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COCKTAIL WEEK

Forget about the wine in Argentina, it´s cocktail week! During this week multiple bars in Buenos Aires are preparing themselves to provide you with the most unique cocktails. This anticipated event starts next week on Sunday, the 15th of May.

The idea is that various bars all over Buenos Aires have prepared an exclusive menu with drinks for an affordable price. This provides you with the opportunity to taste more than just Fernet Coca Cola and the red wine.

This is not a random new festival; it is historically based. (more…)

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Inflation will drop due to unemployment

Argentine labour leader Hugo Moyano has criticized President´s Mauricio Macri´s government heavily. Moyano said that “you must take things as they come. He has no political experience, and that makes you make those kinds of mistakes, but at this stage, it’s not surprising, and a lot less considering what is happening and without giving answers.” Moyano insisted unions in Buenos Aires may launch a national strike in the next coming days, because “everyone knew the economic situation left by the previous government was complex, with a complex social scene. (more…)

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News Item Panama Papers

The President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, is named in the Panama Papers in which he was listed as director of an offshore company in the Bahamas. During a television broadcast, Macri vowed that he had done nothing wrong and stated that he was telling the truth. Moreover, Macri said that he will pledge not guilty when he has to appear for a federal prosecutor. Macri claims that he had no shares in the offshore company and he never received any income from it.

In 2007 Macri became mayor of Buenos Aires and he did not list the offshore company in his 2007 financial declaration. (more…)

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Time Warp Turns into Disaster: 6 dead

Techno festival Time Warp in Buenos Aires turned into a disaster after six people died from a drug overdose last Friday night. Four other people remain in a critical condition in the hospital. All dead victims are men and aged between 21 and 25. The victims reportedly collapsed on site and many of them suffered from convulsions, cardiac arrhythmia and with extremely high body temperatures.

Festival-goers at Time Warp complained about overcrowding and poor ventilation at the festival. “We couldn’t stay inside, we couldn’t breathe. (more…)

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Aerobic Posts in Buenos Aires!

Buenos Aires has the perfect solution for those who would like to do sports, but don´t want to spend any money on it!

Buenos Aires has a lot of parks around the whole city; the porteños (inhabitants) love to go to these parks. They are going to the parks to sit, relax and drink a mate, but the parks are also used for sports.

In these parks many sports are done like running, playing football, doing yoga and many other sports. These sports are all for free, but besides this in Buenos Aires they invented this perfect idea to put instead of a playground an aerobic station. (more…)

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Uber in Buenos Aires

Since the 13th of April, 2016, Uber is launched in Buenos Aires. Uber is an application which can be used to submit a trip request and get transportation for a lower price than the regular taxis in Buenos Aires.

As to be expected, the taxi unions from Buenos Aires are not happy. On Friday April 15th, there was a big anti Uber protest in Buenos Aires that started at 10.00. Drivers announced there would be roadblocks throughout the city in at least 26 different points. (more…)

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Inflation in Argentina

The inflation rate for Argentina in 2016 was forecasted to be 25%. President Mauricio Macri’s administration acknowledged that inflation will probably go beyond the predicted ceiling of 25%.

Despite this confession, he says the percentage can still change as the months pass, like any inflation. But there doesn´t seem to be much hope with the increasing price in gas and water of 300% and the increasing price of public transportation of 100% since April. (more…)

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Public transport is getting expensive

The minister of Transport, Guillermo Dietrich, has confirmed that the rumors about the prices of the public transport in Buenos Airesare true. The fares for the busses and trains in Buenos Aires city will increase with 100%. The start date of the increase of these fares is the 8th of April 2016. The minimum price of a bus ride used to be 3ARS pesos, from the 8th of April on it will be 6ARS pesos. Train tickets will rise from 2ARS pesos to 4ARS pesos. These are the minimum fares, the price of the trip will rise with the distance.

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5 rooftop bars for after work in Palermo

Summer has almost come to an end now, but remember that that is the time when the afternoons in Buenos Aires can still be very pleasant here! There are many bars to go to when you have finished your work. To help you a little, here is a list of the top 5 bars to go to in Palermo.

Chipper
Chipper fish and chips has an impressive menu. You can go there to have a proper meal or an after work nosh. You can enjoy your meal at the rooftop, one of their three outdoor spaces.
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