On 11th July, The Rainbow Warrior made port in Buenos Aires. It will remain docked in front of the Buquebús terminal in Puerto Madero for another week, offering tours and spreading environmental awareness.
by Nic Pollock, 19 July 2012.
On 11th July, The Rainbow Warrior made port in Buenos Aires. It will remain docked in front of the Buquebús terminal in Puerto Madero for another week, offering tours and spreading environmental awareness.
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by Gracie Protopapas, 18 July 2012.
Gracie Protopapas looks beyond the political war over rubbish, to discover that Argentine landfills are greener than many think, and finding ways to get greener.
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by Marc Rogers, 17 July 2012.
Marc Rogers speaks to renowned journalist Ceferino Reato, whose latest book reconstructs Argentina’s 1976-83 dictatorship based on the exclusive first-hand testimony of chief protagonist, Jorge Videla.
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by Robin Minchom, 16 July 2012.
Argentine NGO Banco de Bosques has created an innovative fundraising scheme to buy and protect a large area of the Chaco forest from incessant logging activities. Robin Minchom reports.
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by Marc Rogers, 14 July 2012.
Marc Rogers visits Famatina, Tinogasta, and Andalgalá, three small towns on the front line in the fight against the spread of big, open pit mining in the Andean foothills of Western Argentina.
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by Celina Andreassi, 10 July 2012.
Ten years ago, the murder of two piqueteros by police during a protest in Avellaneda changed the course of Argentine politics. Celina Andreassi reflects on this dark chapter in Argentina’s history.
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by Kelsey Jost-Creegan, 10 July 2012.
Launched by the Arquitectura Sustenable team, CAS4 offers pre-fabricated houses that aim to “minimise contamination, save natural resources and achieve a design integrated with nature.”
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by Tracey Chandler, 09 July 2012.
Tracey Chandler discovers a different type of travel experience, one that will put you in tune with yourself and your surroundings.
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by Kristie Robinson, 05 July 2012.
Twenty years after her famous speech at the Rio Earth Summit, Kristie Robinson spoke with Severn Cullis-Suzuki about the state of the climate change debate.
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by Catherine Hubbard, 03 July 2012.
Argentina’s caesarean section figures are the seventh highest in the world, which Catherine Hubbard says amounts to a routine surgical invasion of women’s bodies on a massive, and costly, scale.
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This week we revisit Sanra Ritten's piece from 2008 which is the ultimate guide to 'naughty' Argentine slang and expressions.