All too often people learning Spanish make the use of the subjunctive more difficult than is necessary. First of all, you must remember that the subjunctive is not a tense, rather it is a mood. Tense refers to when an action takes place (i.e. past, present, future) while a mood reflects how the speaker feels [...]
We are very pleased to announce our next InterNations Get-Together in Buenos Aires: an After Office Party on Thursday October 27th from 9pm on. Start date: Oct 27, 2011 at 21:00 hours End date: Oct 28, 2011 at 01:00 hours Location: Casa Bar (1/2 block off Santa Fe in Recoleta) Address: Rodríguez Pena 1150 This [...]
The Kavanagh Building (Edificio Kavanagh) is located at 1065 Florida St. in the barrio of Retiro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rising 33 stories at the heart of the city on Plaza San Martin the magnificent Kavanagh Apartment is considered the apex of early Modernism in Argentina. Architects Gregorio Sánchez, Ernesto Lagos and Luis María de la [...]
ARGENTINA AND THE DIRTY WAR The Dirty War (or Guerra Sucia) was a period of state-sponsored violence in Argentina from 1976 until 1983. Among the thousands of victims were left-wing activists, students, journalists, doctors, artists, guerillas and those thought to be guerillas. The numbers of those killed or kidnapped in “forced disappearances” (los desaparecidos) range [...]
Background After the death of President Juan Peron in 1974 Isabel Peron, his wife and vice president assumed power as president of Argentina. However, she proved to be weak politically and on 24 March 1976 she was overthrown by a military coup d’état which resulted in a seven year campaign of state sponsored violence against [...]
Simple Barbecue Sauce 5 ingredients, simple prep 2 cups Tomato Ketchup 2 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar 1/8 teaspoon Bottled Hot Sauce Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Makes approximately 2 cups of [...]
Servings: 6 Ingredients 2 whole avocados diced or mashed 1/4 cup onion diced 1/2 whole tomato diced sea salt , to taste 1 pinch cayenne and cilantro to taste Optional: a pinch of chili powder/aji molido or aji molido dulce to taste Optional: 1 tablespoon lemon juice Great as a dip with crackers or chips, [...]
Argentine Spanish Thousands of foreigners a year land at Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza airport without being able to speak a word, most aim to get by with a few words and a phrase book to hand. Some however arrive with the aim of putting in that little bit more effort, trying to speak like a local [...]
Having had a successful .com management career, it came as a complete surprise to Jeannie Page when she unexpectedly lost her job in January of 2011. A bit flustered by the blow to her ego, she picked herself up, dusted herself off and threw herself back into the job search. However, as soon as she [...]
Here at Good Morning Buenos Aires News & Headlines, we experience a consistent flow of interest and inquiries regarding Argentina wines and Malbec wine in specific. Fortunately, drinking fine wines is one of my favorite things to do, and along with our good friend, Andrew of Buenos Aires Stay and Buenos Aires Tours & Sightseeing [...]
Summertime is around the corner and many people from Buenos Aires will be heading to the spectacular beaches of Punte del Este. So we thought we would present you this article on the area. Introduction Punta Del Este, often referred to as “The St. Tropez of Uruguay” is a trendy and very upscale resort village [...]
Introduction Buenos Aires Province is Argentina’s largest and most populous province, or state, and takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires (which means “good airs”). Buenos Aires is an idyllic destination for visitors offering something for everyone, particularly along its Atlantic coast. Buenos Aires’ coastline begins after the Samborombon Bay some 150 miles [...]
