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DJ Fest Time Warp in Buenos Aires

DJ Fest Time Warp in Buenos Aires

Wednesday May 06, 2015

This last weekend on Friday the 17th of April and Saturday the 18th of April, it was time for a huge techno party in Buenos Aires! Many national and international well-known DJ’s spin their music and make the crowd dance and jump their asses off!

Last year, Time Warp Argentina was first introduced and this year it was organized for the second time. Just as the first edition, the second edition of the originally German festival was held at Centro Costa Salguero in the city of Buenos Aires.

Time Warp started small with only a few editions in Germany (more…)

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Three best museums in Buenos Aires

Three best museums in Buenos Aires

Monday April 13, 2015

Visit the three best museums in Buenos Aires. The Argentina capital has lots of things to do and to see there are plenty of different museums. From contemporary art to local history, you can all find it here. We give you three of them that are definitely worth a visit.

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Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires is the most popular museum in Buenos Aires when it comes to contemporary art. The museum is located on the edge of Palermo, near the Japanese Garden and the inbound airport of Jorge Newberry. (more…)

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Buenos Aires in the top 10 of cities to visit

Trip Advisor: Buenos Aires in the top 10 of cities to visit

Wednesday April 01, 2015

Buenos Aires is the big surprise in the annual voting of cities to visit on the website of Trip Advisor this year.

The capital of Argentina changed its 14th spot to a well-deserved 8th. The tourists have spoken and place the city ahead of others such as New York and close to cities as Rome or London.

The top 10 is led by the Moroccan city Marrakech and Buenos Aires is the only Latin American destination in the top 10 ranking. (more…)

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Buenos Aires Strike Tomorrow: Which services will be affected?

Monday March 30, 2015

As a result of the national Buenos Aires strike in Argentina, tomorrow, some services will not function or only under “emergency routes”.
The bid for income taxes is under the media spotlight again: the businesses require a modification in the tax allowance, while the #Argentine government defends the amount allocated and not evaluated – for the moment – to raise the buffer to pay this tax.
Given this situation, the businesses that are not refined by the Government ratified a strike tomorrow. Therefore, several services will be affected. (more…)

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Lollapalooza 2015

Lollapalooza Buenos Aires 2015

Sunday March 29, 2015

Lollapalooza has announced its final line up. The festival’s 2nd edition in Argentina will be held on the 21st and 22nd of March including world famous artists such as Pharrel Williams, Jack White, The Kooks, Bastille, Calvin Harris and many more!

The event will take place at Hipódromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Regular tickets cost $1100 Argentine Pesos and are available through TopShow. For more information, check the website: www.lollapaloozaar.com
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A new capital for Argentina

A new capital for Argentina?

Friday September 05, 2014

Buenos Aires could be replaced as the capital of Argentina by a city 600 miles north. Cristina Kirchner, President of Buenos Aires, is considering moving the capital to Santiago del Estero. The current capital is considered geographically remote from much of the rest of the country. Santiago del Estero, founded 455 years ago, is the oldest city and is located in the center of the country.

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, an Argentinean writer and statesman, came up with the idea of moving the capital in the 1850s. He suggested installing government in Martin Garcia (more…)

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Bookmakers: “Argentina has a chance to win the FIFA World Cup”

Friday June 13, 2014

According to the American site ‘thetoptens.com’ where people can vote for all kinds of things Argentina is in the top 3 of countries who make a chance to win the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014. This is the top ten according to the users of the website:

  1. Germany
  2. Brazil
  3. Argentina
  4. Spain
  5. Italy
  6. Portugal
  7. The Netherlands (more…)
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Did You Know These People Are From Argentina?

Did You Know These People Are From Argentina?

Monday April 28, 2014

Argentina has a lot of famous people. Most of them are famous because of the country´s rough history with conquistadores and colonialism from Spain. In recent decades more and more Argentines are becoming famous all around the world. To give you a better look, we made an overview of some of the most famous Argentines in history. Note that there are a lot more than the ones listed here.
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Dakar Rally 2015 to start in Buenos Aires

Dakar Rally 2015 to start in Buenos Aires

Tuesday April 01, 2014

The 35th edition of the Paris-Dakar Rally will be a special one, especially for Argentina. The race will start and end at Plaza de Mayo, one of the most important squares of Argentina, in front of famous Casa Rosada (the house where the Argentinian president, de Kirchner, lives).

The rally will be 9,000 kilometres long and will go through Argentina, Chile and for the first time Bolivia (instead of Peru). The décor of the rally will be amazing. The Andes mountains, the Atacama desert, Solar de Uyuni, and many others.
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