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Posted on Monday June 16th, 2008 at 19:08 in government and politics
This is the endMy only friend, the endOf our elaborate plans, the endOf everything that stands, the end("The End", The Doors)Luciano and I are watching the news on TV right now, wondering if these are the final days of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner'...
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Posted on Friday April 18th, 2008 at 22:48 in geography and maps, government and politics
Buenos Aires, often called the Paris of the South, is gasping for breath as I write this, smothered by a thick layer of smoke. For a week now we've seen the sky alternate between hazy gray and sooty black as the winds either aid or afflict the city m...
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Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 00:04 in city life, government and politics, photo albums
Fire burn and cauldron bubble...By the pricking of my thumbs,Something wicked this way comes.(William Shakespeare, Macbeth)Chaos and turmoil reign in Argentina now and nobody knows just what wicked something may be coming next. Two weeks ago the gove...
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Posted on Sunday March 16th, 2008 at 20:10 in government and politics, photo albums, travel adventures
My oh my, I've been slothful lately, neglecting the blog. It just seems like there's always something else that I need to be doing. Tonight I hope to get caught up at least to our excursion to Cachi (back in January!) as well as fill you in with a bi...
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Posted on Thursday January 24th, 2008 at 18:44 in geography and maps, photo albums, travel adventures
No, Humahuaca is not an Argentine version of guacamole. It's a huge valley in northwestern Argentina. The valley itself is named the Quebrada de Humahuaca (Ravine of Humahuaca) and there's also a town named Humahuaca in the valley. It's a United Nati...