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Buenos Aires News: Edition 3

December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

More interesting news from around Buenos Aires and the rest of Argentina.
Blackouts Back As Heat Wave Hits Argentina [The Argentine Post]
It’s blackout season again in Argentina. Traffic lights stop working, stores and kiosks have to close their doors and discard spoiled food, and thousands of people have to take the stairs instead of the elevator. [...]

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Random Observations: Week 11 & 12

October 31st, 2008 · 9 Comments

One nice thing about numbering all of the Random Observations is that we know exactly how long we’ve been here, and wow, 12 weeks goes by really quickly. Some of our new and improved random observations now include photos!  Enjoy…
Random Observations: Week 11 & 12

Spring is definitely in the air here. The weather is getting hot, the [...]

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Argentinean Beef

August 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments

A lot of people back home have been asking me about Argentine beef: Is the beef really that cheap? Is the beef really that good? Do they eat a lot of beef?
The answer to all these questions is, “Yes.” Beef is definitely one of the staple foods here. While Mersal has not been able to [...]

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