From Baja California to southern Chile, massive farming projects have enriched the lives of few while allowing millions of westerners to feel better about themselves by eating healthy “organic” food.
While Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has many Argentinians behind her, she will want to learn some lessons from Korea if Argentina’s economic surge will continue.
Just as Uruguayans’ rate of maté consumption is the highest per capita in the world, Uruguay’s people do a nice job plowing through dulce de leche.
If you wish to travel between Argentina and Uruguay, until recently you were relegated to the ferry, flying, or driving around the Rio Plata delta.
Maté may be the preferred choice of the too-cool-for-school crowd in North America, but it is part of daily life in South America. And now its farmers are going organic.
Cristina Fernández’s meddling in Argentina’s economy does not sit well with the country’s business elite or Wall Street, but people are working, so she’s set to cruise to re-election on Oct. 23.
Graceful columns, streamlined pathways, and solemn open spaces greet vistors to the Monumento Nacional a la Bandera in Rosario, Argentina, a short hop from the Paraná River.
Taking the ferry to Uruguay to Montevideo or Colonia de Sacramento should also be on one’s itinerary. Coffee and sunsets pair well together.
Most of Iguazú’s wildlife is hidden during the day, but whether you wander the trails or take a relaxing “wildlife” boat cruise to end you day, the color and sounds make travel to this remote corner of Argentina is well worth repeated visits.
If there is one spot that reminds you how incredible our planet really is, it is Iguazú Falls, the 2.7 kilometer series of 275 waterfalls that straddle the borders between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.
The Mendoza region of Argentina hosts a fifth annual olive oil competition this month, and once again, local olive oils are set to outpace other entrants from Uruguay, Spain, and Portugal.
Trains are not as prevalent as they were decades ago in Argentina, but a rail journey back in time is still possible while you are visiting Buenos Aires.