Butterfly Interview with Chef Ed
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in business, cosas lindas, resources | 4 Comments »Written by Shanie While doing the research for our restaurant guide, we were lucky enough to get to know some of the owners of the great dining experiences around town. With friendships developing, we realized it would be great to do ...
Dollars Continues to Climb Against Argentine Peso
Monday, February 23rd, 2009 Posted in business | 8 Comments »Written by Jamie As the Dow Jones continues its downward spiral, closing at it's lowest point since 1997, I find it interesting the US Dollar continues to strengthen against the peso. As of today, the US Dollar is now worth 3.54 pesos, ...
Airfares Prices Dropping
Friday, February 6th, 2009 Posted in business, travel | 2 Comments »Written by Jamie The lower price of fuel and the economic meltdown is making for much lower prices on flights to Argentina. Lan is currently advertising round trip airfare from Miami and New York to Buenos Aires for $562 plus tax, and ...
Jack Nicklaus Golf Course Proposed
Friday, December 19th, 2008 Posted in business, sports | 24 Comments »Written by Jamie As was reported in the ANBariloche this week, prelimanary plans have been submitted for the development of The Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Patagonia on a parcel outside Bariloche. The details for the mega project are still being worked out ...
Travel Expo in Bariloche
Monday, December 8th, 2008 Posted in business, travel | No Comments »Written by Jamie The Bariloche hotel and restaurant association will be hosting an exposition later this week. The event will be on Thursday and Friday, December 11 and 12, from 4 to 10pm, at the Hotel Panamericano Bariloche in the city ...
Cristina Announces Stimulus Package
Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in business, politics | No Comments »Written by Jamie President Cristina has just unveiled her stimulus package tallying US$3.7 billion. According to People's Daily Online, the plan will have four major components: 1) Low cost consumer loans will be available to purchase electronic appliances of up to US$1,500 ...
Argentina Airline News
Thursday, November 27th, 2008 Posted in business, travel | 4 Comments »Written by Jamie I came across a few tidbits of airline news I figured would be worthy of posting. First off, Qantas has begun non-stop service between Sydney, Australia and Buenos Aires. According to the Merco Press, Australians travelling to Argentina has ...
Argentina Unemployment Rate Drops
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 Posted in business, culture, politics | 23 Comments »Written by Jamie According to Reuters, the 3rd quarter unemployment rate in Argentina dropped to 7.8%. The article goes on to say that the current government's top economic priority is to keep people employed. Anyone who has spent anytime in Argentina has ...
State Department Issues New Argentine Information
Friday, November 21st, 2008 Posted in business, resources, travel | No Comments »Written by Jamie The US State Department has issued new information on Argentina. The website and data can be found here. Topics covered include entry requirements, security and crime, health and medical coverage, as well as a other valuable information. One interesting statistic ...
Peso Maybe Devaluated
Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in business | 4 Comments »Written by Jamie As was reported by Bloomberg on Friday, there is growing talk of a devaluation of the peso. The dollar is currently at 3.20 pesos, which is near a 5 year high. According to JPChase, by year's end the dollar ...
