April 28, 2022
Hands across the Andes
After the longest Covid lockdown in Latin America, I'm delighted to report that this weekend Chile is fully re-opening all its frontiers (Sunday 1st M...
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April 1, 2022
The Wine Harvest Trail from Salta to Mendoza
I have just returned from a trip to Mendoza at the very best time of year: vendimia, or harvest time, when activity in the wineries is at its busiest,...
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March 10, 2022
(Un)holy Trinity
Holy or unholy depending on your point of view, the most important trinity in Argentina is Diego, Evita and Che. Ernesto “Che” Guevara: the Latin Amer...
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February 10, 2022
What’s a Blue Dollar?
As we approach the end of a year in which annual inflation is expected to top 50%, it seems like a good moment to write about the blue dollar. Why do...
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December 23, 2021
Tango and Skyschlenka
As any visitors to Argentina will discover, this is a nation of individuals with a very sweet tooth. Coke, not water or wine, is the default drink whe...
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