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- Aconcagua
- www.aconcagua.com.ar
- Clearinghouse for climbers and hikers on the highest peak in the Americas.
- Administración de Parques Nacionales
- www.parquesnacionales.gov.ar
- Primary government agency in charge of national parks and other conservation areas.
- Aerolíneas Argentinas
- www.aerolineas.com.ar
- Home page for Argentina’s struggling flagship airline.
- Aeropuertos Argentinos 2000
- www.aa2000.com.ar
- Private concessionaire operating most of Argentina’s international and domestic airports, including Buenos Aires’s Ezeiza and Aeroparque; in English and Spanish.
- Ambitoweb
- www.ambitoweb.com
- Online version of porteño financial daily Ambito Financiero.
- AmeriSpan
- www.amerispan.com
- Information on language instruction throughout the Americas, including Argentina.
- Argentina Travel Net
- www.argentinatravelnet.com
- Portal for Argentine travel sites, though not nearly all the links are closely related to travel; in Spanish and English.
- Argentine Wines
- www.argentinewines.com
- Close-to-comprehensive introduction to Argentine wines and wine regions; in Spanish with some English links.
- Asociación Argentina de Albergues de la Juventud (AAAJ)
- www.aaaj.org.ar
- Argentine hostelling organization, with limited facilities throughout the country. Site in Spanish and French only.
- Asociación de Fútbol Argentina
- www.afa.org.ar
- Argentina’s professional soccer league; in English and Spanish.
- Asociación Ornitológica del Plata
- www.avesargentinas.org.ar
- Buenos Aires–based bird-watching and conservation organization.
- Automóvil Club Argentino (ACA)
- www.aca.org.ar
- Argentine automobile association, useful for both information and up-to-date road maps. Offers discounts for members of affiliated clubs, such as AAA in the United States and the AA in Britain.
- Buenos Aires Herald
- www.buenosairesherald.com
- Improved online version of the capital’s venerable English-language daily, though full content is only available by subscription or, alternatively, after 2 p.m. Argentine time.
- B y T Argentina
- www.bytargentina.com
- Short-term apartment rentals and other information on Buenos Aires; in English and Spanish.
- Centers for Disease Control
- www.cdc.gov
- U.S. government page with travel health advisories.
- CIA Factbook
- www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
- The notorious spooks perform at least one admirable public service in their annual encyclopedia of the world’s countries, which appears complete online.
- Clarín
- www.clarin.com
- Outstanding online version of the capital’s tabloid daily, the Spanish-speaking world’s largest-circulation newspaper.
- Currency Converter
- www.oanda.com
- Present and historic exchange rate information.
- Department of Health
- www.doh.gov.uk
- British government agency with country-by-country health advice.
- Department of State
- www.travel.state.gov
- Travel information and advisories from the U.S. government; while it has useful material, its warnings are often exaggerated.
- Feria del Libro
- www.el-libro.com
- Buenos Aires’s heavily attended annual book fair.
- Fondo Nacional de las Artes
- www.fnartes.gov.ar
- Official federal government site with information on performing arts, architecture, cinema, and related fields.
- Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina
- www.vidasilvestre.org.ar
- Nongovernmental wildlife and habitat advocates.
- Greenpeace
- www.greenpeace.org.ar
- Argentine affiliate of the international conservation organization.
- Hostelling International Argentina
- www.hostels.org.ar
- Argentine Hostelling International affiliate, with information on travel and activities throughout the country.
- Instituto Geográfico Militar
- www.igm.gov.ar
- Military geographical institute, preparing and selling maps of the country.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INDEC)
- www.indec.mecon.ar
- Home page for the federal government statistical agency, but not always reliable because of political interference.
- Interpatagonia
- www.interpatagonia.com
- Probably the most complete site for content and services on both the Argentine and Chilean sides of the Southern Cone’s southernmost region.
- La Nación
- www.lanacion.com.ar
- Major porteño daily, with an excellent Sunday cultural section.
- La Plata
- www.laplata.gov.ar
- Portal of Buenos Aires Province’s capital city.
- Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
- www.lanic.utexas.edu
- Organized by the University of Texas, this site has a huge collection of quality links to Argentina and other Latin American countries.
- Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)
- www.lade.com.ar
- Commercial passenger arm of the Argentine air force.
- Mercopress News Agency
- www.falkland-malvinas.com
- Montevideo-based Internet news agency covering politics and business in the Mercosur common market countries of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay, as well as Chile and the Falkland/Malvinas Islands; in English and Spanish.
- Metrovías
- www.metrovias.com.ar
- Details on Buenos Aires’s subway system.
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
- www.mrecic.gov.ar
- Argentine foreign ministry, with information on visas and consulates; in English and Spanish.
- Páginas Amarillas
- www.paginasamarillas.com.ar
- Yellow Pages for the entire country.
- Página 12
- www.pagina12.com
- Outspoken left-of-center Buenos Aires daily, which has shifted from reporting toward opinion but features some of the country’s best writers.
- Secretaría Nacional de Turismo
- www.turismo.gov.ar
- National tourism authority, with information in Spanish and English.
- Turismo Buenos Aires
- www.bue.gov.ar/home
- Official city tourist information in English and Portuguese as well as Spanish.
- UkiNet
- www.ukinet.com
- A freelancer’s human rights–oriented website, with an archive of his best work from Britain’s Guardian and other sources.
- U.S. Commercial Service
- www.buyusainfo.net
- U.S. Department of Commerce’s summary of business climate and possibilities in Argentina and other foreign countries.
- What’s Up Buenos Aires
- www.whatsupbuenosaires.com
- Definitive online guide to the city’s nightlife.
© Wayne Bernhardson from Moon Argentina, 3rd edition
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