Author Archive for Juan Pedro Tómas
Wine is Argentina’s Newest Tourist Attraction
MENDOZA, Argentina – The chance to sleep surrounded by vineyards and take part in winemaking activities is attracting more local and foreign visitors to Argentina’s Mendoza province. Numerous hotels and inns have opened in the nation’s wine country catering to oenophiles. Latin Trade visited one, the Cavas Wine Lodge, which offers guests the opportunity to [...]
A Glacier With a View
From your computer, you can watch a YouTube clip of giant glaciers breaking into the waters of Patagonian lakes. Or, as the cognoscenti know, the town of El Calafate, perched on the edge of Argentina’s region of majestic glaciers, is the headquarters for exploration, observation and relaxation.
The Long Goodbye: Repsol YPF Inches Out of Argentina
Repsol YPF intend to carry out a sale and companies have approached the Spanish-owned oil company about buying the Argentine subsidiary. Potential buyers include China National Petroleum Corp.
Felipe Solá – A Politician For All Seasons
Governor, lawmaker, minister, dissident. Veteran politician Felipe Solá has held a long series of posts in his native province of Buenos Aires and in national government. But political pundits have already placed bets the ruling party’s leading dissident will seek the presidency in the next election as part of his political ascendance. Solá, the former [...]
Mauricio Macri – Millionaire Executive Turns to Politics
Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, one could say that Mauricio Macri never had to worry about job security. But the millionaire politician has found there is nothing secure about his quest for the presidency. His father, Franco Macri, is one of the most successful and best-known industrial magnates in Argentina, presiding over [...]
