Done Deal, We Received Our Title!
Friday, May 15th, 2009 Posted in business, day to day, real estate, resources, zona frontera, zona seguridad | 17 Comments »Written by Jamie As foreigners going through the purchase process in the famous "zona de seguridad", we always believed this day would come. Today, we signed our escritura, and the piece of paradise we have called home for 2 years is now ...
Argentina to Market Tourism to the Middle East
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 Posted in business, travel | No Comments »Written by Jamie Argentina is planning to expand tourism to non-traditional markets such as the Middle East. According to the Gulf News, officials have been in talks with three airlines, Qatar, Emirates and Etihad airways, from the gulf states about expanding airline service ...
Free Portugese Lessons for Local Workers
Friday, April 24th, 2009 Posted in business, travel | 1 Comment »Written by Jamie According to the ANBariloche, the Argentine Secretary of Tourism and Brazilian ambassador to Argentina are promoting a new program to teach Portugese. As we have posted before, Bariloche has become more of a destination for Brazilian travelers. Apparently the free ...
New Airline Route
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Posted in business, travel | 1 Comment »Written by Jamie A new airline is being formed, Alas Mediterráneas, and will offering some new routes within Argentina. According to Turismo530, the new airline with offer direct service between Cordoba (Argentina's second largest city) and Bariloche as well as Ushuaia. The airline ...
Argentina and China to Swap Currencies
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 Posted in business | No Comments »Written by Jamie As reported by BBC News and the Wall Street Journal, Argentina and China have agreed to swap 10 billion dollars in currency over the next 3 years. This is the first Latin American country that China has swapped currencies ...
What’s it like to live in paradise? Owner of Peuma Hue, Evelyn, tells us…
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in business, cosas lindas, lifestyle | 4 Comments »Written by Shanie As we mentioned before in a post we did about the eco-friendly resort, Peuma Hue, we were lucky enough to get some interview one-on-one time with owner, Evelyn Hoter. Peuma Hue is a land of magic, connection and tranquility. ...
Bariloche Continues to Attract Investors
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 Posted in business, travel | 1 Comment »Written by Jamie For better or worse, Bariloche is growing. On the front page of today's local paper, as well as in the ANBariloche.com, there are mentions of big investments in the Bariloche area. Plans call for over US$300 million dollars in ...
Starting in Lake Tahoe, CA; Positively Affecting Everywhere
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 Posted in business, politics, resources, sports, weather | 1 Comment »Written by Shanie This post doesn't necessarily deal with Patagonia on the surface, but it does stand for something that positively affects everywhere on the planet. I recently had an article I wrote published in Nth Word Magazine about pro snowboarder Jeremy ...
New Zona de Seguridad Resolution
Monday, March 9th, 2009 Posted in business, real estate, zona frontera, zona seguridad | 19 Comments »Written by Jamie Fresh off the press, there is a new resolution that will affect the Zona de Seguridad process. This had been a major part of the Bariloche Real Estate purchasing procedure for some time. Apparently, the new process for foreigners to ...
NPR Program on Global Crisis and Latin America
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 Posted in business, politics | No Comments »Written by Jamie Yesterday National Public Radio (NPR) had a very interesting program on the current global crisis and it's affects on Latin America. The show is called "On Point" can be found here. There is a lot of discussion about the economy, security ...
