Archive for the ‘Uruguay’ Category
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Argentina and Buenos Aires with its equal gay marriage has helped make it a destination for relaxed tourists. It became the first country in South America to allow same-sex marriage in July 2010, including full adoption rights, making it the first country in Latin American to do so.
Together with its ...
Posted in Argentina, Argentine Mideast, Argentine Northeast, Buenos Aires Argentina, Cordoba Argentina, Gay Tourism Argentina, Iguazu Falls, Uruguay | Comments Off
Monday, August 29th, 2011
Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) will travel today to Salto, Uruguay, to meet with her Uruguayan counterpart José Mujica. Together they will preside over the opening of a new train line that will connect passengers in the two countries.
In recent years only cargo has crossed the Argentina-Uruguay border ...
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
The presidents of Argentina and Uruguay are backing a joint campaign for both countries to host the 2030 World Cup.
The South American neighbors have been friendly and not-so-friendly rivals over the years, but both leaders say it's time to work together for a shared future.
Argentina's Cristina Fernandez and Uruguay's Jose ...
Posted in Argentina, Football Soccer Argentina, Uruguay | 1 Comment »
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
Kansas softball outfielder Maggie Hull left the comforts of Lawrence to spend the off-season studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Less than a month after leading the Jayhawks with a .346 batting average and 49 RBI this spring, the Lawrence, Kan., native traveled to the South American country for a six-week ...
Posted in Andes, Argentina, Buenos Aires Argentina, Cuyo, Mendoza Argentina, South America, Study Abroad in Argentina, Uruguay | Comments Off
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
As a political-science graduate, my decision to travel solo through Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil gave me the opportunity to not only see breathtaking scenery, drink excellent wine and eat enough food to feed a small army, but to also see how I was viewed as an American in ...
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Uruguay and Argentina will take advantage of the coming 2011 America Cup (Copa America) to promote their joint candidacy for soccer's major event - the 2030 World Cup on occasion of the centenary of the first time the tournament was played.
On July 1930 the first World Cup was organised and ...
Posted in Argentina, Copa America Argentina 2011, Football Soccer Argentina, South America, Uruguay | 11 Comments »
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
Latin America's first official gay cruise will leave the port of Buenos Aires for two cities in Uruguay, one of the organizers said Tuesday.
"Ego is the first cruise for gays and lesbians in Latin America," said Jorge Giorno, who owns the Thesys organizing firm. He noted demand was "very high" ...
Posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires Argentina, Cruises Argentina, Gay Tourism Argentina, South America, Uruguay | 1 Comment »
Friday, October 1st, 2010
Cruise the Douro in Portugal, visit rural Italy and tango and sip wine in Argentina with Wine Lovers Tours in 2011.
Now in its 30th year, Wine Lovers Tours is led by Vin Marottoli, a former French, Spanish and Italian teacher who uses his language skills to navigate non-English speaking wine ...
Posted in Argentina, Argentine Northwest, Buenos Aires Argentina, Cuyo, Mendoza Argentina, Salta Argentina, Uruguay, Wine Argentina | 14 Comments »
Monday, July 5th, 2010
A lover of big cities, I arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay with low expectations. I wasn't sure Uruguay could offer anything different than South American spots more popular with tourists -- Chile, Argentina and Brazil. When a Brazilian friend recommended this tiny country as a destination that would deliver just as ...
Posted in South America, Uruguay | 20 Comments »
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Uruguayan Minister of Tourism and Sports Hector Lescano said on Monday that he expects an increase of Argentinean tourism to this country after clearing the bridge linking both sides.
Environmentalists of the Argentinean city of Gualeguaychú cleared for 60 days the closure of the viaduct San Martin, as a result of ...
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