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The first official standardization of time in Argentina took place on 31 October 1894, with establishment of UTC−04:00 as the nation's standard time. [2] From 1920 to 1969, the official time switched biannually between UTC−04:00 as standard time in winter and UTC−03:00 as daylight saving time in summer. [3]
Buenos Aires (/ ˌ b w eɪ n ə s ˈ ɛər iː z / or /-ˈ aɪ r ɪ s /; [11] Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbwenos ˈajɾes] ⓘ) [12] [b] is the capital city of Argentina, on the western shore of the Río de la Plata on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos aires" is Spanish for "fair winds" or "good airs".
While annual growth for the suburban area slowed to 0.8% between 2010 and 2022, the 14 million inhabitants in the entire 30-county area plus the City of Buenos Aires account for a third of the total population of Argentina and generate nearly half (48%) of the country's GDP.
"Argentina became expensive," said Buenos Aires-based economist Marina Dal Poggetto from consultancy EcoGo, estimating pesos were in real terms three times stronger now than mid-2023 when the ...
A drone view shows the hotel where Liam Payne, former One Direction band member, was found dead after he fell from a third-floor hotel room balcony, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 17, 2024 ...
Esquina Homero Manzi Traditional Boedo-area rowhouse, once ubiquitous in Buenos Aires. The corner of San Juan and Boedo is mentioned in the opening verse of the tango Sur, one of the best-loved songs about Buenos Aires. The corner is now known as Esquina Homero Manzi after the author of the lyrics, and is the venue for several tango festivals.
The original terminus of the Buenos Aires Western Railway, the Del Parque railway station. In 1853, a group of entrepreneurs from the upper class of Buenos Aires formed the Society of the Iron Road from Buenos Aires to the West (Spanish: Sociedad del Camino de Hierro de Buenos Aires al Oeste), which would lead to the construction of the first railway line in Argentina.
Paiz was arrested at his home outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina on Friday, January 3 and The waiter, 24, was charged last month for allegedly supplying the late One Direction star with drugs ...