News of corrientes province

Forests in Corrientes Province burn amid heatwave, drought

14-03-2023 21:27 Raging fires have devoured some 6,000 hectares (14,800 acres) of forests in Corrientes Province in just days, officials reported Tuesday.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

Fires ravage Iberá wetlands, causing incalculable damage

25-02-2022 22:48 Raging fires in Corrientes are ravaging the Esteros del Iberá and its native forests, threatening an area of great biodiversity that shelters numerous species threatened with extinction.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

Wildfires in Corrientes spread to engulf key cattle farming region

23-02-2022 15:10 Blazes are tearing through the northeast of the country, consuming more land than a typical California wildfire season and threatening a key cattle farming region in this major beef exporter.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

More than 600,000 hectares destroyed by fires in Corrientes province

18-02-2022 18:34 Politicians play the blame game as provincial governor calls for urgent assistance; More than 600,000 hectares of land consumed by flames so far.

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

Still currents run deep

04-09-2021 10:23 While the pundits quite rightly remind us that it would be rash to extrapolate local results onto the national arena, the fact that Gustavo Valdés virtually trebled the votes for his veteran Peronist rival should send alarm-bells among the ruling coalition.

by Michael Soltys

Bloomberg

Argentina's stocks rally as opposition gains ground on Fernández

01-09-2021 18:08 Argentine stocks are jumping amid growing speculation that allies of President Alberto Fernández are poised for a poor showing in midterm elections scheduled for November.

ELECTIONS 2021

Corrientes Province: Governor Gustavo Valdés eases to re-election win

30-08-2021 15:24 UCR incumbent takes 76% of vote in Sunday’s provincial elections, easily defeating Corrientes de Todos front challenger Fabián Ríos, who garnered 23%.