Porteño Corner: Ezequiel Martel

        Ezequiel Martel Air Force Reserve Officer/PR and Electronic Warfare Dept. Age: 30 Lives: Palermo             Q: So, for people who aren’t familiar with your story we’ll rehash it. Your father, Capt. Rubén Martel was killed in the Malvinas-Falklands War in 1982 while serving in the Argentine [...]

Getting it on Argentina – Telos, a National Institution

Sex Hotels Legal, non-taboo and as much a part of Argentine daily life as the national drink mate, football and family barbecues, there are approximately 180 sex hotels in Argentina’s capital, boasting an estimated 5,000 rooms and 3 million yearly clients. Commonly known by their lunfardo (slang) name telo —hotel backwards without the silent ‘h’ [...]

Foto of the Week: Jujuy Native, Corinne

Corinne, one of Yavi’s friendliest residents has a face that reveals the many stories of her life. Yavi is an enchanting pueblo near the Bolivian border in the Northwest Argentine province of Jujuy.

Foto of the Week: Penguin Colony

A Magellanic penguin takes a stroll away from his colony in Punta Tumbo, along Argentina’s Patagonic coastline. A total of 200,000 penguins come here to breed every spring, making this area one of the largest penguin colonies in the world. Due to overfishing and oil spills these penguins are considered ‘near threatened’ by the International [...]

Cerro Catedral — South America’s Budget Tahoe

Catedral Alta Patagonia in the vast winter playland of Argentina’s Lakes District is the country’s top ski destination. Cerro Catedral, as it’s more commonly known, is popular both for its extensive terrain spread across three mountains and its 19 kilometer (12 mi.) proximity to Bariloche, Patagonia’s second largest city. The 1030 meter (3379 ft.) high [...]

FAQ — Dining Out in Argentina

Q: What is the ‘cubierto’ charge that shows up on my restaurant bill? Is this a service charge? Am I a jerk if I don’t leave a tip since I’m paying this seemingly random cubierto charge? The cubierto is the ‘cover charge’ for the fork, knife, placemats and (often) stale bread you receive at the [...]

Crazy Fist — The Life and Tragedies of Boxer Carlos Monzón

I made the whole world talk, their hearts beat. I made them see that everybody has blood. –Leon Gieco, Puño Loco The exemplar of calculated aggression in the boxing ring, Carlos Monzón was at times a blazing, uncontrollable menace out of it. He was Argentina’s über-celebrity of the 1970’s. He dated the most famous movie [...]

Jewish Sites of Interest in Argentina

The Jewish population in Argentina is dwindling but there are still a lot of sites of interest for those interested in Jewish history in the region. Keep in mind that because of terrorist attacks of the 1990s, most synagogues will ask for identification before allowing anyone to enter. Most synagogues have a larger service on [...]

Jewish Argentina

A trip to McDonald’s may not be the first item on a Jewish traveler’s to-do list when arriving in a new city. But there is something special about Buenos Aires: it is home to the only kosher McDonald’s outside of Israel. The kosher version of the golden-arched fast food chain is found in the Abasto [...]

Domestic Cricket in Argentina

Argentine Cricket may not be soaring on the international level but the domestic scene suggests more promising times ahead. The introduction of a Twenty20 competition is one boost. In a test match, the most professional version of the game, there are ninety overs in a day, and there are five days of play, thus the [...]

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