by Mark | Jun 27, 2011 | Americas, Argentina
On Wednesday June 15, 2011, we left Buenos Aires on one of the first flights to the United States out of the capital after the eruption of the Puyehue volcano in southern Chile spewed its ashes across Argentina. The winds played capricious games with itineraries...
by Betsy | Jun 12, 2011 | Americas, Argentina
Siempre con las madres Always with the mothers Every Thursday afternoon for more than 30 years, mothers and grandmothers of “the disappeared” (los desaparecidos) and their supporters have gathered and marched around Plaza de...
by Mark | Apr 13, 2011 | Americas, Argentina
The Buenos Aires Zoo is said to be the oldest zoo in Latin America. It has a mostly recognizable and diverse cast of characters… Located next to Plaza Italia, the zoo is visited by approximately 3 million people a year, which makes it one of the busiest...
by Mark | Mar 25, 2011 | Americas, Argentina
Last night we joined the estimated 125,000 people gathered at the Obelisk located at the interesection of avenues Corrientes and 9 de Julio for a free outdoor concert by opera legend José Plácido Domingo Embil. He was joined by soprano Virginia Tola and accompanied...
by Mark | Mar 15, 2011 | Americas, Argentina
Sunday morning we were out of the apartment around 11 headed for the Green Subte Line on Santa Fe about eight blocks away for a long postponed visit to Casa Rosada, the official seat of the executive branch of the government of Argentina located in Plaza de Mayo. Even...
