Archive for the ‘Andes’ Category
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Argentine airline Aerolineas Argentinas announced that by the end of this year it would begin flying from Buenos Aires to Cusco, with a stopover in an Argentine province that has yet to be determined.
The state-run airline, the largest domestic and international airline in Argentina, expressed its interest in covering this ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Buenos Aires Argentina, Flights to Argentina, South America | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
SOUTH America in 21 days - is it possible? Probably not – it’s such a vast continent there must be compromises, but you can cover plenty of territory and be totally fascinated. And direct flights from Sydney to Buenos Aires of about 14 hours make it one of Australia’s more ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Bariloche Argentina, Buenos Aires Argentina, Chile, Patagonia, South America | 8 Comments »
Friday, February 12th, 2010
The Argentine Republic is a large country with an area exceeding 2.60 million sq km/1 million sq mi, about one-third the size of the United States and almost as large as India.
It extends between 22° and 55° S and occupies the southern portion of South America, east of the crest-line ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Argentine Mideast, Argentine Northeast, Argentine Northwest, Buenos Aires Argentina, Buenos Aires Province, Cuyo, Patagonia | Comments Off
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
When a local winemaker is asked to define themain or outstanding characteristic that identifies quality Argentine wines, more and more frequently the answer includes the enigmatic phrase vinos de altura. This can be loosely translated as high altitude wines, although the altitude refers more to the vineyards than to the ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Argentine Northwest, Cuyo, Mendoza Argentina, Salta Argentina, South America, Wine Argentina | 13 Comments »
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Fiznatty aka Max Waugh is no stranger to our Photo of the Day. His latest is called "The Hunter and the Mountain."
While trying to seek wildlife to photograph, Max instead managed to get this great shot of a the Andes in the Argentina portion of Patagonia. I'll let him explain ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Patagonia, South America | Comments Off
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Paulo Goncalves
Carlos Sainz
Leonid Novitskiy
Stephane Peterhansel
Carlos Sainz
Marc Coma
Atacama Desert
Carlos Sousa - Mitsubishi
Dakar Rally Mark Miller
Vladimir Chagin
Thomas de Bois
Patronelli
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SOURCE: INFOBAE.COM
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Argentine Mideast, Buenos Aires Argentina, Buenos Aires Province, Chile, Cuyo, Dakar Rally Argentina Chile, Mendoza Argentina, South America | 12 Comments »
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Carlos Sainz had two tire punctures and lost more than half of his lead time as the Dakar Rally left Chile and returned to Argentina on Wednesday.
A day after winning his first stage, Sainz finished ninth on the 137-mile route from Santiago across the Andes to San Juan. Sainz's ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Chile, Cuyo, Dakar Rally Argentina Chile | 2 Comments »
Friday, January 8th, 2010
- Chaleco madness...
The raid may have crossed the Andes but Dakar passion is still there. On the Cordoba side in Argentina a lot of people were quite used to the world rally championship but in Chile hundreds of spectators have come to cheer for the local hero: Francisco " ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Chile, Dakar Rally Argentina Chile, South America | Comments Off
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
It was a long day for the 2010 Dakar competitors with 483 km (300 miles) of Chilean countryside to tackle before finally resting in Antofagasta, a beautiful town found against the pacific coast. Late arrivals into the bivouac at the end of the day included Marc Coma and Stephane Peterhansel, ...
Posted in Andes, Chile, Dakar Rally Argentina Chile, South America | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Spaniards Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz remain second overall, 7m 36s behind race leaders Stephane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret of France (BMW X3). VW team-mates Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar and Timo Gottschalk of Germany are third overall, 9m 56s behind Peterhansel. American Mark Miller and South African Ralph Pitchford held ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Chile, Cuyo, Dakar Rally Argentina Chile, South America | 11 Comments »
