To celebrate the Dia de la Mujer, or International Women’s Day, this month Wander Argentina sponsored a professional massage giveaway for ladies only on the Wander Argentina Facebook Page. We assigned a number to each woman who signed up (and is in Buenos Aires) and used the website, Random.org, to randomly select a winner. The … Read more
One of Argentina’s most loyal supporters in recent years, Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez has died at 58, the result of an almost two-year battle with cancer. Chávez served as president of Venezuela continually since 1999, only briefly losing control after a failed coup d’état in 2002 (see video, below). Chávez worked closely with former Argentine … Read more
The study abroad dream is to pop into a new culture, make local friends and travel the country before gliding back home brimming with new experiences and a fresh lease on life. Ideally, the culture shock phase should be skipped, allowing maximum time for the jumping in and having fun part. Like most dreams, this can … Read more
The social-justice hacker group Anonymous Argentina has taken down the website of the National Statistics and Census Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, or INDEC by its Spanish acronym). INDEC is the government agency responsible for publishing the official inflation rates for the country. This week they announced that Argentina’s official inflation rate for … Read more
After nearly 100 years the “A” Line of the Buenos Aires subway – or Subte – is being shut down for renovations to the tracks and the replacement of some of the aging rolling stock. The oldest of the cars date from the 1913 and are made of wood. Modern carriages manufactured in China will … Read more