Author: Mariana Balanescu South America

  • Soccer: Uruguay and Argentina advance to host 2030 World Cup

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    The president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Argentina) and José Mujica (Uruguay) signed on 2 the Constitutive Act of the Binational Commission for the Application of both countries to jointly organize the 2030 World Cup.

    In a meeting held in the Hall of Argentinean Women Bicentennial of the Casa Rosada, the two leaders made progress in the project to organize the event, whose first edition took place in 1930 in Montevideo.

    On that occasion, Uruguay thrashed Argentina 4-2 in the final and was the first World Cup champion, whose title he repeated in 1950 against Brazil in the remembered “Maracana” Rio de Janeiro.

    The Argentinians, meanwhile, won the crown when they hosted in 1978 with the goal of “Matador” Kempes Mario, and in Mexico in 1986, with the help of a star Diego Maradona.

    “This thing started in 2009 dreamed together with our brothers

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    Uruguay continues to move forward with concrete support of our Presidents and Ministers, which led to the creation of the Binational Commission,” said Secretary of Sports of the Nation, Claudio Morresi.

    In a press release, the official, who attended the event, said that continuing to work “in pursuit of this dream” of making “the 2030 World be associated with the Rio de la Plata”.

    At the farewell dinner organized by the America’s Cup South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) on Saturday July 23, the sports authorities and soccer in Argentina and Uruguay had submitted a formal bid to FIFA president, Sepp Blatter.

    Last May, during the Ninth Assembly of the American Board of Sport and South American in Rio de Janeiro, member countries had already given their backing to the initiative conducive to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and the Uruguayan Football Association ( AUF).

    America has hosted the World Cup four times: Uruguay 1930, Brazil 1950, Chile 1962 and Argentina 1978. In 2014 will be held for the second time in Brazil. (Xinhua)
    03/08/2011

  • First time a Boeing 787 lands in South America

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    The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is part of the new fleet of Lan to be incorporated from the second quarter of 2012 with the purchase of 32 aircraft with an investment of U.S. $ 3,500 million.

    The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, LAN incorporated into its fleet from the second quarter 2012, first touched land on South American soil to Lima and La Paz, Bolivia.
    Lan is the first airline in Latin America, and one of the first in the world to incorporate this aircraft when receiving from the second quarter of 2012 32 Boeing 787, which involved an investment of U.S. $ 3,500 million.
    The 787 has an electronic dimming the windows and dynamic lighting, allowing you to create a better

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    atmosphere light. Thus, preparing a passenger for the different stages during the flight and the time zone you are arriving.
    Another feature is that it has large windows that have 40% more surface area than the current, which will allow all passengers (all rows) to improve visibility during the flight to have a better view.It also has 30% more storage space for luggage.
    The aerodynamics of the Boeing 787 incorporates technology that reduces the impact felt by the passenger due to turbulence. In addition, the pressurization of the cabin to a lower altitude (6,000 feet instead of 8,000), would result in the reduction of headaches or other symptoms you might experience a passenger flight.
    Also, the cabin includes new humidification techniques, significantly reducing fatigue and dryness associated with long trips.

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  • Buenos Aires has received over 900,000 visitors in July

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    Tourism authorities of Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, hopeto conclude in July with a visit to more de900.000 tourists with an estimated over 400 million dollars.
    The estimate can be achieved if conditions are maintainedstandards of flights and caused major problems occur not withthe issue of volcanic ash that has been suffering from the country.
    The chairman of the Tourism Entity of the City and Minister of Culture of Buenos Aires, Hernán Lombardi, said that the hotel capacity in the City of Buenos Aires over 90% in places 3 to 5estrellasdurante last weekend, adding that since half of Julyuntil the 31st of the month, average occupancy 76%.
    Factors for this increase is the strong influence that took the Copa America in July. The main markets were the countries participating in the Cup and coincide precisely with the major regional markets for the City (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, among others).
    In the first fortnight, hotel occupancy was 66% in 3 to 5 starestablishments, according to the data has provided theTourism Observatory of Tourism Entity of the City.