Everyday in Buenos aires

First, I’d like to clear up a common misconception: “Castellano” and “español” are two words for the same thing – and both words mean Spanish. If someone asks you, “¿Hablás castellano?” they want to know if you speak Spanish, not if you speak “Argentine. ” I only point this out because many students, when they [...]

White sandy beaches with sea lions lazily sunning their backs as the Atlantic frantically washes ashoreâ?¦ thatâ??s the image many travelers carry home with them after visiting Mar del Plata. Not surprisingly, tourism remains the mainstay of this seventh largest Argentinean city. Other industries of widespread interest are fishing, textile manufacturing and packaging. And, lest [...]

White sandy beaches with sea lions lazily sunning their backs as the Atlantic frantically washes ashoreâ?¦ thatâ??s the image many travelers carry home with them after visiting Mar del Plata. Not surprisingly, tourism remains the mainstay of this seventh largest Argentinean city. Other industries of widespread interest are fishing, textile manufacturing and packaging. And, lest [...]

Driving some 56 kilometers south east of Buenos Aires you will find yourself in the planned city of La Plata, which is also the formerâ??s provincial capital. Designed by ace architect and designer Pedro Benoit, the city has been planned along the lines of an unqualified square split exactly in half into two diagonals, like [...]

First, I’d like to clear up a common misconception: “Castellano” and “español” are two words for the same thing – and both words mean Spanish. If someone asks you, “¿Hablás castellano?” they want to know if you speak Spanish, not if you speak “Argentine. ” I only point this out because many students, when they [...]