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Montevideo, May 28th 2025 - 22:05 UTC

Tag: Patagonia

  • Wednesday, February 5th 2025 - 07:57 UTC

    Argentine Patagonia wildfires man-caused

    Accelerants were detected where the fires are believed to have started

    Argentine authorities determined that the fires currently ravaging through the Patagonian enclaves of El Bolsón (Río Negro) and Epuyén (Chubut) were arson. The announcements were made after the sites of the initial outbreaks were found and accelerants were detected. Governors Ignacio Torres (Chubut) and Alberto Weretilneck (Río Negro) pledged to investigate the matter and hold those responsible accountable.

  • Friday, November 1st 2024 - 07:48 UTC

    Oldest tadpole in the world discovered in Argentine Patagonia

    The researchers were looking for dinosaurs when the discovery was made by chance

    Argentine researchers found by chance what resulted to be the oldest tadpole fossil in the world. According to an article published this week, the fossil was found in the province of Santa Cruz and is believed to have lived in the Middle Jurassic period between 161 and 168 million years ago. This unique specimen is said to shed light on the evolution of frogs and toads. It was found in January 2020, while searching for dinosaur remains.

  • Friday, September 27th 2024 - 08:18 UTC

    Falklands and Gaiman, Patagonia, culture links highlighted at Royal Welsh Show

    The Show at Builth on celebrating its one hundredth anniversary

    The Royal Welsh Show held annually in Builth, Wales has praised a visiting delegation from the Falkland Islands, underscoring the deep historical ties and shared heritage between the Islands and Wales. Considered more than just an agricultural exhibition, the Show is a celebration of global connections and shared heritage, and also received the visit of a Welsh speaking couple from Gaiman, Argentine Patagonia.

  • Tuesday, July 2nd 2024 - 08:54 UTC

    Heavy snow threatens the livelihood of animals in Argentine Patagonia

    The snow covering the pastures is making it difficult for the animals to eat, Jamieson explained

    Breeders in Argentine Patagonia went wild on social media after heavy snowfalls completely covered their animals placing around 1 million of them in danger of starving to death as the region goes through one of its coldest winters in the last decades. A video that went viral on social media shows the shooter walking through thick snow in the province of Chubut, with sheep fully under the snow except for their heads.

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Bullrich warns rebel governors with reprisals

    Macri should express his stance regarding Torres' threat, Bullrich insisted

    Argentina's Security Patricia Bullrich strongly cautioned all provincial governors who announced measures in reprisal for the federal government's decision to cut funding to provincial administrations already in debt with the national coffers. “All the resources of the State will go against those who want to rebel,” Bullrich stressed.

  • Monday, February 26th 2024 - 11:44 UTC

    Patagonian governors threaten to cut oil and gas output

    Governors Torres (Chubut), Melella (Tierra del Fuego), Ziliotto (La Pampa), Vidal (Santa Cruz), Figueroa (Neuquén), and Weretilneck (Río Negro) convened to join forces against Buenos Aires

    The Governors of Argentina's Patagonian provinces said Sunday that they would cut oil and gas output starting Wednesday if Chubut's funds are not wired by then from the federal administration of President Javier Milei. The announcement was made after Governors Ignacio Torres (Chubut), Gustavo Melella (Tierra del Fuego), Sergio Ziliotto (La Pampa), Claudio Vidal (Santa Cruz), Rolando Figueroa (Neuquén), and Alberto Weretilneck (Río Negro) convened to join forces.

  • Tuesday, February 20th 2024 - 15:19 UTC

    Argentina: Fires in Patagonian National Parks close to being controlled

    However, “there is still a risk that the outbreaks could be reactivated,” the National Parks Administration said in a statement

    Firefighters in the Argentine National Parks of Los Alerces and Nahuel Huapi were closer Monday to “controlling” and “containing” part of the catastrophe. In Los Alerces, there were still active outbreaks in addition to some 8,000 hectares of native forest burned down, it was reported.

  • Wednesday, January 31st 2024 - 10:39 UTC

    Where in South America offers the best fishing experience?

    Photo: William McAllister/Pexels

    The size and diversity of South America make it an ideal fishing destination, but where exactly should you go to experience this hobby to the fullest? By looking at a few of the top fishing spots on the continent, we can see why these places are so popular with tourists from all over the planet.

  • Friday, January 12th 2024 - 11:11 UTC

    Argentina: Patagonian League relaunched to protect local interests from national gov't

    The Patagonian Governors seek to have a say on issues that have a direct impact on regional economies

    Despite stemming from different political forces, the governors of Argentina's Patagonian provinces Thursday issued a joint statement condemning President Javier Milei's bold approach to the country's economic crisis, particularly his most-encompassing emergency decree (DNU) and the so-called Omnibus Law bill currently in Congress.

  • Wednesday, November 15th 2023 - 10:05 UTC

    Death of Argentine soldier in barracks ruled murder

    The judicial authorities have been anything but expedite in declaring the soldier's death a crime

    The death of an Argentine soldier in Zapala, in the Patagonian province of Neuquén, has been ruled a homicide and will be investigated as such, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

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