Alex Gutierrez Paez Barcelona, Spain, Nov 28 (EFE). – Thousands of Portuguese fans, with chants and flares in Plaza España, on Tuesday anticipated a bitter night for Barcelona, for whom only a victory was enough to confirm their place in the Champions League’s round of 16. The Catalans still remember the fateful elimination in the …
By Alex Gutierrez Paez Montevideo, Apr 8 (EFE).- The spectacle of men dressed in the traditional garb of South American cowboys trying to stay on untamed horses is a popular attraction at Uruguay’s annual Semana Criolla gaucho festival here, but animal rights advocates call it abuse and are seeking to have the practice banned. Though …
By Alex Gutierrez Paez Paysandu, Uruguay, Feb 9 (EFE).- Uruguay’s Orlando Castellano was working odd jobs to support his family in the mid-1920s when he discovered his passion for confectionery and invented a dessert that has become a staple at celebrations in that South American country. Sponge cake, meringue and Castellano’s secret whipped cream were …