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Giant iceberg blocking access to Mawson's Hut

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An iceberg the size of the ACT is blocking access to Mawson's Hut / Image via Nov 25, 2011 Tourists forking out top dollar to visit Mawson's Hut for centenary celebrations this summer are likely to face disappointment as the "Antarctic factor" heaves an enormous icy obstacle in ships' paths. Expedition cruise ship MV Orion is due to start its 19-night Southern Ocean voyage on Thursday, with prices for the 100 passengers starting at $19,365 a person. Orion expedition leader Don McIntyre said the Antarctic always had challenges but an iceberg the size of the ACT blocking access was "unique". "Whilst it's not looking good, no one will know until we get there," Mr McIntyre said. "We always maintain a simple philosophy we work with the Antarctic factor. You cannot dictate terms with Antarctica, it lets you in at its pleasure you have to work with it, you can't fight it." A 2500 sq km tabular iceberg was part of a much larger ice ma

Un refugio antártico australiano muy visitado.

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Tourists burn a trail to Australian Antarctic outpost BY REUTERS.COM | JAN 08, 2009 SYDNEY - An isolated Australian outpost in remote Antarctica has become a popular destination for adventure-seeking tourists, as more tour operators put it on their itinerary for more than just researchers. The 97-year-old Mawson's Hut, in Cape Denison at Commonwealth Bay, was home to Sir Douglas Mawson and his men during the 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition. It had more than 300 visitors in December -- a record number -- with another 100 expected on the last ship that arrives around January 23. "It's becoming a more popular tourist destination, I think, because it's part of an increasing trend in Antarctic tourism," Bruce Hull, senior environment officer at the Australia's Antarctic Division, told Reuters. "By the time the fifth ship arrives at Cape Denison between the 20th and 23rd of January, I think the numbers will be about 400 visitors for 2008/09," he

2do. PREMIO CONCURSO FOTOGRAFICO

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2do. Premio en CONCURSO FOTOGRAFICO 2011 "DEL MEDIOAMBIENTE", organizado por la Escuela Superior Técnica Gral Div Manuel N. Savio. Fotografía tomada en 2008 en las Islas Azores.

PREMIOS ARGENTUM

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Al Profesional en Turismo del Año 2010: Lic. Cecilia Camou A la Trayectoria Profesional en Turismo: Lic. Mónica Asensio Socia Honoraria del Foro de Profesionales en Turismo: Lic. Angela Ayala A la Excelencia en la Gestión Turística: Ministro Carlos Enrique Meyer
COMUNICADO DE LA COMISIÓN NACIONAL DE MUSEOS Y DE MONUMENTOS Y LUGARES HISTÓRICOS Atento versiones que han tomado estado público relativas a la decisión de una eventual declaratoria del casco histórico de la Ciudad de Goya en el marco de la Ley 12.665, la Comisión Nacional de Museos y de Monumentos y Lugares Históricos aclara que no ha adoptado, al respecto, resolución alguna, quedando al aguardo de los avances normativos producidos por los niveles locales con competencia específica. Tal temperamento guarda coherencia con lo acordado ante las autoridades de Goya, en su visita a esta Comisión Nacional de fecha 12 de mayo de 2011. Asimismo, la conducta de esta Comisión Nacional se refleja en lo instruido a la Arq. Laura Weber en sesión de fecha 28 de julio, comunicada en nuestro Boletín Nº 7/11. Las declaraciones realizadas en referencia a este tema por una Vocal de esta Comisión Nacional, son de exclusiva responsabilidad de la dicente. Asimismo, carecen de veracidad las afirmaciones del