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Buenos Aires Football Amigos

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!

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Copa América Comes Full Circle to Argentina

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.

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The Indy Eye: Pato

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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River Plate Sink into The B

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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Argentina: Scrabble Champion of the World

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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Body and Soul: Bikram Yoga Buenos Aires

Body and Soul: Bikram Yoga Buenos Aires

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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Cricket: The Unknown Sport in Argentina

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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Old Boys’ Toys

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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Top 5 Football Stadiums, besides River and Boca

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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The Indy Eye: 2011 Reef Classic

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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