week.
Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 19:09 UTC
Argentine Muslim woman to collect damages after burkini ban

A judge in the Argentine province of Mendoza sentenced a hotel to pay AR$ 400,000 (around US$ 1,070 at the unofficial exchange rate) in damages to a young Muslim woman who was not allowed in 2017 to use the facility's swimming pools wearing a burkini in 2017, it was reported this week.
Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 10:26 UTC
Mummified Inca boy to be returned to his burial site

Authorities in the Argentine province of Mendoza announced that the mummified remains of an 8-year-old Inca boy will be returned to the place where they were found 37 years ago.