Stories about Argentina from November, 2005
Latin America: Soccer Blogs
Clarín's Weblog Sobre Weblogs charts the growing trend of soccer blogs (ES).
Argentina: Yanquis
Diego of Altered Argentina says he is much more impressed with the ex-pat community he has met in Argentina compared to his experience in Costa Rica and describes his ex-pat friends both online and off.
Argentina: Rosal
Zona Indie highlights the Argentinean acoustic group, Rosal and links to several free downloads.
Greg and Ursula » Blog Archive » La Boca – Universidad Catholica 2:2
Both Ursula and Diego describe the magic of a Boca soccer game in Buenos Aires.
Argentina: Gay Pride Parade Confrontations
Andrés Duque has a summary of last weekend's gay pride parade in Buenos Aires, which reportedly drew 10,000 participants as well as some skirmishes.
Argentina: World's Best Weblog
The Argentinean weblog A Little Respect, I'm Your Mother was selected as best weblog of 2005 in the Deutsche Welle International Weblog Awards. A book version of the fictional account has already been published in Spain and will soon be available in Latin America. The weblog's author, journalist Hernan Casciari...
Argentina: Blog Map
Mirko has created a map of Argentinean bloggers using Frappr.
Argentina: Teatro Colón is Back
Ian informs that Teatro Colón is back after a month without performances due to a lockout.
Argentina: New album by Richter
Zona Indie showcases the new album by argentinian electro-rock band Ritcher. Five songs are freely available for download.
Argentina: Cromañon Update
Inspired by a street mural, Jeff Barry describes the political fallout which has ensued the tragic fire at Club Cromañon, responsible for the death of 194 concert-goers. Robert Wright and Ian have more thoughts.
Argentina: Jacarandá, '94 Suicide Bombing, Stenciles
Robert Wrighton says Buenos Aires will soon be covered in purple. Ian posts about the government's recent identification of a suicide bomber responsible for 85 deaths in a 1994 anti-Semitic attack. Flickr user, Pele, has a collection of street stenciles from throughout Buenos Aires.
Argentina: Boca vs. River
Diego describes the madness at Argentina's fiercest soccer rivalry: Boca vs. River.
Argentina: Recycling as a Social Program
Ian of GoodAirs writes about Buenos Aires’ mostly foreign-born population of cartoneros who pick through trash on a daily basis for recyclable goods.
Argentina: Summit of the Americas Rioting
Nadine Farid offers an up-close description of the rioting at the Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata.
Argentina: Neverending Anti-Bush Posts
Robert Wrighton and Jeff Barry have samples of anti-Bush posters and graffiti. Barry also reflects on a Maradona-led protest against Bush and its embrace of Castro. Doug, who lived in Mar del Plata where the summit is being held, doesn't know whether he should laugh or cry [ES]. Fernando Cassia...
Argentina: First Thoughts, Mar del Plata
Nadine Farid describes the scene in Mar del Plata as the sea resort town gets ready for the fourth Summit of the Americas.
Argentina: Anti-Bush Propoganda
Ana Toniolli has a collection of more anti-Bush propaganda as well as some thoughts of her own about his visit to Argentina.
