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  Argentina en fotos. La vida de Estancia y las costumbres campestres son características culturales de la Argentina. En esta imagen, un Gaucho arriando una tropilla de Caballos.  
     
 
On November 14, the Open Polo Championship starts in Buenos Aires DAKAR 2010: 17 days in January, shared between Argentina and Chile
   
   
As every year, from November 14 to December 5, 2009 the Argentine Open Polo Championship will take place. This is the major inter-club tournament internationally and the fifth oldest in the world. In order to qualify for this competence, teams must have a handicap between 28 and 40 goals. Buenos Aires is the traditional host city for the tournament, which takes place in the Campo Argentino de Polo, located in Palermo neighborhood. For more information visit the Argentine Polo Association» The Dakar Rally is an annual competition, considered one of the toughest rallies in the world. Up to 2008, the whole event transported drivers from some European city to Dakar, Senegal. In 2009, the race was moved to Argentina. Next year, the competence will again take place in this country. “El Colibrí” is enthusiastically getting ready for the Dakar Rally 2010, since Stéphanie Fenestraz will again be part of it. See route»
     
January in Tilcara National Celebration of Horse Breaking-In and Folklore in January, 2010
   
   
January is a special month in Tilcara. The inhabitants of this town joyfully prepare an event which, as a result of different cultures merging and many years of tradition, has already become its trade mark: January in Tilcara (Enero Tilcareño). Every year, hundreds of visitors come to take part of this celebration, which features several activities that represent the cultural identity of the Argentine North: folkloric peñas (folk clubs), artistic exhibitions, local dances and traditional costumes can be enjoyed surrounded by an environment and a landscape that stop time. More information about Tilcara» As it has been for 44 years, next January, 2010, a new edition of the National Celebration of Horse Breaking-In and Folklore will be held in the city of Jesús María, Córdoba. The festival includes a Horse Breaking-In Competence featuring horses of different categories and levels, which takes place during the 10 days the event lasts. In addition to this, there are Argentine Folk music shows and dances. Outside the competence field, there is a wide offer of traditional food and beverages as well as regional clothing and handicrafts. See pictures »
 
     
 
DE CHARME RECOMMENDATION PIEDRA NEGRA, 100 % Malbec (50 % Argentine Malbec, 50 % French Cot): the origin of the name of this wine (in English, “black rock”) derives from the black soil that is found at the foot of the Andean hills, which contrasts with the white snow of the tops.   CHACAYES: This wine called Chacayes (which means “jackal”) is mostly Malbec. The grapes are grown in one of the best land sections of the “CHACAYES” country state and 5 years were needed in order to achieve this result. It is a dense and vigorous wine.
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