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DIRECTORY
Cell Phones
Phonerental
∑ phonerental.com.ar
Mail Services
Correo Casa Central
Tte. Gral. Juan D. Perón 321,
Buenos Aires. City Map 3 E5.
Tel (011) 4891-9191.
DHL
Ave Córdoba 783, Buenos Aires.
City Map 3 D4.
Popular talk show with Argentinian presenter Susana Giménez on Telefe
Tel (011) 4630-1100.
Newspapers and ∑ dhl.com.ar
words to recognize are Magazines
departamento (apartment), piso FedEx
(floor), and local (unit). Always The daily Buenos Aires Herald Maipú 753, Buenos Aires.
include the código postal (zip (see p123) is popular for English- City Map 3 E4.
or postal code). language news and listings in Tel (011) 4630-0300.
the capital. It dates back to ∑ fedex.com/ar
1876 and is an iconic news- UPS
Radio and Television paper whose finest hour was Pres. Luis Sáenz Peña 1351,
The majority of Argentinian during the 1970s military Buenos Aires. Tel (0800) 222-
households have cable dictatorship, when it was one of 2877. ∑ ups.com/ar
television, giving them access the few press organs to openly
to over 70 channels. Some of criticize the govern ment’s rule.
these are Argentinian chan nels The International New York both are in Spanish, they are
such as Crónica, a news TImes, Time, and Newsweek are worth picking up on a Friday for
channel, and others are foreign usually avail able at larger the listings supplements.
channels such as Sony. Most newsstands and airports. Magazines in Argentina are a
hotels in the country also have The two biggest local papers mix of home-grown titles and
cable television in the rooms. are the broad sheet La Nación Spanish-language versions of
There are five free canales and the tabloid Clarín (see p126). international magazines.
abiertos (open channels). The Though they once had differing Popular gossip magazines are
state-run Canal 7 specializes in political voices, they are now Gente, Caras, and Noticias, which
documentaries, live folk music, united in their displeasure with specialize in celebrity news.
and panel shows. There is also the Fernández de Kirchner Fashion magazines include
América, which airs soap operas government’s Media Bill curbing OHLÁLA, while Remix is a good
and panel shows, and Canal 13, media monopolies. Although guide to clubs and restaurants.
with news programs and
sitcoms based on US teleserials.
Telefe features one of the
most famous talk shows in the
country with the popu lar host
Susana Giménez.
Radio is quite popular in
Argentina. The most listened to
radio station is La 100 on 99.9
FM, which plays Latin pop.
Some well-known names in
radio are Mario Pergolini and
Roberto Pettinato, who host
breakfast shows that blend
conversation and English-
language pop and rock.
Almost every city in the country
has a local radio station. These
small-time stations help visitors
in the case of lost possessions
by putting out an appeal to
recover the property. A news kiosko at the pedestrianized Calle Florida in Buenos Aires

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