Guy Tymorek investigates the polarisation and problems that still exist in Honduras one year after the coup d’état that removed democratically-elected president Manuel Zelaya from office.

When I found out there was a gospel choir presenting a show in Buenos Aires innocently googling one afternoon, my first presumption was that it was a group coming over from the US. To my surprise, I found out that this all-Argentine choir is home-grown here in BA and sings entirely in English.

El Gran Café Tortoni, Argentina’s oldest and most famous café, has been an integral part of the porteño landscape and lifestyle since it opened its grand brass-handled doors to the public back in 1858, 150 years ago to date. Celebrations have been taking place since the start of 2008, with a notable performance of Puccini’s renowned opera ‘La Bohème’ currently showing with tickets selling like hot empanadas.