Tourism

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2012 - 05:04 UTC

  German cruise sails along the Paraná river to the city of Rosario

  

  The German cruise vessel ‘Deutschland’ docked Monday at the port of Rosario on the mighty Paraná River which is also the hub for Argentina’s grains and oilseeds basin.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2012 - 00:52 UTC

  Piñera says Torres del Paine fire under control; 12.795 hectares lost to the blaze

  

  The fire that broke out in the Chilean Patagonia Torres del Paine national park forest is under control due to the effort of hundreds of fire-fighters and improved climatic conditions, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced Monday afternoon.
  The Israeli citizen accused of having caused the fire denied his involvement.

• Monday, January 2nd 2012 - 06:45 UTC

  The most spectacular New Year parties in Brazil, says World Travel Guide

  

  Rain on the last night of 2011 but which stopped a few minutes before 24 tons of fireworks were set off didn’t stop 2 million people from attending Rio de Janeiro’s main New Year’s festival, an event that was confirmed to be the largest of its kind in the world.

• Friday, December 30th 2011 - 21:17 UTC

  Forest fire in Torres del Pain out of control because of the strong winds

  

  Chile declared on Friday “catastrophe zone” the extreme south province of Ultima Esperanza where a forest fire, so far out of control, has ravaged over 9.000 hectares of pristine flora from the Torres del Paine national park.

• Thursday, December 29th 2011 - 23:20 UTC

  Boosted by Brazilians, Chilean received 3 million tourists in 2011, up 11%

  

  Over three million tourists arrived this year to Chile, an 11% increase over 2010. The number also represents a trebling of foreign tourists in the last two decades, according to Tourism Under Secretary Jacqueline Plass.

• Thursday, December 29th 2011 - 23:12 UTC

  Tourists evacuated from Torres del Paine park threatened by forest fire

  

  Twenty tourists had to be evacuated from the Torres del Paine national park in Chilean Patagonia following the outbreak of a forest fire that has extended to over twenty hectares because of strong winds and difficult access for fire-fighters, reports the local press.

• Wednesday, December 28th 2011 - 03:41 UTC

  Falklands have three options for a new deep water port

  

  The location of a new deep water port for the Falkland Islands been narrowed down to three potential sites: Mare Harbour, Navy Point (north of the Camber) and Stanley harbour (FIPASS) it was confirmed at the Executive Council meeting last week following a discussion of the issue.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2011 - 13:54 UTC

  Rousseff reiterates pledge to eliminate extreme poverty in Brazil by 2014

  

  President Dilma Rousseff, about to complete her first year in office, reiterated she remains committed to eliminate extreme poverty in Brazil by the end of her term in 2013.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2011 - 13:52 UTC

  Cuba advances with capitalist reforms to install efficient market economy

  

  Cuba will open up more of the country's retail services to the private sector next year, allowing Cubans to operate various services such as appliance and watch repair, and locksmith and carpentry shops, official media reported on Monday.

• Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:26 UTC

  Three cruise vessels with 5.000 passengers spend Christmas in Punta del Este

  

  Three cruise vessels with over 5.000 passengers spent Christmas at Uruguay’s international seaside resort Punta del Este on the Atlantic, according to the local port authority, Carlos Ferreira.