Diego Maradona: the topic on the tip of everyone’s tongue at present. The Indy hit the streets to find out what people thought of his sudden departure as coach of the national squad.

The suburbs of Vicente López and San Isidro – located north of the capital on the Río de la Plata – will soon receive a facelift – and the $2.75bn urban development project will destroy Paseo de la Costa, a public park on the banks of the river. The Argentina Independent hit San Isidro to find out what locals thought of the plans.

Earlier this month, interior trade secretary Guillermo Moreno announced that there would be a ban on imports that compete with products readily available in Argentina. In the two weeks that followed, many companies did not receive sanitations certificates and some trucks coming from Brazil were stopped at the border. These trucks were later allowed to pass.

In 2002 Uruguay announced controversial plans to build a massive paper mill on the banks of the river Uruguay, which marks the country’s border with Argentina. The mill is in Fray Bentos, directly across the river from Gualeguaychú, a popular Argentine holiday destination and host to the country’s biggest carnival celebrations.