The Copa America is just around the corner, kicking off on Friday when the US and Colombia face off.Every major tournament comes with major surprises. Who would have thought that Spain would be the first team eliminated from the 2014 World Cup after almost a decade of dominance? Who would have expected Costa Rica to be the little engine that could for a while or that Brazil would get demolished 7-1 at home as it fell from grace? Or even last summer when Peru became a Copa America darling, finishing third. Or who would have expected Lionel Messi to score a total of zero goals in leading Argentina to the final of the Copa?Yet many people likely predicted some of these outcomes, bold as those Prophesies might have been. Here are five bold predictions for this Copa America.
Of all the Groups in the Copa America 2016, none has less drama than Group D mainly because the biggest piece of drama in the group gets taken care of right off the bat.
Argentine basketball star Manu Ginobili will be suiting up for Argentina in the Rio Olympics, his third and likely last one on the hardwood. The 38-year-old guard who plays for the San Antonio Spurs has been slowed down by injuries, much of which have been shown in the decline in his NBA numbers.
Watch President Obama take on the tango and a little Chinese boy slay salsa. Two dance videos are making the rounds online today, one of President Barack Obama taking on the Argentinian tango and another of a Chinese boy slaying a salsa routine.
Bolivia has allocated $2.56 billion to boost its electricity reserves, increase transmission lines and start exporting power to Argentina. The Central Bank of Bolivia provided the funds from international reserves.
Spring break can be spent through better ways. Globe Aware, International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ), Volunteering Solutions (VolSol), Projects Abroad and American Hiking Society (AHS) present a wide array of options for you to find the perfect volunteering vacation trip for your family.
Investors who have lost faith in Argentina’s economic conditions may have a change of heart soon. Under President Mauricio Macri’s rule, the country is bouncing back from decades of stagnancy.
The Jurassic World has been uncovered and it's in Argentina. It might be a while before the world could see dinosaurs roaming in a deserted island, but palaeontologists revealed that they have found a major Jurassic-era fossil site in Patagonia.
Argentina has finally come up with an agreement with U.S. hedge funds to settle the $4.6 billion worth of bonds that left the country in a 15-year debt bout.
A huge fossil site from the Jurassic era was discovered in Argentina. A huge fossil site from the Jurassic era was discovered in Argentina. Paleontologists said that the site was found four years after it was first discovered in Patagonia, southern Argentina, AFP reported (via Yahoo! News) from the journal Ameghiniana.
In the past decade, the world has been suffused with predictions of looming apocalypse. There was also a threat for the possibility of World War III. But did you know where on Earth is a good place to survive if chaos begins?
Argentine President Mauricio Macri decided to shut down several pet projects of his predecessor, Christina Fernandez de Kirchner. One particular division is an Argentinian UFO agency.
Culinary masterpieces are some of the things Latin America must be really proud of. Every delicacy is like a book that speaks so much about the place's history and culture. That's why the beauty of these culinary masterpieces has been recognized not just in the Caribbean countries but also in the different parts across the world.
