Copa América time means football is hot right now… but if you are itching to participate in the action rather than just watch, Bueno Aires Football Amigos may be the thing for you!
by James England, 05 July 2011.
Copa América time means football is hot right now… but if you are itching to participate in the action rather than just watch, Bueno Aires Football Amigos may be the thing for you!
by Mark Orton, 01 July 2011.
Today the Copa América, the oldest continuously played football tournament, kicks off in La Plata, 95 years after the inaugural competition was held in Buenos Aires.
by Joe Rondone, 01 July 2011.
Pato, known internationally as horse-ball, has been played in Argentina since the seventeenth century. Photographer Joe Rondone shot a beautiful game at the Torneo Nacional at Campo de Mayo in the BA Province.
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by Mark Orton, 28 June 2011.
The most successful club in the history of the Argentine football league, 33 times winners River Plate, suffered relegation to the Nacional B for the first time in their illustrious 110 year history.
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by James England, 23 June 2011.
It has been six months since Argentina dominated Mundial Scrabble XIV, the 14th Spanish Scrabble world championships in Costa Rica. James England meets the teams and world champion, Luis Picciochi.
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by Alexandra Garretón, 21 April 2011.
Two years ago in Seattle, I had a three month love-affair with Bikram Yoga – then I ran out of money. Since then my life has become considerably less healthy – not to mention the innumerable choripans…
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by Nick Mills, 14 April 2011.
Football is a national obsession, tennis is widely enjoyed and rugby is gaining popularity but – as British sporting imports go – cricket remains relatively obscure. Nick Mills investigates.
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by Sarah van den Boogaard, 10 March 2011.
Some people go crazy over sports, others delicious food. Some over music and others – no, not cars but instead, just to be original – over trains: model trains!
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by Nick Mills, 23 February 2011.
Did you know that there are other teams apart from Boca Juniors and River Plate in Buenos Aires? The reality is that there are more professional football clubs here than in any other city of the world. The diversity of stadiums is endless, ranging from roaring three-tier fortresses to crumbling wooden shacks. While going to […]
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by Irena Baxi, 21 January 2011.
The Corona Reef Classic, the most important surf competition in Argentina, held its seventeenth run in Mar del Plata. Surfers came from all over South and Central America to compete. It all ends with the traditional Miss Reef Classic. Photographer Irena Baxi covered the week’s events and shares her work with our readers.
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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.