La Ruta De Nuevo
This is a picture of a dangerous airport road, but not the famous one in Baghdad. No, this is the Buenos Aires airport road, scene of a horrific crash--five dead--on Tuesday morning. We've said it many times before, but Argentina has to get it's traffic in order (although, as Cintra noted, some measures are being taken).
Another interesting article, totally unrelated: On Monday, the Mbya Guaraní community of Yryapú in Argentina's northeastern Missiones province (home to the Iguazú falls) opened a tourist school for the indigenous group, the Modelo argentino para turismo y empleo (MATE). The Guaraní in Argentina are marginalized (we've been to a reservation in Misiones and it was as one would expect, poor and grim, with the weirdly heavy smell of citronella, which is grown, harvested and boiled into oil on the reservation), and this school aims to help them reap some rewards from the heavy tourism in the area. Which certainly is not a bad idea.
posted by Ian @ 7:01 PM
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They're taking some great steps down here in Tierra Del Fuego due to the numerous accidents on the ruta between Rio Grande and Ushuaia, and to the north of the province.
In the summer months they set up police check points for those leaving both cities to check for seat belts, proper registration & license, and sobriety. Also, there were spontaneous checkpoints set up along the way at various locations just to catch those who thought that once they were past the city checkpoints they would be ok. They'll be setting up the same system for Easter week.
A much much harder process to do in Buenos Aires, but it's good to see some locations taking some steps to improve safety.
Sadly, it seems like the cumulative number of deaths from road accidents hardly ever receive enough attention. It should be enough to put some sense into most people and governments. I saw a figure the other day that reported more than 1.2 million people a year die worldwide from motor vehicle accidents. For personal reasons, it's an issue very close to me. Thanks for continuing to bring attention to this problem in Argentina.
Boiled or steam distilled? You boil soup not aromatic oils ;) Oy vey!
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