The Argentina Independent talked to people in Plaza Italia about their views on the city’s free bicycle scheme.

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced her backing for a law that would restrict the amount of Argentine land owned by foreigners. The law is being debated in Congress, and stipulates that foreign-owned land should be limited to 20% of the country, and any single owner should not own more than 1,000 hectares. The Argentina […]

The Argentina Independent talked to people in Plaza San Martín to ask their views on the current exchange rate and what they think is going to happen next.

The Argentina Independent hit the streets to find out what the public thinks of the coverage Candela’s case received and the government’s response.

Deforestation is clearing the world’s forests rapidly and on a massive scale. As well as altering productive eco-systems and increasing the risk of flooding, it is a major contributor to climate change. Around 30% of the carbon added to the atmosphere over the past 150 years is thought to come from deforestation. As of now, […]

The student movement in Chile has gained quite the momentum, with over 600,000 taking to the streets just last week. The Confederation of Stuents in Chile, or FECH, originally mobilised last year to protest against the Government’s ‘privatisation agenda’, burdening universities with the responsibility of financing themselves. Given the dire perceived consequences this would have […]

With last month’s violent actions in Jujuy the issue of violence carried out by the police has returned to the public’s attention in Argentina, which has among the highest rates of deaths by police in the whole of Latin America. With preferential treatment in the courts and high levels of corruption in all levels of […]

At 9pm on Sunday the results of Argentina’s first ever primary election were announced, in which 29 million voters took part. Despite having been named the favourite from the moment she announced her candidacy, incumbent Cristina Fernández de Kirchner shocked many by landing an overwhelming majority of 50%. She took to a podium before crowds […]

The Argentine economy is flying. Since the country’s debt default in 2001, GDP has grown by 79.5%. This growth has been fuelled by increasing commodity prices and strong trading relations with other high-performing economies such as Brazil and China. On a national level this is all very well. And the government has increased its public spend […]

The Interoceanic Highway has recently connected Rio de Janiero in Brazil to three Pacific Ocean ports in Peru. The 2,600km road, which passes through the centre of the Amazon rainforest and traverses the Andes mountains, has taken almost five years to complete at a cost of US$1.6bn. Despite the obvious commercial advantages, such as increased […]