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Chile’s LAN, Brazil’s TAM complete merger

Chile’s LAN, Brazil’s TAM complete merger

LAN and TAM complete merger to launch LATAM Airlines (via AFP) Chile’s LAN Airlines said Friday it has completed its takeover of Brazilian airline TAM, creating Latin America’s biggest airline, LATAM Airlines Group. The deal, which began in May, concluded after 99.9 percent of TAM shareholders exchanged their shares of the company for those of [...]

July 4, 2012No CommentRead More

Hidden Rio: Artsy Santa Teresa beckons

Hidden Rio: Artsy Santa Teresa beckons

RIO DE JANEIRO — When people refer to Rio de Janeiro as Cidade Maravilhosa, or the “Marvelous City,” they usually have in mind the bikinis, bossa nova and beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana — not to mention churrascaria barbecue and caipirinha cocktails — but there’s a lot more to this amazing Brazilian city that just food, [...]

June 27, 2012No CommentRead More

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Gettin’ some gemutlichkeit: Day 2

Recently, treKKen’ headed overseas to southwestern Germany for a 10-day, culinary- and culture-themed trek from Mainz to Lake Constance, with stops in Freiburg, Stuttgart, Hohenzollern Castle and other towns, cities, vineyards and sightseeing spots well-known, and less so, across the Black Forest, the Schwabische Alb (Swabian Alps) and the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg. [...]

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