Posts under ‘Argentina’

Barbara, a legal recruiter from Manhattan, fell in love with Buenos Aires after visiting the city several years ago. She managed to take trips to the city every six months or so and eventually decided to live there.
You can watch Barbara hunt and find an apartment that meets all of her needs on House Hunters [...]

The anti-corruption group Transparency International annually publishes a “corruption perceptions index,” which measures the level of government corruption in each country.
In the latest index, which was released in November, the majority of the 180 countries analyzed scored below five on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 10 (perceived to have low [...]

By Jennifer Lubrani
I am not superstitious. I especially don’t follow all those silly New Year’s rituals that so many perform year after year. That is until one member from the Colombian side of my family turned me into a New Year’s superstition believer.
You see, in Colombia, there’s a tradition that when the clock strikes [...]

Drinking alcohol and watching television are two things I usually resolve to do less of just before a new year.
But when it comes to figuring out what drinks to order in which countries in Latin America, watching a few episodes of Three Sheets is a worthwhile way of breaking a couple of resolutions.
The good news [...]

Back in September, Representative Joe Wilson of South Carolina yelled “you lie” during President Obama’s State of the Union Address. The incident left many people–especially Democrats–wondering if such behavior was another sign of the lack of basic civility in public discourse.
While the outburst was somewhat disturbing, legislators in the U.S. still seem pretty mellow [...]

Orbitz, Kayak, Travelocity—it seems like there are more resources than ever for travelers to plan trips for themselves. There are even free  browser tools that allow you to save and organize your travel research.
Social media tools like Twitter and Trip Advisor make it easy to get beyond the propaganda contained in travel brochures or destination [...]

In this Travelojos Intrepid Traveler Dispatch, Linda Tabb tells us about her trip to Argentina in July. She reminds us that July means winter in Argentina. It also was the height of the H1N1 or Swine Flu epidemic. But Linda and her group managed to escape illness and enjoy themselves in Buenos Aires. On a [...]

There’s no question that Roosh Vorek, the author of South American travelogue A Dead Bat in Paraguay, is a “player” when it comes to the ladies. Before self publishing a memoir about his travels in Brazil and other countries, Vorek wrote Bang—“a collection of simple but powerful techniques, moves, and lines that [...]

In this interview, Ben Box, author of the South American Handbook, notes the growing trends of volunteerism and community tourism in South America. He also points out the destinations offering the best values and the places that travelers best avoid.
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With all the hand wringing about the upcoming flu season by most major media outlets in the U.S., there’s been little coverage of the toll that the Swine Flu or H1N1 virus is currently exacting in Argentina and Brazil.
Health officials in Argentina recently disclosed that the Swine Flu has killed 465 people.
On Sunday, Colombian President [...]