Andrew Marra - Award-winning American journalist freelance reporting abroad in South America and beyond

Patagonia By Bus

Andrew — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:21:56 +0000

A journey through Argentine Patagonia, a land of glaciers, penguins and thousands of miles of emptiness The Palm Beach Post Sunday, April 06, 2008 By ANDREW MARRA Special to The Palm Beach Post I wanted to see it all. I wanted everything Patagonia could throw my way. Cascading glacier chunks,...

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The silent stands

Andrew — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:23:09 +0000

The crowd’s silence speaks volumes in Buenos Aires’ unparalleled polo scene The Palm Beach Post Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007 By ANDREW MARRA Special to The Palm Beach Post BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Traffic and trains are blowing by, and the towers that dominate this sprawling metropolis loom...

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A bitter drink goes better with Coke

Andrew — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:41:06 +0000

How the Fernet and Coke became Argentina’s favorite cocktail Cox News Service Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007 By ANDREW MARRA Cox News Service BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A century ago Italian immigrants poured into Argentina looking for a new start, their heads full of dreams and their arms full of a...

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Fighting an invasion

Andrew — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:53:17 +0000

Mocksville ecologist helps fight a scourge of beavers in Chile Winston-Salem Journal Monday, Nov. 26, 2007 By ANDREW MARRA Special to the Journal BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — It must have seemed like a good idea at the time: In 1946, hoping to start a fur trade, the Argentine government released 50...

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Chile’s gnawing problem

Andrew — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:14:14 +0000

The University of Georgia helps battle a Patagonian beaver invasion Cox News Service Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 By ANDREW MARRA Cox News Service BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — In American culture the beaver is as benign a rodent as ever was —- an amiable, blue-collar vegetarian with a penchant for erecting...

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The Traveling Peters Family

Andrew — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:56:59 +0000

A Florida family of five leaves home to travel the world. The Florida Times-Union Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 By ANDREW MARRA Special to the Times-Union BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Robert Peters could have been just crazy. That would have been easier for his wife and three children to get. Easier,...

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Argentina debates dynasty as first lady runs

Andrew — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:36:44 +0000

Often compared to Hillary Clinton, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is favored to succeed her husband. Cox News Service Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007 By ANDREW MARRA Cox News Service BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The comparisons made between Hillary Clinton and Argentina’s first lady are obvious and...

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Murder case more than a whodunnit

Andrew — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:38:24 +0000

The death of Nora Dalmasso isn’t just a thriller; it’s also rippling through Argentina’s notions of wealth and gated communities Cox News Service Sunday, July 22, 2007 By ANDREW MARRA Cox News Service RIO CUARTO, Argentina — If Nora Dalmasso had not been found strangled in an...

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The Oberto Effect

Andrew — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:55:13 +0000

San Antonio Spurs center Fabricio Oberto is turning people in his Argentina hometown into NBA aficionados The San Antonio Express-News Tuesday, June, 12, 2007 By ANDREW MARRA Special to the Express-News LAS VARILLAS, Argentina — Few people know what “spurs” means in this pueblo amid...

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‘One too many’

Andrew Marra — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:00:13 +0000

Hurricane Wilma rubbed salt in our wounds, so it stings a year later The Palm Beach Post Sunday, October 22, 2006 By ANDREW MARRA WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – If Hurricane Wilma had not come so late in the year, if it had not arrived with such surprising ferocity, maybe it would not have been the...

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