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...An 80-metre-high landmark, it was topped by a pyramid (inspired by the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus) that overlooked the Rio de la Plata, so that its shipping-magnate owner could keep an eye on his fleet....
...This April, Scott opens up another piece of history, this time picking threads that wind in and out of the silver route — the Vía de la Plata — and crossing into Portugal when spring flowers carpet the hills...
...A fresh grilled tuna steak on the beach, Mar del Plata, 1968. Charred baby squid overlooking Sydney Harbour, 1991. Is there a type of holiday you would never go on?...
...(BBC) Return of 'affordable' supersonic flights Sir Richard Branson has announced that Virgin will be partnering with US supersonic jet start-up Boom, headed by pilot and former Amazon executive Blake Scholl...
...Mr Stone estimates the average per day “spend” by tourist to the Tela Bay project will be in the order of $300, much more than the average in mass-market destinations, such as Mexico’s Cancun or Puerto Plata...
...Estimates prepared for the Financial Times by economists at the World Bank and the University de la Plata in Argentina show that the number of Latin Americans with incomes of between four and eight times...
...Outside on the streets of the seaside resort of Mar del Plata, thousands of protesters marched to show their anger over what they consider a US-led trade initiative designed to extend an imperialist plunder...
...resurgent left on Friday rejected US policies towards the region, underlining growing regional tensions as Friday’s fourth Summit of the Americas meeting began in the Argentine seaside resort of Mar del Plata...
...Much of the crowd cheering horses home at the Club Hípico de Santiago last Thursday evening did not win any money when Plata (Spanish for silver) finished in first place....
...There is a no-fly zone within a 100-mile radius of Mar del Plata....
...Importantly, the Caribbean voted en bloc with the US and its Mexican, Central American and Andean allies at the recent Mar del Plata summit to agree to keep negotiating over the Free Trade Area of the Americas...
...In Madrid on Monday Julio de Vido, planning minister, will seek to persuade Endesa, the parent company of Buenos Aires company, Edesur, to accept a deal that already affects Edelap, the La Plata electricity...
...A meeting with fellow American heads of state in the Argentine seaside resort of Mar del Plata might sound like a welcome distraction for a US president facing mounting problems at home and in the Middle...
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