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0.64 - Argentina 3.09 - Bolivia
7.18 - Brasil 1.63 - Chile 483.55
- Colombia 1,687.13 - México
10.16- Paraguay 4.000- Perú
2.830 - Uruguay 19.35- Venezuela
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| Dental tourism
has grown consistently over
the past four years |
| Dental tourism
has grown consistently. Varied
benefits are offered, from teeth
whitening to the fitting of veneers
and esthetic crowns, at prices
up to three times more economical
than elsewhere in the world. |
| Chapelco will
invest in snow |
| Nieves del Chapelco
will invest € 2.5 million
in its ski resort infrastructure
for this winter season. They emphasized
that the efforts were focused
on the purchase of two new ski
lifts, three snow ploughs and
infrastructure and slope improvements. |
| Infuetur to make
agreement with Aerolineas Argentinas
for more flights in winter |
| A contract between
Infuetur and Aerolineas Argentinas
will be signed for the financing
of 8 flight frequencies under
the special flights category for
winter 2008 at the Ushuaia Bureau
headquarters. |
| LAN Argentina
celebrates third anniversary |
| It has been three
years since LAN began operations
and it is celebrating with a positive
balance which reflects its constant
growth in the country’s
aviation industry and its effort
to maintain the highest standards
in security, quality and service. |
| TAM flights to
Bariloche will begin in July |
| TAM confirmed
the beginning of its regular operations
between San Pablo and Bariloche
for July 3rd with two weekly flights
– Thursdays and Sundays
– operated with A320 with
a 174 passenger capacity. |
| Pluna inaugurates
Rosario-Curitiba routes |
| Pluna will fly
to Rosario and Curitiba beginning
in June. It will inaugurate these
routes with promotional fares
of $38 and $59 per leg, respectively,
for its destinations to Montevideo. |
| Neuquen has its
first 5-star hotel |
| With an investment
of US$ 30 million, the Casino
Magic group inaugurated the first
five-star hotel in the city of
Neuquen. The Casino Magic Hotel
has 31 rooms and is part of the
gaming rooms complex located on
route 22. Casino Magic has been
granted the casino in the city
of Neuquen until 2016. |
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Valle Nevado
launches master plan for more
than US$ 100 million |
| Valle Nevado announced
a medium term, US$ 120 million
plan which includes the launching
of the “Pueblo de Montana.”
The plan provides for the construction
of at least one building per year
for the next 15 years. The company
anticipates an investment of US$
22 million for the next five years
and US$ 15 million more for the
following five years. |
| LAN completes
renovation of short range fleet |
The airline
offers its passengers and freight
clients in Latin America one
of the most modern fleets in
the world, operating all of
its short-range flights in the
new Airbus A320. |
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TAM receives
authorization to fly to Lima
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TAM announced
that it received authorization
from the National Agency of
Civil Aviation (ANAC) to begin
offering daily flights to Lima.
The frequency will begin operating
on October 17th, departing from
the Sao Paulo international
airport to the Jorge Chavez
terminal in Lima. |
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Arrival of
foreign tourists increased by
12.3% in first quarter |
| In the first
quarter of this year, Peru registered
502,942 arrivals of foreign
tourists through the country’s
borders, according to information
provided by the General Directorate
of Immigration and Naturalization
(DIGEMIN) and analyzed by the
Deputy Ministry of Tourism. |
| Inti Raymi will
be translated into English, French
and Spanish |
| For the first
time, the Inti Raymi ceremony
will be simultaneously translated
into English, French and Spanish.
Participants will receive translation
equipment so that it will be easier
for them understand this festivity,
which is celebrated each June
24th. EMUFEC S.A., Cusco’s
municipal company for festivities
has placed 3,800 seats on sale
to attend Inti Raymi in the esplanade
of Sacsahuaman. |
| Historian maintains
that Machu Picchu was discovered
by a German in 1867 |
| According to a
study carried out by the historian
Paolo Greer, the Inca citadel
of Machu Picchu was discovered
by the German Augusto Berns 44
years before the North American
explorer Hiram Bingham arrived
in the area (in 1911). |
| LAN Peru will
increase flights from Trujillo
to the city of Tumbes |
| The
Ministry of Transport and Communications
(MTC) informed that the airline
Lan Peru announced its decision
to operate flights to Tumbes.
The flights will begin next June
25th and will be carried out as
an extension of the flight that
Lan Peru’s aircraft currently
make to Trujillo. |
| Cruz del Sur new
routes |
| This Wednesday,
Cruz del Sur will reopen the service
Lima – Paracas – Ica
– Nasca at 4.30 am (full
day) and Nasca – Arequipa
at 3 p.m. With these new frequencies,
tourists and the general public
will have more travel options
besides those already existing
to visit the circuit known as
“the magical route of the
south.” |
| Hotel Libertador
Paracas will open at the beginning
of 2009 after an investment of
US$ 23 million |
| The inauguration
of the new Hotel Libertador Paracas
is scheduled for the first quarter
of 2009 and will require an investment
of US$ 23,055,752. It will have
a constructed area of 17,197.88
m2 and 34,136.29 m2, with a new
structure that will comply with
the highest international standards. |
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| Galapagos registers
new eruption from the Cerro Azul
volcano |
The Geophysical
Institute (IG) of the National
Polytechnic School in Quito
informed yesterday that the
Cerro Azul volcano, located
on Isabela Island, has once
again started to erupt. The
volcano became active and produced
new lava flows which were detected
in images via satellite. Authorities
of the Galapagos National Park
(PNG) flew over the area to
evaluate the intensity of the
new eruption. |
| Humpback whale
watching season has begun |
The Tenth Humpback
Whale Watching Season was inaugurated.
Representatives from the government,
municipalities, tourism sectors,
operators, press, students and
special guests gathered that
day at the State Coastal Building’s
Auditorium. |
| Volcanic activity
of the Tungurahua attracts thousands
of tourists |
The recent
increase in the volcanic activity
of the Tungurahua volcano is
bringing thousands of tourists
to the city of Baños
de Agua Santa, who come to the
area in order to visit the natural
viewpoints at night and photograph
the volcano glowing with lava,
a natural phenomena that can
only be observed in the darkness
of the night and with a clear
sky. |
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| Avianca inaugurates
flights between Bogota and Santo
Domingo |
| As of June
14th, Avianca will begin its
new service of direct flights
on the Bogota - Santo Domingo
- Bogota route. In this way,
the Colombian airline connects
Colombia with this Caribbean
island with four weekly flights. |
| Direct flights
to Washington |
| Avianca is expanding
its network of connections to
destinations in the United States
with five weekly flights on the
Bogota – Washington –
Bogota route, effective as of
Friday, June 13th. With the operation
of this new route, Avianca will
offer 80 weekly flights to those
who travel to different parts
of the United States. Passengers
on-board will be able to carry
on two pieces of luggage with
no additional cost. |
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Air Dominicana
obtains authorization to fly |
| The certificate
accrediting Air Dominicana as
a Dominican Republic flight
operator was granted by the
director of the Institute of
Civil Aviation (IDAC). |
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| ARGENTINA : The Wine Route |
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Through
the ways of the wine you may
known the cellars of Mendoza
and enjoy excellent wines, that
are the product of the Ecological
Wine culture and have- all the
red- and a high antioxidant
capacity associated with different
pholifenol amounts in its content.
In the last three years an important
reconvention of vineyards, what
allows Mendoza as the point
of the ax of the Argentina,
have a biggest amount of high
quality wines to satisfy the
increasing demand of the international
market. In the mentioned period
were implanted in Mendoza province
more than 25.000 Hectare of
new vineyards of fine varieties
of grapes. . Read
more…
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