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Buenos Aires Won Sustainable Transport Award

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina ,won the yearly award of Sustainable Transport 2014 due to it’s continuous efforts to reduce the emissions of CO2, improve urban mobility and the walking- and cycling paths in Buenos Aires. The Secretary of Transportation Guillermo Dietrich was honored and proud to receive this award.

Buenos Aires’ largest avenue of the world, called Avenida 9 de Julio,  decreased its amount of lanes by changing some of  them to bus-only lanes to increase the speed of the public transportation. (more…)

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The stunning city of Buenos Aires ranks first on the list Most Popular Destination 2014 of the travel guide Tripadvisor!

Out of the 676 things to do in Buenos Aires, the users of the Tripadvisor recommend travelers to Buenos Aires to certainly vist the MALBA museum (the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires), to visit to the neighborhood Palermo Soho and the recently re-opened Teatro Colon, considered one of the best theaters in the world. Other suggestions are the Bosques de Palermo, the residencial Recoleta, and the modern neighborhood of Puerto Madero.
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Bookmakers: “Argentina has a chance to win the FIFA World Cup”

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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Buenos Aires has clean air (‘aire bueno’)

According to WHO (World Health Organization) Buenos Aires is among the capitals of South America with the best quality of air. Out of the results the WHO did, BA seems to be the number three South American capital in the list. Only Montevideo (Uruguay) and San Jose (Costa Rica) have cleaner air.Buenos Aires is listed before México City (Mexico), Santiago (Chile) , Lima (Peru) , Bogota (Colombia) , Quito (Ecuador) and Sao Paulo (Brazil).

The WHO has a database with all information about the air quality in 1,600 cities worldwide. (more…)

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Argentina Looks to Improve Ties with Israel

Hector Timerman, the Argentinean Foreign Minister arrived this past Monday to Jerusalem in hopes of strengthening ties between Argentina and Israel. This is a result of the fraying ties between Argentina and Iran. In January 2013 the two countries made an agreement to investigate together the bombings against Israeli and Jewish targets in Buenos Aires in the early 1990´s. This horrible terrorist attack killed more than 114 people and wounded around 500. However, Argentina has recently begun to realize that this agreement was a mistake as Iran continues to make excuses for not investigating. (more…)

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Coca-Cola Tests “Coca-Cola Life” in Argentina

In June 2013 Coca-Cola Life was introduced on the market in Argentina. It was the only country that was part of the test program of Coca-Cola’s newest creation until Chile joined the program in November that year.

‘Coca-Cola Life’ is an alternative for those who like the usual, enormously sugared Coke but do not want to drink ‘Coca-Cola Light’ or ‘Zero’ because of the different taste. This version is made with less sugar and it is the first time that ‘Coca-Cola Company’ has used ‘stevia’, a natural alternative for sugar.

‘Coca-Cola Life’ claims to have 60% less sugar than usual Coke. (more…)

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Did You Know These People Are From Argentina?

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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Máxima one year queen of The Netherlands

On the 26^th of April 2014, King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima of The Netherlands will celebrate their first “Koningsdag” (Kings Day). It is a Dutch National holiday that marks the birthday of the Dutch king, which is actually on the 27^th.

On the 30^th of April 2013, Máxima Zorreguieta became the first not-Dutch queen of The Netherlands. Máxima was born in Buenos Aires in 1971 as a daughter of Jorge Zorreguieta, a man whose reputation was harmed because he had a political role in the regime of the Argentinian dictator Videla. In 1999 she met Willem Alexander, Prince from Oranje, in Seville during a fair. (more…)

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The Most Famous Football Clubs in Buenos Aires

The whole world knows Argentina is famous for football and football players. More than 50% of all football clubs are settled in the province of Buenos Aires. To give you an overview of the most important ones we made this scheme listing the best known teams in the city and those in the province of Buenos Aires.

The best internationally known clubs are: Boca Junior, Independiente, Racing, San Lorenzo and River Plate.

In Argentina there is a list of “Big Five Argentine Football” clubs including: (more…)