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Food / Travel

Spain, From One Fiesta To Another — And The Party Lasts All Year Long

​La Tomatina festival that has been going on for more than 50 years and commemorates a disagreement between farmers that ended with a tomato battle and gave rise to the traditional festival.
La Tomatina festival that has been going on for more than 50 years and commemorates a disagreement between farmers that ended with a tomato battle and gave rise to the traditional festival. David Canales/SOPA/ZUMA

“To Pamplona we will go” people sing during the festival of San Fermín, which is just one of the many popular fiestas celebrated in Spain throughout the year. Let’s take a trip through the country following the most highlighted dates of the festive calendar.

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The Next Pope

The “Francisco Effect” In Argentina – Record Number Of Tourists For Holy Week

The ruins of San Ignacio in Argentina
The ruins of San Ignacio in Argentina María Verónica Aguirre

BUENOS AIRES – Expectations for Argentina’s Holy Week were already pretty high after the election of the first Argentine pope, anticipating a strong wave of domestic religious tourism. But the “Francisco Effect” has gone beyond expectations, creating huge demand among Catholic pilgrims from across the region. With occupation rates of around 80% and many hotels […]

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Society

Argentinian Province To Hand Out Free Viagra (But Only After Holy Week)

LA CAPITAL, LA GACETA, LA NACION, LA RAZON (Argentina) Worldcrunch SANTA FE – The Argentinian province of Sante Fe will be handing out a million Viagra tablets – free of charge – but only after Easter is over, according to La Gaceta. “They’ll be available but of course there will be necessary controls so that […]

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