Beyond football: Popular Sports in Argentina
For years, the talk after weekends in Argentina revolved around soccer. Whether Boca won, how River got on, which Lionel Messi goal was the most spectacular. Soccer, soccer and more soccer sets Argentinian pulses racing…
Confined to home, many Argentines are feeling the need to knead
These are not easy times, as the coronavirus pandemic has led to mandatory social isolation worldwide. The anxiety of confinement and the fear of contagion coexist within newly-essential customs…
In the absence of professional sport, Argentina held a “Writing World Cup”
Ivana Soto was crowned champion in the midst of the quarantine brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Behind her came Elena Vinelli and Josefina Gómez, in second and third place respectively…
Coronavirus: in these housebound times, Aerolíneas Argentinas and its crew are repatriating Argentines stranded in high-risk areas
This is a special flight, it is a repatriation flight. We wanted you to know that there is nervousness, that there is anxiety, that we are worried. So what I’m going to ask you is to have a little…
Juan Carr, a warrior against the cold
During last winter, very low temperatures shook Buenos Aires, the Argentinian capital. The thermometer went down and its needle marked just a little bit over zero degrees celsius. It was freezing…