Archive for the ‘Cuyo’ Category
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Let’s go round again! After a spell of neglect, the Copa America was brought back in 1987 and has since been staged in all of South America’s 10 footballing nations – in the case of Paraguay, Colombia and Venezuela, for the first time. Now a new circuit begins in Argentina, ...
Posted in Argentina, Argentine Mideast, Argentine Northwest, Buenos Aires Argentina, Copa America Argentina 2011, Cordoba Argentina, Cuyo, Football Soccer Argentina, Jujuy Argentina, Mendoza Argentina, Salta Argentina, South America | 1 Comment »
Friday, July 1st, 2011
La Plata Stadium
Cordoba Stadium
Monumental Stadium - Buenos Aires
Salta Stadium
Mendoza Stadium
Santa Fe Stadium
Jujuy Stadium
San Juan Stadium
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
It's been a sensational year of global wine tasting for yours truly. Studying in France last spring provided me with the chance for a weekend of sancerres and vouvrays in the Loire Valley and a freezing day in Reims amongst the bubbly champagnes of Mumm and Moet et Chandon. My ...
Posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires Argentina, Cuyo, Mendoza Argentina, South America, Wine Argentina | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
The wine regions in Argentina happen to be quite exemplary. This large country has got a number of such regions including Mendoza, Cordoba, Rio Negro, Salta and Cafayate. Each one of these regions is renowned for wine having specific taste. This Argentina travel advice focuses on the wine making regions ...
Posted in Argentina, Cuyo, Mendoza Argentina, Patagonia, South America, Wine Argentina | 2 Comments »
Monday, January 31st, 2011
Invited by Wines of Argentina, and in the fine company of Toronto-based master sommelier John Szabo, I spent 10 days in Argentina in November.
One of the challenges facing countries like Argentina is that its international image is defined largely by what it exports. So for most of us here in ...
Posted in Argentina, Cuyo, Mendoza Argentina, Patagonia, South America, Wine Argentina | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Any country that covers an area of almost 2.8 million square kilometres (over 10 times the size of Great Britain) is going to offer a huge variety of landscapes and outdoor activities. Argentina certainly fulfils that expectation, from the arid high plateau of the Altiplano on the Bolivian border to ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Argentine Mideast, Argentine Northeast, Argentine Northwest, Bariloche Argentina, Buenos Aires Argentina, Buenos Aires Province, Cordoba Argentina, Cuyo, Mendoza Argentina, Patagonia, Salta Argentina, South America | 5 Comments »
Friday, January 14th, 2011
Carlos Sainz claimed a record 23rd stage win at the Dakar Rally on Friday, but the Spaniard's title reign in the car category is coming to a close.
The 48-year-old overtook race legend Stephane Peterhansel for overall victories as he claimed his sixth in the 33rd edition of the endurance event, ...
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Thursday, January 13th, 2011
Overall leader Nasser Al-Attiyah has an almost unassailable lead in the Dakar Rally after his main challenger Carlos Sainz broke down.
Qatari Al-Attiyah began Thursday's 11th stage more than 12 minutes ahead of the Spaniard, and it was predicted defending champion Sainz would make up some ground on the leader as ...
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Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Marc Coma in bikes and Nasser Al-Attiyah in cars built up hefty leads after Wednesday's 10th stage of the Dakar Rally to close in on the overall victory as the race returned to Argentina ahead of Sunday's finish in Buenos Aires.
The stage crossed a 13,000-foot pass in the Andes, with ...
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Monday, December 20th, 2010
We discovered Argentina three years ago, during what we assumed would be a brief visit to Buenos Aires. Today, we own a 108-acre vineyard outside Mendoza, a city and metropolitan area of about 800,000 people in western Argentina and our home for about 10 months out of each year.
How we ...
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