Posts Tagged ‘ Carnival ’



Politics and Lust at Argentina’s Largest Carnaval
Mar 17th, 2008 | By Argentimes | Category: Culture, Featured, The Argentimes

In January Carnaval seems almost to land in Gualeguaychú – flooding this greyish city in a sea of visitors and incandescent feathery flesh which then lifts off again sometime in early March. These days, though, Gualeguaychú is as likely to be known for its role in the standoff between Argentina and Uruguay over the construction of two paper plants on the right bank of the Rio Uruguay.