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Lighthouse at Cabo San Antonio, Punta Rasa Argentina
Lighthouse at Cabo San Antonio, Punta Rasa Argentina
	Lighthouse at Cabo San Antonio, Punta Rasa Argentina
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My latest trip to Saint Anthony Cape Lighthouse, located in a very special geography, for its cape side location to the St. Anthony cape northern point ends in a perfect 90° angle, going out on Point Rasa, hence the common reference to the cape as St Anthony wall. Filled with history and culture this area was discovered in one of Magellan's trips towards the end of the world and this place was discovered by the mother-ship, St Anthony. Surrounded by an unspoiled natural paradise of woods and dunes, St Anthony is also the perfect location for some insight bonding with nature and eco tourism.

See Video Clip for this Lighthouse: PRESS HERE CAPE SAINT ANTHONY LIGHTHOUSE

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Lighthouse at Cabo San Antonio, Punta Rasa Argentina 

Saint Anthony Lighthouse, located in a very special geography, for its cape side location to the St. Anthony cape northern point ends in a perfect 90° angle, hence the common reference to the cape as St Anthony wall. Filled with history and culture this area was discovered in one of Magellan's trips towards the end of the world and this place was discovered by the mother-ship, St Anthony. Surrounded by an unspoiled natural paradise of woods and dunes, St Anthony is also the perfect location for some insight bonding with nature and eco tourism For more information: Email: admin@frassinetti.com Bob Frassinetti. Press here to go back to web blog:Daily Updates on Art, Antiques, Collectibles as well as travel information for Buenos Aires, Argentina. Phone me thru Skype, ID: Bob Frassinetti or you can also chat with me thru Yahoo, press here: Yahoo Contact Find me on MySpace and be my friend!

So if you are interested in Art, Design or Antiques, and you are travelling to Buenos Aires, Argentina, or to Santiago, Chile or even Montevideo, Uruguay and need to buy and export these items or only need tips and information, please feel free to email us…….Please feel free to contact Bob Frassinetti with thsi email address: Email: Bob Frassinetti.

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Gallery Nights 2007 in down town Buenos Aires, Argentina

Yesterday Night, Friday 27 of April, from around seven 30 in the evening, begun the first night of Gallery Nights 2007, the circuit organized by Publishing Art to the Day that it summons to the lovers of the art in an original route that nuclea to near 60 galleries of art, antique dealers, museums and cultural centers of the zone of Retirement and North District of the city of Buenos Aires. Like always, there will be gratuitous music and spectacles throughout all the route, and the visitors will be received in each place with a glass of Chandon of welcome. The cycle of conferences "Engaging in a dialog with Artists" proposes, through a moderate dialogue by Laura Batkis, that the public can know "face face" and talk with the most outstanding plastic artists on his work and trajectory. The initial encounter will be carried out to 19 hs. in the British Arts Centre located in Suipacha 1333, and this edition we will count on the KARINA presence the AZEM. Also the special ones of Gallery Nights in Old Palermo will be repeated, with two editions in the months of June and December. This it is a circuit that is and growth developing, with different and very interesting proposals. Art to the Day works to endorse the growth of all the cultural activities and by this next to sponsors of Gallery Nights we invited it to enjoy a route by the more outstanding samples of art, a unique way to appreciate the creativity of our artists. An excellent opportunity to be with friends and to live all the art in a single night. This event counts on the support of following sponsors: The Nation, Chandon, Buenos Aires Design, Reel 102,3, Hertz, Omint, Sofitel Hotel and the Government of the City of Buenos Aires. The traditional route of Gallery Nights extends from Seat San Martín to Callao and M. T. de Alvear to Liberator. And like newness, this year, we incorporated to the circuit to Buenos Aires Design and Terrazas of Buenos Aires Design. In order to facilitate the access of the visitors, a gratuitous service of transport will be implemented who have fixed shutdowns and circulate constantly around the route.

  contemporary art argentina latin america art So if you are interested in Art, Design or Antiques, and you are travelling to Buenos Aires, Argentina, or to Santiago, Chile or even Montevideo, Uruguay and need to buy and export these items or only need tips and travel information, please feel free to email us…….Please feel free to contact Bob Frassinetti with thsi email address: Email: Bob Frassinetti.

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Old Tractors, Argentina

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Old Tractors from Argentina	Tractor, Argentina
John Deere C - 60	Trator Fiat 411, Argentina
Case 1926 Tractor.	Farmall MC Cormick 1945
	David Brown 50D

The mass use of tractors in Argentina only began when those machines were locally produced in the 1950s –without the importation costs, these machines were much more affordable; plus there were local tractor versions that had been specially designed for the standard Argentinean field. The first imported tractors were powered by steam engines. The application of these kind of engines to tractors was revolutionary for the need of a controlled use of power was very much important in these kind of locomotives. John Deere was one of the main providers to Argentina of these machines. Soon after this invention took off, tractors suffered some alterations, such as the replacement of steam engines for diesel or kerosene ones. Some of the main international manufacturers provided the Argentine market at that time. But it wasn’t till mid 1940s when Argentina took the autoindustry in its hands. The folk story tells that Perón, who had established a love-hate relationship with the United States had broken up all commercial tides, and while Argentina stoped selling them some of the most important prime materials the US bought, they wouldn’t sell one manufactured item to the country. One of the most famous frases at that time was “If the US wants to paint their houses with our line oil they’ll have to bring their houses down to Argentina…”the reply of some of the most liberal sectors in our country was –regarding the importance of our importation of toilet paper manufactured in the US- “so, when we want to go to the toilette we might as well travel all the way up to the States for some toilette paper?”. No house came to Argentina, and no one traveled that much for some toilette paper, but the impact of this closure was huge. In 1948, Perón inaugurated the IAME –mechanical industry company owned and run by the Argentinean state- with the aim of producing tractors in the country. A very large group of experts began took over the titanic task of creating from scraps a mechanical industry. The first move this group made was a survey on what local farmers preferred on this matter. The most voted answer was the German Lanz Bulldog, produced in Mannheim, for it had a simple motor that could be easily fixed if there was any trouble, it only needed heating before use, and this could be done using lamps powered by a kerosene pump, hence there was no need of electrical power… Plus this tractor’s motor could be worked with alternative combustibles –at that time Diesel fuels were very expensive and rare to find in the country- such as a mix of kerosene and used oil, or even regular oil and animal fat. It served it purpose in the fields and it was very cheap to maintain. And its power was enough to remove the old steam boilers for thrashing line and wheat machines. The inspiration came from the Lanz German tractor. Many units of this machine were brought to the country and mechanics and technicians began to work on a “national model” tractor with a two time motor with only one cylinder of 55HP, that could traction a four plowshare of 14 inches. The result was a local very cheap version christen as the Pampa. There were 3500 Pampas made in the country from 1952 to 1963. At the same time, some other companies began to settle down in the country to locally produce tractors, for it was economically more profitable than exporting them and there was an unexploded market anxiously demanding these products. Fiat Conrad was one of the first ones to come to Argentina in 1954. Later on came John Deere in 1958. Two of the most important ones at the time, adapting many of their models to the local market as well as offering their standard ones to the Argentine market. The move was a success. For more information: Email: admin@frassinetti.com Bob Frassinetti. Press here to go back to web blog:Daily Updates on Art, Antiques, Collectibles as well as travel information for Buenos Aires, Argentina. Phone me thru Skype, ID: Bob Frassinetti or you can also chat with me thru Yahoo, press here: Yahoo Contact Find me on MySpace and be my friend! Bob Frassinetti. Copyright 2005. Roberto Dario Frassinetti.

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So if you are interested in Art, Design or Antiques, and you are travelling to Buenos Aires, Argentina, or to Santiago, Chile or even Montevideo, Uruguay and need to buy and export these items or only need tips and information, please feel free to email us…….Please feel free to contact Bob Frassinetti with thsi email address: Email: Bob Frassinetti.

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Buby.Diecast toys made in Argentina from 1957 to 1995.

At the end of 1999, the first Buby catalog was published in Argentina. Buby, The History in Photos, is a fantastic masterpiece written by Lucien C. L. Brousse who unfortunately passed away last year. His book collects all the available information on all Buby collections -except for the Collectors Classics. The main focus on the book is set on a wide range of photographs that illustrate all Buby models, their characteristics and variations suffered by the models throughout Buby's production from 1957 to 1995. This is the only available catalog on Buby's diecast. It features 286 pages filled with very interesting black and white pictures. A fantastic input of the catalog is the Preface written by the owner and creator of the Buby diecasts, Mr. Haroldo "Buby" Mahler.

This great catalog is divided into four sections or parts, each of which with tons of information and exclusive data.
The first part features the Buby collection, meaning the 1:40, 1:43 scale diecasts. A general introduction leads us into a brief history of these models' production, their main characteristics and styles. Following there are two sections specially dedicated to detail all variations in wheels and boxes throughout time. Finishing this first part, all models of this collection are described and detailed photos as reference to those descriptions complete a thorough presentation of the 1:40-1:43 Buby collection.
The second part is dedicated to special vehicles and other toys made by Buby. Here the careful reader would be able to discover a wider picture of Buby's productions, his great care for details and high quality products. Also, here there's a preview of Buby's concern for diecasts collectors, for he developed several models that weren't exactly toys, but more over top quality collectibles.
The third part is fully dedicated to carefully describe the Mini Buby Collection, its history featuring product's variations within details such as wheels and boxes. There are descriptions to all Mini Buby series, their features and characteristics. Plus a section about special packaging cases and blisters.
Last but not least, the fourth part is a great input for all Buby collectors, for in this section there's a detailed list of all documents, catalogs and books that Mr. Lucien Brousse had found on this matter. At the end of this section we find a carefully organized reference number list for all Buby products throughout history.

Without a doubt, this is a masterpiece and a must for all worldwide collectors. It's a careful and precise work that has reunited a great deal of crucial information very valuable for all collectors.

To buy a copy of the Buby Catalog or further information on this matter please contact, Email: The Buenos Aires Toy
Museum,Bob Frassinetti.
The Buenos Aires The Buenos Aires
Toy Museum,Argentina.

La Historia en Fotos	By Lucien C L Brousse

Buby, The History in Photos, is a fantastic masterpiece written by Lucien C. L. Brousse.Diecast toys made by Buby from 1957 to 1995. The Buensos Aires Toy Museum,Argentina.

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