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Halloween in Buenos Aires

Throughout the world everyone knows about that day that we have a good excuse to dress up like a zombie or scary witch. The scariest day of the year: Halloween. Celebrating Halloween has become more popular in Buenos Aires. Nowadays the bars, pubs and clubs all celebrate this event.

It is a day that is associated with the colors orange, black and purple, and it is strongly linked to the symbols that we all know like pumpkins, cobwebs and bats. To prepare you for the scariest day and night of Buenos Aires we will take a look at the plans for Halloween 2014.
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New National Park in Argentina: The Impenetrable Chaco

Argentina has a new national Park. It was created in El Impenetrable forest in the province of Chaco. The reserve contains 128,000 hectares and is meant for the protection of indigenous forest and the endangered animal species living here such as the yaguareté, tatú carreta, and crowned solitary eagle.

The Lower House of Congress passed the law to create the national park with only one vote against. Thanks to the campaign called ‘Deja tu Huella: Una Reserva por más Reservas‘(‘Leave your Footprint: A Reserve for More Reserves’) (more…)

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It is hot in Buenos Aires!

Today temperatures of 35° Celsius are expected in Buenos Aires. According to the National Meteorological Service (SMN) the high temperatures in the cities of north and central Argentina will persist until at least Tuesday. Rainfalls are expected later on.

Silvia Gómez of the SMN explained that the mass of warm air is caused by the blockage of a high pressure system that provides winds from the north.

The northern wind causes ´high minimum and maximum temperatures, sometimes too high for this time of the year´ stated the meteorologist.
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Strongest man supports oldest tree Buenos Aires

Atlas, the titan, was condemned to bear the weight of the world on his shoulders. Now, a statue of Atlas is carrying the weight of the branches of the oldest gum tree in Buenos Aires, replacing one of the concrete columns. The tree, planted in 1781, can be found in Recoleta and is known as the “Gomero de la Recoleta”.

The statue of Atlas is made out of 85% of remnants of cars. The president of Junta Comunal 2, Facundo Carrillo, said: “The statue symbolizes a great man that lifts one of the biggest and heaviest branches of the historic tree (more…)

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Two brand new metro bus stops to be taken down

Because of a lack of planning by the government of Buenos Aires, two brand new metro stops will be taken down. The two stops on 9 de Julio Street were built just last year costing $4 million. They will now be replaced by a new stop.

The construction of the metro bus provoked a series of protests last year due to its environmental impact, costs, and its effectiveness to solve traffic congestion. The works continued anyway and the metro bus was put into operation on the 24th of July 2013. (more…)

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Buenos Aires celebrates Day of International Student

This year for the first time, on October 25, Buenos Aires celebrates the Day of the International Student. During this day students have the opportunity to share their experiences and connect with each other. Goal is to entertain domestic and international students in Buenos Aires and to promote the many academic opportunities available. Also the event is meant to promote Buenos Aires as a place of international study, which is supposed to result in a positive impact on the economy of the city. It is a cooperation of the ministry of Foreign Trade (more…)

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Public service bus slammed into a morgue, 12 people injured

On Thursday morning, October 23, public bus line 75 drove into a morgue, 12 people got injured and three of them needed to go to the hospital.

This morning in the center of Buenos Aires an accident occurred. The driver of a public bus lost control over the wheel and crashed into a morgue. The bus first hit a gas shed, where work was being done to check if there had been a gas leak, and later slammed into the morgue. A spokesman of the System of Emergency Medical Care confirmed that 12 people got injured (more…)

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Cute little birds invading the Primera División

Pitch invasions are usually not a big problem for Argentines top level football players. The stadiums have prison style barbed wire, meant to keep rowdy fans away from the field. But this time during the Primera División, even the barbed wire did not help keeping these trespassers out.

The match between Arsenal de Sarandi´s against San Lorenzo was not like a usual football match. Due to some trespassers, the kick-off was delayed for several minutes in the second half. Since the game was deadly boring (0-0), finally there was some action going on. (more…)

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Buenos Aires Street Art Meets Cardboard

Nico and Gonzalo, also known as “Buenos Aires stencil” and “GG” are two street artist in Buenos Aires. They are showing their latest work on cardboard at the Hollywood in Cambodia exhibition space this weekend.

The idea of painting on cardboard began as a kind of mistake. One day the two artists were messing around in their studio with spray cans and card left over from old boxes. They ended up selling their master pieces in a local art sale and before they knew all their work was sold. After this happened Nico and Gonzalo knew that there was a successful future waiting for them.“Carton Pintura” was born. (more…)