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Customs introduces more controls over oil exports

Customs introduces more controls over oil exports

Amid the wide conflict with farmers, Customs announced today the introduction of greater controls over oil exports. According to this organization, these measures are aimed at “verifying the quality and quantity of the exported goods effectively, as well as the amounts declared.”

Two local architects who have risen high

Two local architects who have risen high

Literally, these Mendoza’s men have risen high. Javier Roig and Sebastian Mallea are two young architects who work in Argentinean Cesar Pelli’s firm, builder of the most amazing towers of the planet – among them the Petronas Twin Towers, in Malaysia – and where they have just been promoted to senior associates.

The Sheraton Hotel is opening and the competition gets heated

The Sheraton Hotel is opening and the competition gets heated

There are events scheduled from the beginning of August. The opponents’ staffs are tempted by Enjoy, the casino’s operator. Strategies

The opening of the Sheraton Mendoza is coming and the operator group’s movements for what’s going to be its main competitor, the Hyatt, have started to heat the 5-star hotels market of the province.

Argentina and Chile would produce a binational wine

Argentina and Chile would produce a binational wine

San Juan’s wine producers suggested their IV Region’s peers making a bivarietal
with Syrah grapevine, icon of that Cuyo province, and Carménère, emblem of the
neighboring country. This would be a way of promoting the creation of a 14
km-tunnel for the Agua Negra cross-border pass.