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Since the agency I work for still doesn't manage to get me any work as a tourguide, I have accepted the offer to work for the hostel in the bus station. Returning to this job, I represented another hostel last year, pays me my hostel and comission, resulting in the fact that things are smoothening out again.
Since yesterday water levels of the Rio Seco near Tartagal have come down sufficiently to allow normal cars to cross again, but the region is still suffering.

Another topic that might have been mentioned in the margins by some international media is the ever growing conflict between Argentina and Uruguay in regards to the latter's building of two enormous woodpulp factories on the countries' border near the province of Ente Rios. From a regional conflict, the dispute has escalated to first Mercosur level with Argentina now challenging the neighbours in the international court of The Hague. In the area the connection between the two countries, a bridge across the Rio de la Plata, is blocked by the Argentine people.




And to reply, Peter, indeed, there are a lot of Argentines playing soccer/futbol abroad. TV-stations here run shows about "exported goals" scored by them. How many of the selection going to Germany will effectively play in Argentina with world-class teams such as Boca Juniors or River Plate?

Hey, Argentina is doing good, so good that workers across the nation are striking to demand wage increases averaging around 25%. Maybe need to comment that last month's inflation was a hefty 1.2%, about standard rate here.