News of patagonia

Argentina to declare Mapuche group RAM a ‘terrorist organisation’

05-02-2025 14:28 Security Minister targets Facundo Jones Huala, the leader of the RAM indigenous group, over fires in Patagonia and vows to declare it a "terrorist organisation.”

ENVIRONMENT

Hundreds of homes evacuated as Patagonia fires spread

16-01-2025 14:49 Forest fires in Patagonia force evacuation of 200 families, destroying some 2,000 hectares of terrain in the town of Epuyén.

TRAGEDY IN BARILOCHE

Avalanche kills foreign tourist in Patagonia

05-09-2024 15:34 Foreign tourist found dead after being swept away by an avalanche in the Andes, rescue workers in the resort city of Bariloche confirm.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Margot Robbie is spending her vacation in Argentina – this is where she's staying

14-03-2024 19:00 Australian actor and producer is heading with family and friends to Francis Mallmann’s isolated cabin deep in Chubut Province for an exclusive culinary experience featuring cooking masterclasses by the famed chef.

FOREST FIRES

Fire continues to advance on native Patagonian forests in south

06-02-2024 17:49 Some 6,000 hectares of native forest have been consumed by runaway outbreaks in Chubut, Patagonia, while firefighters are battling another blaze at a major nature reserve in the neighbouring province of Río Negro.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Lake Epuyén: the lake with Argentina’s clearest waters

20-07-2023 06:03 Myths, legend and mountain beauty – in the picturesque Patagonian Andean region of El Hoyo lies Lake Epuyén, home to the clearest waters in the country.

ENVIRONMENT

Patagonia's underwater defence against climate change

16-05-2023 14:27 Kelp forests are crucial for battling climate change by capturing carbon, but more than half of the world's kelp forests have been decimated by human activity and climate change.

ARGENTINA-UNITED STATES RELATIONS

US general visits Southern Cone, Patagonia and lithium on agenda

28-04-2023 10:47 Chief of United States Southern Command Laura Jane Richardson meets up with top brass in Argentina and Chile during a regional visit. Participating in military exercises in Punta Arenas, US general focuses on lithium and confronts the Polo Logístico Antártico in Ushuaia whose financing bothers Washington.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

MINING & INDUSTRY

Theft of US$1 million in gold suspends Argentina mine project

18-04-2023 08:48 Thieves break into the gold room at Patagonia Gold's Cap-Oeste Project in Santa Cruz Province escape with about 500 ounces of gold.

ELECTIONS 2023

‘Historic triumph’ in Neuquén governor’s race as MPN loses power

17-04-2023 00:58 Notable results in gubernatorial races in twin Patagonian provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro as 2023 elections get underway; MPN loses control of Neuquén after 60 years in power as Rolando Figueroa secures victory; Alberto Weretilneck returns in Río Negro after four-year absence.

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

Of palindromes and black rivers (and this city)

15-04-2023 06:36 It’s impossible to ignore the fireworks over this city’s electoral system, but we should also cast an eye down south – this year’s voting begins in earnest with tomorrow’s provincial elections in Neuquén and Río Negro.

by Michael Soltys