Category Archives: Argentina
Judges Vindicate Economists in Argentina
The administration of Cristina Fernández has been increasingly under fire by opposition forces, as her Peronist policies have predictably driven the economy into the ground, after irresponsible debt defaults, runaway inflation, and private sector takeovers. … Continue reading
Hot Mic Leads to Spat Between Uruguay and Argentina
Uruguay’s colorful president, José Mujica, was caught speaking making a candid, and decidedly undiplomatic observations by a hot mic, regarding Argentina’s president and her late husband, during a radio interview … Continue reading
Argentina Taxes Vacations to Uruguay
Uruguay is a tiny nation on the Atlantic sandwiched between a behemoth to the north (Brazil), and Argentina to the south. Argentina has twelve times the population of Uruguay, sitting … Continue reading
First Pope from Latin America Clashed with Policies of Argentina’s President
Until March 13th, he was Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, in Argentina. Now known officially as “Pope Francis,” he is the first Pope from Latin America, which is … Continue reading
Falkland Islanders Uninterested in Becoming Argentinian
Between 1600, and 1820, the Falkland Islands were been claimed by the Dutch, French, British, Spanish, and finally, the nation which would become Argentina. Due to the ambiguity of peace … Continue reading
Argentina’s Wine Culture
Argentina has a history of wine making stretching back to 1557, when the first vine cuttings were imported during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. The first vineyards were planted … Continue reading
Wine in Latin America
Despite the fact that the indigenous people in the Americas made alcoholic beverages before European grapes were imported by the Conquistadors, the local vitis genus of grapes were never used to make … Continue reading
Twitter Captures Massive Protests in Argentina
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s unpopular administration if facing an increasingly vocal population. Her Peronist policies have predictably driven the economy into the ground, after irresponsible debt defaults, runaway inflation, and … Continue reading
Argentina Lowers Voting Age to Sixteen
In what is being viewed as a way to shore up votes for next October’s elections in which half of Argentina’s House of Representatives, and one third of the Senate … Continue reading
