Posts Tagged ‘Argentina’
Argentine town on the auction block
3:39 pm By Maegan La Mala · Argentina|Bizarro|Money · Comments Off
21 Nov 2007
Interested in having an Argentine town all to yourself? Well it just so happens that there’s one coming up for auction in province of Cordoba. The reason? Because a local businessman can’t pay his debts, and a judge is ordering the sale to pay them off:
The businessman is the owner of an olive grove of 3000 acres, 20 of which are occupied by the town of Olivares de San Nicolás, located 14 kilometers from the city of Cruz del Eje.In addition to residences, the town has a chapel, a Justice of the Peace, a police post, a public school, a clinic and several businesses.
The weird thing about all this is that, unlike other cases of towns up for sale in Latin America, this town is populated by 800 people. What happens to them? The judge hasn’t clarified that little detail yet.
Via / 20 Minutos
Gay tourists get 5-star treatment in Buenos Aires
12:29 pm By Maegan La Mala · Argentina|GLBT|Lifestyle|society · Comments Off
20 Nov 2007
Putting its economic crisis of a few years ago behind it, Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, is donning a new chic face: the luxury gay destination in South America. While Brazil topped the list for gay travelers to el sur for many years, Argentina’s push toward attracting pink dollars (which go far in Buenos Aires) and the country’s progressive politics have gay tourists skipping Rio and flocking to San Telmo. The International Herald Tribune reports on a perfect example of gay-friendly luxury in Buenos Aires:
The first five-star gay hotel in Latin America opened Wednesday in the Argentine capital, an increasingly popular destination on the worldwide gay tourist circuit.The hotel, set near the historic San Telmo neighborhood, is the second of its kind developed by Spain’s Axel Corp., which opened a five-star, 66-room gay hotel in Barcelona in 2003.
“Like any other business, we have economic objectives,” general manager Nacho Rodriguez said. But “we’re also about fighting to help the normalization and acceptance of gays in society.”
Gay World Cup? Who Knew??!!!
10:05 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|GLBT|Sports · Comments Off
25 Sep 2007
El futbol, or soccer, as lamentable it is known here in the U.S. is a super macho realm, no matter if it’s actually being played or watched. Men gather together, sweat, swear, cheer, drink. It’s male bonding at its best/worst. So who would think that there would be a gay World Cup and Argentina of all places? Well it’s true. Represented are over 500 players from 28 nations from various continents. This year marks the first time that the gay World Cup is held in Latin America.
The slogan of the Mexican team perhaps best sums up the spirit of the gay football world cup – “the ball is round for everyone”.
Right on!!!
Via / BBC
Argentine president lashes out against border wall
3:12 pm By Maegan La Mala · Argentina|Controversia|Immigration|Latin America|mexico|Politics · 3 Comments
1 Aug 2007
It seems Latin America has never been as aligned as it is now. Some evidence of this has come in the form of a speech made by Argentine president Nestor Kirchner on a recent trip to Mexico City, in which he condemned the proposed wall between Mexico and the United States. In his speech before the Mexican senate, Kirchner said:
“I want to make it clear to all of you that there in nothing but repudiation of the Argentine people towards the dreadful wall that is being built between our sister nation Mexico, and the United States,” said the president, who couldn’t finish the sentence because he was interrupted by the applause of legislators.
Argentina Minister Forced to Close Banco de Baño
8:32 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Controversia|Politics · Comments Off
18 Jul 2007
Last week I wrote about Argentina’s economy minister and her unusual saving methods. Well on Monday
Felisa Miceli resigned citing woe is me reasons.”
The publicizing of acts concerning my private life, relating them to my public activity, has caused undeserved damage to my honor which undoubtedly affects our government,” Miceli said in her resignation letter.
She added that she will face justice “like any other citizen” to clarify the case.
Argentina’s Ms. Bathroom Money Bags
1:08 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Politics · Comments Off
10 Jul 2007Argentina’s economy minister Felisa Miceli thought that stashing a bag of 64,000 U.S. and Argentine dollars in her office bathroom cabinet was a smart idea. After all she was going to take that money, which she claims was given to her from her brother to buy a house, to the bank. Police conducting a routine security check found the brown bag filled with money and the minister is said to be embarrassed (not ashamed). Argentina’s President Nestor Kirchner made a public show of support yesterday saying that Miceli had made a mistake but committed no crime.
Via / CNN
Buenos Aires sees snow for the first time in 90 years
8:15 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Weather · Comments Off
10 Jul 2007
The capital of Argentina, the lovely Buenos Aires, is experiencing an historic winter this year. A wave of extreme cold has hit Argentina, leaving several dead in other parts of the country, but in Buenos Aires, the city received a treat yesterday when the first snowflakes in nearly 90 years fell on the city:
The strange meteorological phenomenon, unseen in BsAs since 1918, is likely to put fear into those who believe that global warming will be the end of us, but in the city Porteños got out and enjoyed the snow.
More photos after the jump.
Latin American countries experiencing job growth
2:45 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Labor|Latin America|Peru · Comments Off
25 Jun 2007
Latin American countries traditionally plagued by unemployment and weak economies are beginning to experience a notable level of job growth, according to Forbes.com’s list of “The World’s Hottest Job Markets”, based on Manpower’s quarterly Global Employment Outlook. The South American countries ranked in the Top 5 for job growth: Peru and Argentina:
Manpower’s quarterly Global Employment Outlook, which surveyed over 50,000 employers across 27 countries, ranked Peru No. 2 and Argentina No. 4 in expected job growth for the July-September quarter. The firm scored each country by subtracting the percentage of companies that said they plan to cut back on workers from the percentage that said they plan to add them. A country where 75% of employers plan to add to their workforces and 25% plan to cut them, for example, scores +50%. Peru rated +48%, while Argentina weighed in at +38%.
Experts say that the rub is in whether or not this growth is sustainable. Number one on the list is Singapore, while the U.S. barely made the ranking, coming in at number 10.
Via / Forbes.com
No pardon for “dirty war” perps in Argentina
6:10 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Justice|Latin America · 1 Comment
25 Apr 2007
Nearly a month after the 31st anniversary of a military coup which would change Argentina’s history, an Argentine federal court ruled today to overturn a pardon for two military officials, former General Jorge Videla and former Admiral Emilio Massera, accused of perpetrating crimes against dissidents during the course of Argentina’s “dirty war” military dictatorship in the 1970s. Sentenced to life in prison in 1985, former president of Argentina Carlos Menem later pardoned the two in 1990.
Argentine First Lady: “Don’t be afraid of anti-semitism”
5:54 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Latin America|Religion|Venezuela · Comments Off
27 Mar 2007
Religious diversity and tolerance isn’t a topic that’s raised that often in predominantly Roman Catholic Latin America. But Argentine senator and First Lady Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met Saturday with the Jewish community in Caracas, Venezuela and urged Venezuelans to not be afraid of anti-semitism:
“Latin America has a long tradition of respect and absolute coexistence of different nationalities and religions…Our history (in the region) also includes pain, persecution,” the senator said during her keynote speech before the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Venezuela’s Israeli Confederation (CAIV).Fernández de Kirchner compared the annihilation of Jews during the Holocaust to the dictatorship that seized power in Argentina 31 years ago, “following a bloody coup d’etat.”
A question that might come to mind is where Judaism falls in Chavez’s new socialist Venezuela, not to mention the president’s newfound friendships with Iran and Syria.
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