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Thursday, January 12, 2006

Buenos Aires, Argentina:

I'm still too busy and too lazy to write all the details about what I'm doing here. Suffice to say I study Spanish and haven't killed myself or anybody else while taking tango lessons. The following is a copy and approximate, hastily writen English translation (by yours truly), of an article that just appeared in the online version of Argentina's La Nacion. It may do a little to clear up why I decided to come back to this country and spend so much time here. It has little to do with anything in my life, but sometimes it is nice to see your views reinforced.

Link to article: http://www.lanacion.com.ar/informaciongeneral/nota.asp?nota_id=771898

La Argentina lidera el ranking de una prestigiosa guía de turismo
La lista de Lonely Planet contiene los diez países más recomendados para visitar en 2006; señalan la "fabulosa cultura, comida y vinos" y la "belleza natural extraordinaria" de nuestras tierras

[Argentina Leads Prestigious Tourist Guide's List of Ten Most Recommended Countries to Visit in 2006: Cites "fabulous culture, food and wine," and "the extraordinary natural beauty" of the land]

(Télam).- La Argentina figura al tope de una lista que contiene los diez países más recomendados para visitar en 2006, según una de las más prestigiosas publicaciones especializadas en turismo que consideró su "fabulosa cultura, comida y vinos" y su "belleza natural extraordinaria".

[Argentina stands at the top of the list of the ten countries most recommended to visit in 2006, according to one of the most prestigious tourist publications, which noted its "fabulous culture, food and wines" and its "extraordinary natural beauty."]

Así lo difundió en su última edición Lonely Planet , una guía internacional de viajes y turismo consultada por miles de viajeros y que todos los años elabora un ranking con los diez países recomendados para visitar.

[So says the latest edition of Lonely Planet, an international guide of travel and tourism consulted by thousands of travellers. Each year it publishes a ranking of the ten countries most recommended to visit.]

La Argentina figura por primera vez al tope de este ranking y, entre los factores que destaca la pubicación, figuran su "fabulosa cultura, comida y vinos" y la "belleza natural extraordinaria de sus paisajes", a la vez que remarca que es un país "culturalmente rico y a la vez moderno", "económicamente accesible" y "seguro".

[Argentina came in at the top of the list for the first time, and stood out for factors which include its "fabulous culture, food and wines" and its "extraordinary natural beauty," while at the same time it was noted that the country is "culturally rich and at the same time modern", "economically accessible" and "safe".]

La guía dice que, por estos factores, la Argentina es "la Nueva Zelanda de Sudamérica", al tiempo que remarca la "belleza de la Patagonia y la "bienvenida que le da a todos los viajeros".

[The guide says that, for these reasons, Argentina is "the New Zealand of South America," while noting "the beauty of Patagonia" and the "welcome that [the country] gives to all travellers.]

Orgullo. El secretario de Turismo de la Nación, Enrique Meyer, sostuvo que "es un orgullo y una gran satisfacción para nuestro país que un medio tan prestigioso y consultado por viajeros de todo el mundo califique a la Argentina de esta manera".

[Pride. The National Secretary of Tourism, Enrique Meyer, declared that "it is an honor and great satisfaction for our country that a publication so prestigious and used by so many travellers around the work describes Argentina in such a manner."]

Agregó además que este "es un indicio más de que las perspectivas turísticas de nuestro país hoy tienen un techo muy alto" y manifestó su optimismo para que este hecho "contribuya a mantener el incremento del turismo receptivo que se fue dando a lo largo del último año".

[He added that this "is another indication that the tourism prospects for our country are now very high" and expressed his optimism that this fact "will contribute to the increase in tourism that has been building since last year."]

Los destinos que siguen a la Argentina en el ranking son China, Nicaragua, Croacia, México, Antártida, Canadá, India, Colombia y Alemania, en ese orden.

[The destinations that follow Argentina in the ranking are China, Nicaragua, Croatia, Mexico, Antarctica, Canada, India, Colombia and Germany, in that order.]*

Lonely Planet fue denominada por el diario español El Mundo como la "reina de las guías de viajes" por "la calidad de sus informaciones", y lleva ya publicados 500 títulos en inglés, alrededor de 50 en francés y 11 en español.

[Lonely Planet has been designated the "Queen of Travel Guides," by the Spanish journal "El Mundo" because of "the quality of its information." It has published approximately 500 titles in English, about 50 in French and 11 in Spanish.]

* Were you paying attention? The observant will note that the inclusion of Canada in the ranking destroys any and all credibility it might have otherwise had. Gonna go grab a steak dinner now, ehh?

Posted by Joshua on January 12, 2006 10:10 PM
Category: Argentina
Comments

Of interest to other coffee-conspiracy theorists: http://www.slate.com/id/2133754/

Posted by: Josh on January 12, 2006 10:56 PM

Don't knoch the Canucks, Bucko! From Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, across the great waters of Ontario and Manitoba, through Saskatchawan to the spectacular Canadian Rockies and the awesome British Columbian coast, on up to to Hudson Bay, Baffin Island, and the remote artic regions, Canada is totally, utterly, and completely without George W. Bush!

Posted by: Dad on January 13, 2006 08:07 AM

Point taken but I still say that nobody is totally, utterly and completely without George W. Bush, the most powerful chimp on the planet, least of all the 51st state, aka Cadakastan, aka "The We Have Our Own Type of Bacon State, Ehh?"

Posted by: Josh on January 13, 2006 11:11 AM
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