The Carayá Monkey rehabilitation project situated near La Cumbre, a small town in the Córdoba Province, is the only one of its kind in Argentina. Founded by Alejandra Juarez, a strong-willed woman, who after spending many years working with the Córdoba zoo decided to open her own wildlife center and built the project from the […]
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Tips for Volunteering in a Hostel in Buenos Aires (and Beyond)
Whether you’re moving to Buenos Aires or backpacking through South America, volunteering for accommodation can be a great way to meet people, get to know the city and save some cash. Many hostels take volunteers, who usually work anywhere between fifteen to thirty hours per week in exchange for anything from a bed in a […]
10 Year Anniversary of Cromañón Nightclub Fire
Today marks ten year anniversary of Argentina’s worst made-man disaster, the Cromañón nightclub fire, in which 194 children and young adults lost their lives and another 600 were injured. The national newspaper, Clarín reports that another 15 among the over 2,600 survivors have committed suicide in the ten years since the tragedy. Republica Cromañón owner, […]
La Noche de los Libros: Buenos Aires Book Night
Buenos Aires has a well-earned reputation for being a city of book lovers and the yearly Noche de los Libros (Night of the Books) is yet another event to indulge in the city’s love of literature. On Saturday, November 29th the event will kick off at 7 p.m. with a free concert by internationally acclaimed […]
Volunteer for La Noche de los Museos 2016
La Noche de los Museos (Museum Night), an annual event when the city’s museums open to the public for special nighttime events and exhibitions, is one of the biggest nights of the year for art lovers in Buenos Aires, . In the 2013 edition, 800,000 members of the public hit the city’s museums. In 2014, some of […]