Innova Magazine - Year 1 - No. 3 - December 2012

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or the second time, Montevideo will be Capital Iberoamericana de la Cultura 2013, mention awarded by the Uni贸n de Ciudades Capitales Iberoamericanas (Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities, UCCI in Spanish). In 1996, this port city had been awarded with this mention, making it the destination for tourists coming from all around the world to South America to discover its charms.

The Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities gives this award to every city in the world actively participating in the organisation processes of the Latin American cities for the culture, as well as in the networks and committees. This is how Montevideo joins the list of awarded cities.

With a literacy rate above 90%, Montevideo keeps its Latin roots, as it opens itself to modernity and progress. Its streets, museums, monuments and other leisure spaces form a metropolis worth visiting.

Route around museums and art spaces The Uruguayan capital distinguishes itself for its beautiful architecture, and on many of its buildings it remains the best of its R铆o de la Plata culture.

Municipal Museum of Fine Arts Juan Manuel Blanes. Created in 1930, it bears the name of the painter who created the foundational iconography of the nation on the centenary of his birth.

Sala Zitarrosa. Inaugurated in 1999, it offers high-level music spectacles and, sometimes, dance and audiovisuals. It has a capacity of 531: 391 at the stalls and 140 at the gallery.

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Montevideo: Latin American Culture Capital 2013

Tango, murga and candombe, the mate, the delicious Urugayan young goat and poets like Mario Benedetti are the Uruguayan symbols recognised worldwide. Thanks to its strong cultural action, Montevideo has been awarded as Capital Iberoamericana de la Cultura 2013.

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Muralla Abierta. Cultural complex uniting the Museo de las Migraciones (Migrations Museum) and the Museo de la Ciudad (City Museum). It contains the most important archaeological remains of the fortifications of the colonial Montevideo on a big square with a roof.

City Archives. A space for the community which turns into a meeting and promotion place for any kind of activity.

The Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art Museum, MAPI in Spanish (MAPI). It has temporary exhibitions of its patrimony and other collections, public and private, many times as a result of investigations about subjects of the local historic and cultural

process anf the regional context. It is situated at 25 de Mayo 279.

Culture Centre and Memory Museum (MUME). It promotes in a participative way the peace, human rights and the memory of popular fights for freedom, democracy and social justice. Visitis Monday to Saturday from 12:00 to 18:00.

Carnival Museum. It got the Premio Reina Sof铆a de Conservaci贸n y Restauraci贸n del Patrimonio Cultural (Reina Sof铆a Prize of Preservation and Restoration of the Cultural Heritage) in 2009, and is situated at the historic part of Montevideo, in front of the Port and next to the Mercado del Puerto (Port Market), main gastronomic centre of the country.

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Open-door celebration All along 2013, Montevideo will have more than 50 big cultural activities to celebrate. They start 19th January, with the Desfile de Carnavales iberoamericanos (Latin American Carnivals Parade) all along rambla de Carrasco.

There will also be international festivals of tango, jazz, films, theatre and design, and they stand out on the programme: International Festival of Advanced Music and Contemporary Culture) - 9-13 April Fest Contrapedal - 10-14 April Semana de La Cumparsita (La Cumparsita Week) - April DUY 2013 - Design - 15 June Art futura – Second week of November

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La Ciudad Vieja (The old part of the city). At the historic part of the city we can still find the Puerta de la Ciudadela (The Citadel Door), which served until 1829 as a protection against any possible invasion. Besides, it protects a great variety of emblematic buildings, such as the Catedral Metropolitana (the Metropolitan Cahtedral), the Cabildo (The City Hall), the Solís theatre and the Torres García Museum.

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The Carnival. It is the most important party in Uruguay. It takes plac every February at

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Mercado del Puerto (Port Market). In front of the port, it dates back to 1868. Every

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Centenario (Centenary) Football Stadium. Here took place in 1930 the first Football

the centric Avenida 18 de julio, the main avenue of the city.

El Río de la Plata. It gives way to different promenades, where the culture of the inhabitants of the city is evident, and they would sure offer the visitors a mate (hot drink made with mate leaves).

day at noon a party for the palate is displayed with tasteful barbecues and guitar, bandoneón and candombe small drums chords.

World Cup in history, won by the house owner, Uruguay.

More information: www.cultura.montevideo.gub.uy

in nova A chat with the Minister of Tourism Liliam Kechichián

Uruguay: small great tourist power In relation with the designation of Montevideo as Capital Iberoamericana de la Cultura (Latin American Capital of Culture), Liliam Kechichián, Uruguayan Minister of Tourism, makes an evaluation of the State tourist policies and the private sector intervention. “The formula is not magic”, she says, “we need to work.”

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ith a consolidated team work, enthusiasm, development and maturity, the Uruguayan Ministry of Tourism, ruled by the teacher Liliam Kechichián, has built solid basis for the tourist development in a country with around three million habitants.

Courtesy: Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Uruguay “We need to point out that last year the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) chose us as a unique case where, in the middle of the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, we did not only keep the number of tourists, but we had increased the amount of money coming in from the tourist sector. Because of its relevance, the

interview | UNWTO called it ‘case study: Uruguay’”, the Minister told us in an exclusive interview with innova magazine.

The “case study: Uruguay” is a subject in the best universities in the world, as an example of what can be done in tourism when on a crisis era. Today, the second smallest country in South America sets itself up as a big power with beaches, cruises, congress tourism and a lot more to offer to the international tourist.

Better politics, more benefits Being such a small country, the external context has an important influence on the economy, especially on the tourist sector, as the two-times winner of the “Mujer del Año en Turismo” prize (“woman of the Year in Tourism”, 2006 y 2011, Liliam Kechichián, explains.

- How did the idea “more benefits for the tourists” arrive?

- For next summer season we have various challenges, as everyone knows.

On this sector every conjunction has an influence, but also do our long-term policies and the permanent dialogue between the State and the private sector. At this moment we are facing various problems, with a reduction of our aerial connectivity while the changes of this sector are being processed since the closure of Pluna; the Argentinean restrictive measures towards general tourism, and the persistence of a big uncertainty on the developed countries, especially in Europe. It is on this context where we have designed our policies to stimulate the tourism with new benefits: the tax reduction when paying

LILIAM KECHICHIÁN’S COUNTRY - Which part of the country should a foreign visitor never miss?

- It is very difficult to make a choice. I would recommend visiting our whole country. Uruguay has tourist destinations for everyone, no matter your liking: from sun and beach to thermal tourism, and also rural tourism.

- Any gastronomic recommendation?

- The ‘asado’ (roasted meat) at Parrillada Don Koto and the ‘matambre’ (meat dish which name means ‘hunger killer’) with milk at any ‘boliche’ (bowling) in Montevideo; and for dessert? pancakes with ‘dulce de leche’.

- Which one is your favourite destination in Uruguay?

- There are many beautiful places in Uruguay, my favourite: Valizas, at the Rocha department.

in nova URUGUAY NATURAL Uruguay is situated on the Southern cone of America, between Brazil and Argentina.

It has its coasts on the South-East, on the Atlantic Ocean, and on the South, towards Rio de la Plata.

It has the second biggest colony of sea lions in the world, at the Lobos Island (the translation would be ‘Wolves Island’, as in Spanish their called ‘sea wolves’).

Uruguay has 10 international airports, with Carrasco International Airport as the most [important? big? part missing], at Canelones, on the metropolitan area of Montevideo.

More information about Uruguay: http://www.turismo.gub.uy/ with credit and debit cards, the enlargement of the tax-free commerce system, benefits in petrol and even in cell phones. However, we have to keep in mind that thousands of Argentinean families have their rest residences in Uruguay, and that Argentinean tourist destinations have registered an explosion of prices. Besides, other traditional destinations for the Argentinean traveller, such as Brazil or the Caribbean, are also too limited or are not very competitive, so we also expect a huge amount of Argentinean brothers and sisters this summer.

- There is an integration between public and private sectors, how do both sectors benefit from these policies?

- Tourism, as any economical activity, develops and grows on the basis of stable policies which we can very well State policies; based on consensus and common efforts from the public and the private sectors, and the creativity and convincement of both sectors. Our tourism has not arrived to more than 3 million visitors only for a natural and spontaneous effect of a regional economical boom. What we do and we do not, both at the State and at the

private sector, has a lot of importance and is a fundamental factor, explaining the good results obtained. The sustained growth of tourism in the last decade is due to a efficient and attentive crew, and to the fact that this boat has a solid keel.

The public sector has set on its side macro-economical stability, clear and enduring play rules, a reasonable and predictable tax policy, an institutional stability praised worldwide. it has also put creativity, work, fiscal resources (as it happens now for this season); it has attended the private sector’s demands; it has promoted the country on the most diverse markets; it has stimulated social tourism, because intern tourism is also a revitalizing of the sector and of the economy in general.

On its behalf, the private sector has made big invests on tourist infrastructure, has professionalized and sophisticate its offer, has developed a gastronomy and a hotel industry of a better quality; has trained and professionalized its employees. It is a dynamic sector that has known how to adapt to times, has been creative and has proved the advantages of a long-term work, which are noticed on hardest times than these ones.

- In global crisis era, how does Uruguay face receptive tourism?

- As I have pointed out: the formula isn’t magic. It needs a lot of work focused on a long term on the side of the State and of the private sector. A lot of dialogue, a lot of creativity, and the notion that we are not working to get profits one summer, but to keep developing a

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- Which one is the kind of tourism most people look for in Uruguay?

- Business tourism has grown a lot, with the centre in Montevideo, and the cruise tourism.

The arrival of 244 cruises is foreseen for this season: 126 to Montevideo and 118 to Punta del Este.

In summer, beaches are the main attraction, but the rest of the year the thermal coast has a growing demand, as does Colonia de Sacramento. Besides, the interest for rural tourism is increasing, as well as the one related with bird watching and the nautical tourism. Uruguay already has full conscience of the fact that it has to become a tourist destination the whole year, and we will achieve this diversifying the offer.

Every administration in the country has developed its own proposal. Besides, this has resulted in an increase of the intern tourism, which has the support of the Minister of Tourism and other State organisms, with the stimulation of the social tourism, with plans for the older people and for the teenagers taking their first trip to the beach.

- Which are the main challenges that Uruguay has to face in international tourism?

- The main challenge is to keep the long-term policies and to think on the foundations of this sector. Tourism is one of the ways in which Uruguay is changing its productive matrix. From a farming and agricultural country we are now on a country which, apart from keep the traditional sectors growing, grows thanks to the industry and the agricultural industry, through forestation, logistics, informatics and communication.

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Welcome to Madrid

Welcome to FITUR 2013 Since 30th January until 3rd February Madrid is a party. Representants from more than 160 countries from al around the world are meeting on the 33rd edition of the International Fair of Tourism (Feria Internacional de Turismo, FITUR, in Spanish).

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ike every year, FITUR exhibitors and worldwide tourism referents start the calendar of international fairs and establish the line of work to develop all along 2013. More than 9 500 exhibitors will show, in 9 exhibition pavilions, the most varied offer of a sector that is becoming more important every day for global economy.

This edition will have an important Latin American representation, which strengthens FITUR as a consolidated “hub� for the region tourist industry and as natural access entry into markets so appealing such as the European, the Asian and, of course, the Iberian. This is how the offer of the continent is going to be taken into pavilion number 3, with the aim of empowering the visibility of its proposals and destinations among a bigger number of visitors.

Visitors will find the ideal place to gather all the information about the specialised commercial offer on the tourist market and to know the novelties,

technology and tourism services from all around the world.

Everything is ready then for the big party of global tourism which will offer, apart from the wide tourist offer, conferences, meetings, workshops and more.

More information: http://www.ifema.es

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The fair will open its doors the 30th, 31st of January and the 1st of February only for professionals, and the 2nd and 3rd of February it will welcome the general public.

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Fashion, art and gifts in Beijing Beijing is a city with charm, full of culture and history, but also fashionable. In recent years, a new generation of “fashionists” has begun to transform the landscape of social life, fashion, and trends in the city.

Lucía Galarza

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hus, when travelling to Beijing, we must not only take into account the daytime visits, museums and ancient monuments.

Brunch, dinner, events and nightlife are other major attractions of the city and social occasions in which we can see and be seen. Instead of loading with impossible suitcases, why not visit the famous shopping areas of the capital? We will have the additional advantage of returning home with the latest in fashion and accessories.

If you also want the maximum benefit to our afternoon of shopping, and return with different and original Christmas gifts, not just fashion, here are three options for three different personalities, but with good taste in common.

798 Art District: contemporary art For lovers of the Bohemian and/or alternative environment, the art district is a paradise. You can stroll admiring the sculptures and other works of art or enter into different galleries in search of the last Chinese undiscovered talent or to hunting and trapping of that work which will give the exclusive and unique touch to our living room. And why not? Hit once and for all with the gift of the one who already has eve-

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stores and crafts.

The area was built in the 1950s; then it was not the Centre of contemporary art that we find today, but a State-owned industrial zone in which highlighted electronics factory.

In the year 2002 cultural and artistic organizations began to rent, divide and convert the old factory and industrial spaces turning them into galleries, art centers, studios, design companies, bars and restaurants. Then named to the 798 zone since these numbers symbolize the cultural movement headed by Chinese avantgarde art.

The path of Nanluoguxiang is typical of the era in which was built, the Yuan dynasty (12711368), with a central artery that goes from North to South (the current busiest area) and eight hutongs extending to each side. Although until recently the central artery it concentrates all businesses and activity, increasingly more stores and other establishments are opening in the adjacent hutongs, so the area is growing progressively, without losing the unique character to which made this area one of the most famous districts of the city.

Nanluoguxian: Hipster in Beijing Do you have discovered yourself as a lover of retro and craft? Do you fall fot the new vintage wave? Do you like the craft made with loving care? Nanluoguxiang is your place to go. This ancient hutongs reformed and rescued by local merchants area is full of charm and nostalgia, but also a vibrant entrepreneurial and unique atmosphere. Located in an area close to many tourist attractions such as the Tower of drum or student, Nanluoguxiang is one of the best preserved areas of the old Beijing, famous for its hutongs and Chinese traditional houses. However, this area is also famous for its cafes, bars, restaurants and, of course, clothing

These area hosts still the Central Academy of Drama, from which came many Chinese film and television actors and actresses that are now national and international stars such as Zhang Ziyi (Dragon and Tiger).

It is said that it was this building and its students who started to give a touch alternative to the neighborhood, although the historical character comes much earlier because, from the Ming and Qing dynasties, it became an area frequented by important personalities. Official, wealthy men of high rank and key figures of Chinese social life left their mark here since numerous masters of Chinese literature, artists, Chairmen of the Kuomintang, Princes and nobles of the Qing dynasty, as well as generals and officers of the Ming dynasty,

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pieces of local ceramics artists which, sometimes, offers courses in the study.

Small craft shops are interspersed with restaurants and cafes, mostly with traditional decoration, but with a touch of modernity. While window shopping, you can taste traditional Chinese sweets of stands facing the street.

Abundant stores of artisanal pottery, where you can buy delicate sets of tea, plates and serve, sources etc. as The Pottery Workshop, a mix of Studio and shop, with handcrafted

SanLiTun Village: international fashion This Mall was raised as something more than a simple building of shops. In fact, it is a space so open and integrated, that already is not conceived as a commercial center, but as a shopping area and leisure, with shops, cinemas, restaurants, etc. Before you begin an unleashed afternoon of shopping, is good idea to sit at one of the cafés or restaurants and

HOW TO GET THERE? The Beijing International Capital Airport is located about 25 kilometers from the city.

To get to the city from Beijing airport it is best to take a taxi, or the express train.

The Chinese currency is “renminbi” or “yuan” or “kuai”. It can be changed in the Bank at the airport or at any of the city.

Both the euro and the dollar are well received.

Banks in China Open 365 days a year.

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Real experts in fashion walk by here every day, serving as a showcase of the latest trends and inspiration to the undecided who don’t know what to buy. For an afternoon of shopping in the most authentic style Carry Bradshaw, this is the place to go. International high-end brands are found mainly in Sanlitun Village. Alexander Mcqueen, Armani or Lanvin can dress even the most demanding, but there are also more casual brands.

For those special purchases we can visit the underground floor where you will find book-

stores full of curiosities for the lovers of stationery and Office design material, and one of the best stores of Beijing of natural hair wigs.

There is also a wide open space with multiple mini shops of young designers where you can buy accessories, handpainted crockery, etc.

If we were thinking about accessories or other special gifts, we can go to X+Q. founded by two famous Chinese sculptors, the XiQi pronunciation means rare and special.

The same name reflects the intention of these two artists of bringing elements of contemporary culture and art to Chinese people’s daily lives.

All items are based on or inspired by original works of art from artists, handmade and in editing limited and signed by them.

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Avant-garde and style in Madrid Three routes to go shopping and for leisure Adriana Morán Sarmiento

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Madrid is the city par excellence to go shopping in Spain. The variety of establishments, products, markets and leisure and fun activities allows that visiting this city would turn into an unforgettable experience. At innovamagazine we are choosing three areas that every tourist who loves shopping should know. Tradition and avant-garde, no matter what you like.

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he most famous brands in the world, the unbeatable local production, unusual products, all of them fill the shops shelves of Madrid.

1-SALAMANCA: CHIC PARADISE

In the area of Plaza Mayor (the Main Square), the establishments are all along the streets, in neighbourhoods like Salamanca and Chueca shopping gets mixed with gastronomy; while the most traditional markets catch the curious’ eye.

Many of the most emblematic streets to go shopping in Madrid are on Salamanca neighbourhood. Serrano, Goya, Velázquez, Claudio Coello, Ortega y Gasset and Príncipe de Vergara have the most luxurious boutiques of the city and offer the tourist a unique variety of fashion and enjoyment.

You can find anything in Madrid. We introduce you three routes you cannot miss.

Salamanca borders with Paseo de la Castellana, Alcalá, María de Molina and Francisco Silvela. It

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is one of the sectors of Madrid with the better defined urban structure.

Here they are combined the aristocracy of the representative Spanish fashion, such as Roberto Verino, Carolina Herrera, Purificación García or Pronovias, and global fashion, with names such as Gucci, Chanel or Loewe, which you can find at El Corte Inglés.

We also highlight the “5 hundred-year-old establishments” route, rewarded by the council “for their quality and their good client service, their effort and sacrifice, and for their innovation and ability to adapt to the conditions of 2011”.

Benítez-Monné. Old barber shop from 1896, where tradition and modernity are combined. (Calle Serrano, No. 72) Platería González Aragoneses offers silver work and jewellery for every kind of liking. (Calle Lagasca , Nº. 41) Yanes. The jewellery wore by the guests to the royal wedding of Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg was designed here.

(Calle Goya, No. 27) La nueva parisién. The most famous shop of buttons in Europe, created in 1897. (Calle Claudio Coello, No. 23) Álvarez Gómez. Even though it was created in 1899, it was the cologne created in 1912 the one making the brand famous. We maintain and use the original formula today. (Calle Serrano, No. 14) Two commercial centres, very distinguished, join the shopping route: El Jardín de Serrano and ABC Serrano, with name-brand shops in clothes and accessories. Besides, the neighbourhood has a high number of important jewellery shops, with Nicol’s, Vasari, Aristocrazy, Pomellato, Oh my God, All Swiss Madrid, Perodri Joyeros, Rabat standing out.

in nova Cultural route: Palacio de Cibeles (Cybele’s Palace). Known as the Centre, the Palacio de Cibeles offers us a spectacular view from its roof: the buildings of the Círculo de Bellas Artes and of the Instituto Cervantes, the Puerta de Alcalá, the Palacio de Buenavista, the Palacio de Linares, among other touristic sites of Madrid. Majestic and impressive, it was built between 1904 and 1918. Today it is the neuralgic centre of the city, and the scene of countless historic and social events. It offers free guided tours every first Wednesday of the month.

Palacio de Amboage (Palace of Amboage).

It is one of the biggest mansions in Madrid. It covers the whole block between the streets of Lagasca, Padilla, Velázquez and Juan Bravo. It was built between 1914 and 1917 and is now a icon of the neighbourhood. It is where the Italian embassy is now.

2-PLAZA MAYOR: MADRILENIAN TRADITION Around Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol and Gran Vía there is the most traditional shopping area in Madrid. It is sufficient with walking some metres to

find infinite possibilities: fashion, crafts, music, accessories, books, gastronomy. Small shops with a rooted tradition with their doors open to everybody. Some representative establishments are: Casa de Diego: It specialises in fans, umbrellas and Manila shawls since 1823.

La Favorita: Devoted to the sale of all kind of hats since 1894.

To know more about the Madrilenian culture: Art golden triangle, where one of the most important museums in the world is situated, on Paseo del Prado, street which gives it its name to the Prado Museum. We can also find the Thyssen Bornemisza Museum and the Reina Sofía Museum. On this tour we can visit shops as Objetos de Arte Toledano and ArteStilo, where we can buy anything from a small souvenir to important pieces of craftmanship and porcelain.

Cultural calendar: www.museodelprado.es, www. museothyssen.org, www.museoreinasofia.es Feria del Libro Antiguo y de Ocasión (Old and Second-hand Books Fair). Also known as the book market of the Cuesta de Moyano, it offers a big variety of literary offer, second-hand books and new ones. Where: Cuesta de Moyano.

When: Monday to Friday: From 9:30 to 17:00 in winter, and from 9:30 to 20:00 in summer. Satur-

GOING AROUND MADRID Madrid has more than 150 bus lines and a modern underground system, as well as trains connecting the villages from the outskirts with the city. (See the map of trains of Madrid) The central point for public transport is Puerta del Sol. While the night buses, the “búhos” (owls), go from Plaza de Cibeles to the different neighbourhoods. They work from 23:30 to 6 in the morning.

To move in taxi is more expensive and slower, due to the traffic.

There are many options to rent a car, but it can be difficult to find where to park.

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Mercado de Pinturas (Paintings Market). For the art lovers this is somewhere where they have to go on Sunday, with a good sample of paintings and other techniques.

Where: Plaza Conde de Barajas.

When: Sunday: From 10:00 to 14:00.

3-CHUECA: CONTEMPORARY AND ADVENTUROUS This is one of the most cosmopolitan and genuine neighbourhoods of the centre of Madrid. It is a unique and appealing place to relax, with an exquisite taste for shopping and leisure.

On their windows of Chueca the shops give us originality and avant-garde on a fifty-fifty ratio. It counts with a very active life during the day, a life revolving around small shops offering a great variety of products: bookshops, scandalous shops, sex-shops, caf茅s, saunas and sexy lin-

gerie shops where feathers, leather and sequins stand out. Accessories accord the most extravagant customers.

The Mercado de San Ant贸n (San Ant贸n Market), on the 24 of the street of Augusto Figueroa, 24, is situated now the area of the intersection between the streets of Augusto Figueroa, Barbieri and Libertad, but it was not always like this. At the beginning it was a street market which supplied the Justicia neighbourhood, an area of Madrid which had grown a lot during the XIXth century, when it gave shelter to the emigrants coming from the countryside.

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It was so famous that Galdós mentions it on the second part of his novel Fortunata y Jacinta. In 2002 the Town Council included the San Antón Market in its plan to modernise and invigorate the Markets of Madrid.

To buy around the neighbourghood: Unisex clothing: Benny Room Conde de Xiquena, 17, Yube Fernando VI, 23.

Lingerie with imagination: TCN Almirante, 16.

Shoes: Unisa Madrid I Augusto Figueroa 35.

Clothes with design: Oliphant Santa Teresa, 7.

Accessories with style: Malababa situado en la calle Santa Teresa 5 Chic fashion: Purificación García, on Bárbara de Braganza 4 and Carolina Herrera, Bárbara de Braganza 2, (Conde de Xiquena corner)

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A “Spanish touch” in every detail Local products for tourist

Zocotiendas, ArteStilo and Arte Toledano are three stores that represent the most traditional Spanish Culture. They are located in Madrid and Toledo, and attract thousands of tourists looking for quality products and unique souvenirs.

A sword shop in Toledo

Israel Moreno Fernández, manager of the store, tells us that the clients come from a great range of origins, despite the economic problems worldwide: “The demand has considerably changed, due to the current economic crisis. The local and American clients have backed out, while Russians and Chinese currently represent the majority of our clients.”

-We have the most important and recognized pieces of crafts, the damasquina d o s , m a d e , most them, by our own craftsmen.

We also offer all kinds of objects, from decoration, like dishes or frames to complementary items, most wanted by tourists today, like bracelets, necklaces, earrings, etc. And on the ground floor, two of our craftsmen are permanently working and demonstrating the elaboration process of our products, to any curious person that wants to stop and watch.

-As a tourist, what could be of my interest in Zocotiendas?

Zocotiendas has typical products on the first floor and Spanish souvenirs on the second.

In a refurbished basement from the XVIII century, under a four-floors building, there is the most attractive Zocotienda, offering medieval products like swords, armors and shields. They also have Asian objects, very fashionable these days, like katanas and others.

The founder of Zocotiendas, V. Moreno, dedicated his entire life to the arts and crafts and swords.

With all the experience he had, the man decided to have a place where he could offer to the public the best of the European traditions, choosing swords as the main attraction.

Location: Calle Comercio 48-50 / 45001-Toledo / www.zocotiendas.com

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Little quality objects All tourists should visit ArteStilo, it has a great variety of products, from souvenirs and jewelry to sculptures and pottery.

The store manager, Carlos Sanchez Tardio, tells us that the brand was born in 1982, selling Lladro porcelain figurines, bronze objects and quality pottery. In that moment, it was the only place allowed to sell Lladro objects.

ing to. For women that want a Spanish symbol, La Andaluza is the answer, and for men, El Quijote.

ArteStilo is nationally and internationally recognized.

Hoy en dĂ­a ArteStilo tiene un reconocido prestigio dentro del mercado nacional e internacional.

-What kinds of products are most wanted by tourists?

-We want the tourist to buy something that truly represents our country. Big or small, souvenirs should represent our Spanish identity. At least 80% of the products we offer are entirely made in Spain.

-What do you recommend to a tourist that hasn’t make up his mind?

-We try to help tourist based on how much money they want to spend and where is the souvenir go-

Location: Paseo del Prado 12 / 28014 Madrid / www.artestilo.com

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Art in Toledo Arte Toledano, founded in 1965 by Ciriaco Sánchez Garrido, is located in an artistic triangle, among big museums and the best hotels of Madrid.

They offer a great range of Spanish products, from sculptures of El Quijote to the finest marquetry of Granada.

Although most of tourist usually look for representative crafts, Jose Maria Sanchez Tardio, the store manager, tells us that the swords are also much appreciated: “We have XII Century swords used by Cid Campeador or in the Crusades, XV Century swords used by Carlos V and the Catholic Kings and XVI swords.”

Arte Toledano also offers armors: gothic armors, churbur armors, german armors, and armors used

by Carlos V and his knights.

Other items offered by them are: pearls, weapons, souvenirs, fans, pottery and porcelain figurines.

Location: Paseo del Prado 10 / 28014 Madrid / www.artetoledano.com

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Two paths to find the items most sought after by tourists the world: fashion, perfume, shoes, gifts and more. Fascinating routes through the center of the city and the district of Salamanca.

Downtown JEWELRY / WATCHES Gran Vía: Aldao, No. 15.

Calle Arenal: Rojocar, No. 9. Comercial Arenal, No. 3.

Joyería El Belén, No. 7 Calle Mayor: Estirpe Joyera, No. 19 SHOES Gran Vía: Clark’s, No. 31 Calle Arenal: Zapatería Summum, No. 16 Calle Carretas: Boludos y Boludas, No. 7.

Zapatería Elena H, No. 13 PERFUMERIES Calle Arenal: Perfumerías Padilla, No 26 Calle Carmen: Green Perfumerías, No. 26 SPORTSWEAR Calle Mayor: Tienda Real Madrid. Adidas Stuff, No. 21 CRAFT / GIFT Plaza Mayor: Gritos de Madrid, No. 6.

Bazar El Pulpito, No. 11.

Tiendas Turísticas Casa Pan; No. 27.

Gracias Mama, No. 32. Los Siete Soles, No. 73.

Spain Gift, No. 47 Calle Preciados: Toro (Tienda Osborne), No. 35 Paseo del Prado: Objetos de Arte Toledano, No. 10.

Artestilo, No. 12 Calle Huertas: Goa, No. 5 Calle Arenal: Cubica, No. 9 Calle Carmen: O2, No. 8 PHOTO / AUDIO Callejón de Preciados: Galeote, No. 2.

Panasonic Center, No. 38

in Madrid Barrio de Salamanca FASHION Calle Serrano: Carolina Herrera, No. 16.

Purificación García, No. 28. Alfaro; No. 7.

Roberto Verino, No. 33 Calle Jorge Juan: Breuer, No. 13.

Callejón Jorge Juan: Cashmere Concept, No. 14.

Cortana, No. 14 Calle Goya: Façonnable, No. 6-8.

Benetton, No. 23 y 63.

Callejón de Puig Cerda: Estudio Masscob, No. 2.

FASHION ACCESSORIES Calle Goya: Parfois, No. 55.

Concha García, No. 38 SHOES Calle Claudio Coello: Carmina Shoemaker, No. 73.

Meermin Calle Jorge Juan: Berwick 1707, No. 11.

Bow- Tie, No. 15. If Shoes, No. 22.

Calle Serrano: Bravo, No. 42. Lurueña, No. 54.

Calle Goya: Antonio Parriego, No. 45 Calle Lagasca: MBT, No. 124.

JEWELRY / WATCHES Calle Serrano: Rabat. Perodri Joyeros, No. 17.

Aristocrazy, No. 46. Nicol’s, No. 88.

Vasari. Oh my God, No. 70 Calle Ortega y Gasset: Panerai, Nº 11.

Nicol’s, Nº 11.

PERFUMERIES Calle Lagasca: Carla, No. 44.

Claudio Coello: If, No. 50

FOR INFORMATION INNOVA TAXFREE IN MADRID Calle Velázquez, 140 Pl. 1 Teléfono: +34 915 237 004 www.innovataxfree.com

OTHER Calle Agustín de Foxa: Harley Davidson, No. 27.

Calle Goya: Bang & Olufsen, No. 6-8.

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Gifts and trends for 2013 We offer you a selection of the best gifts for these holidays, with that ideal touch of creativity and exclusivity for the old and the young ones.

Unique details which mark the funniest trends of 2013.

Choose yours now!

FOR HER Dsquared2 jacket Dsquared2 icon for this season: Jacket with rhomboid backstitches, made with cream or black sheep leather and with goose down in the inside.

On sell on EG10.

Passeig de Jaume I, 10. Salou, Tarragona. www.eg10.es

Korloff watch In pink and white without the diamonds.

Only on Korloff shops.

12 Rue de la Paix 75002. Paris. www.korloff.fr

Gold ring Solitaire in white gold and pink gold with central fancy diamond central and white diamonds.

Ask at any Rabat shop in Spain Barcelone (Pg.de Gràcia, 59), Madrid (Calle Serrano, 32) or Valencia (Colón, 41) www.rabat.net

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FOR HIM Pienapple sport clothes A best seller. The warm woollen clothes are ideal for most of the trainings and perfect to rest. Available in different colours.

Visit: 16 Langley Street, WC2. London. www.pineapple.uk.com

Snowboard goggles The last designs by Goggles Von Zipper Bushwick.

On sale excluvisely on Ericeira Surf Shop.

Centro Vasco Da Gama, Avenida D. Jo達o II. No. 2.095. Lisbon. http://ericeirasurfshop.pt

Serge Miko jacket One of the most prestigious designers of Paris.

Different models and colours for you to choose.

Where? 55 avenue Marceau. Paris.

in nova FOR THE YOUNGEST ONES Illuminated pillow Funny pillows to decorate every room. Size: 40 x 40 cm.

On sell on: Ale-Hop Portugal.

Rua Augusta, 184. Lisbon. http://ale-hop-portugal.com

Animal print for girls From the 2012-2013 autumn-winter collection

by Alfil, trainers animal print style for the most vain girls. On sell on Unisa Madrid I, Augusto Figueroa 35. Spain. www.unisa-europa.es

Fliker scooter For the daring kids, this silver and red scooter, on sell on TOYS “R” US Centro Colombo, Av. Lusíada, No. A-009 Piso 0. Lisbon. www.toysrus.pt

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Alone after work Women manage to get everyone´s attention, even after a long day at work.

Today´s women are beautiful and attractive.

Percher hat. Biliana Borissova (www.bilianaborissova.com) Shoulder pad jacket. Grove nite by Natalia Mardones (www.quinmadrid.com) Earrings “Hoja”. Andrés Rodríguez (www.enfantterrible.es)

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Makeup and hair: Miguel Ángel Gómez Tragacete, miguelangel.gomeztragacete.5@facebook.com Pictures: Irene Bujalance, www.irenebujalance.com. Model: Ann Mürph, Isabel Navarro Model Management.

Videoweb Director: Jesus Plaza. www.jesusplaza.com Stylist: Patricia Rodríguez.

Cooperation thanks to de “O´CLOCK pub” Madrid. www.oclockpub.com

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Jersey Trip Saigon. a-couple (www.quinmadrid.com) Skirt “Female prisioner”. Grobe nite by Natalia Mardones (www.quinmadrid.com) Bracelet Marc Jacobs (www.marcjacobs.com) Earrings Briana Guerra (www.enfantterrible.es)

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Dress “conuulsum”. Impúribus (www.enfantterrible.es / www.quinmadrid.com) Earrings “Hoja”. Andrés Rodríguez joyas (www.enfatterrible.es) Bracelet con piedra natural. Q de Queta (www.enfantterrible.es)

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Pillbox hat. Biliana Borissova (www.bilianaborissova.com) Short. Cristina Pi単a (www.enfatterrible.es) Feathers, top and Bixo shoes: Assaad Awad (www.assaadawad.com)

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Kavita Parmar

A historian behind the clothing fabrication Tissues are made in India. In Italy, professional hands transform those tissues in unique pieces. Meanwhile, Kavita Parmar dedicates herself to the use of technology promoting the origins of each piece.

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he story begins in India. P. Audiyapatham is a professional clothing weaver in Sri Sakathi Vinayagar, he began working with clothes when he was 25 years old, his father taught him. He would like Manmohan Singh, India´s Prime Minister, to see the lungis he makes.

Lungis are traditional pieces of clothing worn around the waist in humid and hot places where wearing trousers is uncomfortable.

lingam, it is located in Kandachipuram , a small village in Villlupuram, in the Tamil Nad District.

P. Audiyapatham works at IOWEYOU since 2010, with other 247 professional weavers.

IOWEYOU was created in 1991 by P.A. Rama-

“Manifatture di Padova” is internationally known for its excellent textile manufacturing. Its name gets back to its origins, the Italian region of Padova,

Nowadays, it has 14 permanent weavers and 236 weaving looms with 1688 meters of tissue weaved for IOU, creating 425 pieces of cotton.

These workers in India create what Marisa Sangurabo and her team of professional craftsmen receive in Maniffature Di Padova. They receive a high quality raw material that will become magnificent pieces of clothing.

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where working with textiles is a tradition. Marisa and her team have provided a great deal of collaboration in making IOU Project come true, they have even modified their production processes to cope with the artisanal requirements of IOU. IOWEYOU´s high quality of confection and final touch have been possible thanks to the meticulous work of the local team. Each piece is unique, that is why IOWEYOU allows final costumers to track the production process, from the first hands that touched the tissue until the last details of the piece. The story of how the product was made, of the people involved in production and of other clients that had bought it, it can all be seen through a social network called ecommerce that The IOU Project launched as a site where people with the same ideas about authenticity, transparency, originality, social and environmental responsibility can meet. Each IOWEYOU piece comes with a QR code that can be used to access the story of any piece.

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Kavita gets to be advertised through conversations.

Her first company starts to run in a moment when everybody else wanted to leave. The serious business comes in 2008. She decides to inaugurate a shop, but everything changes… The loyalty to her clients makes her confirm her artisanal roots. She refuses to use any other way of production and soon realizes that social networks are changing the whole world.

Everybody can share opinions and know what is happening in every corner. So she decides to take advantage of that and create her own international social network.

Thanks to those moments that turn lives upsidedown, when an inner “something” calls the need for starting a project, today we can enjoy the work of a designer that illuminates the interesting world of fashion. As Kavita Parmar says: “when everything went to hell, I at least fought…”

in nova THE WOMAN BEHIND THE SCENE Kavita Parmar, the author of all this, is a creative, groundbreaking and optimistic woman. She is a breathtaking woman even before being introduced, she gets everybody´s attentions.

She is a designer with well-defined political views that tracks the roots of her profession. When fashion seems to have forgotten about the art of handcraft, she bets on an artisanal work done by clothing weavers and designers with wonderful raw materials brought from India. The 21st century is a time for Italian designs and espadrilles.

She goes for quality and originality instead of working “lowcost”. Costumers, using technology, get in touch with craftsmen involved in the production, and that is how the product gets an undeniable emotional burden.

Kavita Parmar was born in India, near Nepal´s border.

She has lived in London, Hong Kong, New York City, San Francisco and New Delhi. She still remembers her childhood when her mother used to choose different tissues and let her play with old clothing. It certainly helped the creativity developing of this nomadic and fresh designer.

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Ecologic style with Lisu Vega Lisu Vega´s collections have got fashion and ecology together. This young designer living in Miami gets her inspiration from contemporary women and creates unique pieces.

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isu Vega´s designs are on top now. This Venezuelan designer living in Miami works with

Lisu Vega

unique mixes between environment and art.

She is now working on her next recycling collection. It will be first presented in the Art Basel (Miami Beach, December 2012) and then she will have her own show in New York.

Her tendency is strongly influenced by welfare and she ends up creating fashion shows full of magic, colors and light pieces for renovated women. It is the case of her collection named Nina, inspired in a song by Nina Simone, called I put a spell on you.

Lisu has her own interpretation of this song, she created the image of a woman in a metamorphosis of feelings, someone who destroys and rebuilds herself. “Nina are sequencing images showing that woman in the middle of a visceral process, going from chaos to a new spring”, Lisu said.

- Can you describe the creative process you go through when you design?

- Dreams, art, music, my family and experiences are all part of my creative process. The new feature is always the recycled materials I use. I sew collages of cloth

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and that gets to be the base of a piece of clothing or a new unique accessory. I believe in connections, in enjoying every moment until the last minute. Raising awareness about recycling is my new lifestyle.

- Is the world turning into an ecologic place?

-I do think so. Nowadays, there are more designers using pro-environment materials or recycling elements to create new pieces of clothing. I am pro-recycling, but sometimes clients have the wrong perception towards recycling and underestimate our work. That is why I produce pieces with recycled material, always taking care of the last touch.

- The collection you felt the happiest about?

-All my collections left me good memories, mainly because I think I am out of clichés. I don’t care about canons. I do exactly what pleases me and every collection represents my opinion about a specific moment. When you finish a literature masterpiece or a painting or even a fashion collection, you know it is yours because it came out of the inspiration based on something unique.

Colección NINA Fotógrafo: Osvaldo Pontón Maquillaje: Nikki Oxley Modelo: Anna Handshy Diseño de telas: Lisu Vega

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“We are a team”, says Lisu when talking about her husband Juan Henríqez, a visual artist, and her son. “We have being working for many years in a Project called Trip Hope. It is a collection for children in which we aim to propose a new option for the market. “. We are inspired by Julian, our loyal partner, who has got innocence, wisdom and a pure vision of life.

Dress, accessories and style: Lisu Vega Photographer: Alexandra Vivas Makeup: Cristina Pilo Tang Production: Juan Henriquez

Photographer: Osvaldo Pontón Makeup: Nikki Oxley Model: Anna Handshy Fabric Design: Lisu Vega

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gift that became an icon of style.

That is what happened when Bernadette Chirac, France´s First Lady, invited Lady Diana in 1995 to the Cèzanne Exposition. Bernadette Chirac gave Lady Diana a Christian Dior limited edition handbag (named chouchou until that moment). From that point on, the handbag is called “Lady Dior”.

It’s a tribute to the antique Napoleonic chairs “cannage” where the most exclusive clients of the French mansion used to sit to watch the fashion shows.

This piece not only preserves its fans, but it has also adapted to the market requirements, and nowadays it is almost a collection object.

In 2011, “Lady Dior”, was refreshed by John Galliano, with different material and styles. Today, it is possible to find more than 70 versions of the original.

This handbag even inspired a show of short films displaying the power of this object on the screen.

Featuring Marion Cotillard as “Lady rouge”,

and” Lady Blue”.

“Lady Noir”, “Lady grey”

Photographers, movie directors, actors, musicians… Many artists have included in their works this object that does not need to be introduced: the “Lady Dior”.

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legance. Precision. Sturdiness. A ROLEX inspires those values by a simple glance.

The “Oyster Perpetueal”, by Rolex, has being adapting in time in order to preserve the steadiness of this brand.

The “Oyster Perpetueal” was the first water and dustproof watch, made in 1926 and also known as the “bubbleback”. It got its name from its hermetic properties, because cofounder Wilsdorf compared it to opening oysters in a romantic dinner.

Later on, this watch was also pioneer in having an automatic system showing the date, in other versions like the Oyster Perpetual Datejust.

At that time, it was impossible to imagine gentlemen with watches in their wrist, they had them in their pockets. But the situation changed; today, it is difficult to think of a person with a Rolex Oyster Perpetual in his pocket.

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MESA DE CAJONES MÚLTIPLES BS01. Wewood. Bruno Serrão (Portugal)

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ast 26th November the third edition of the Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño (Latin American design biennial, BID in Spanish), organised by the Central de Diseño (Design centre) and DIMAD, started. In its short life, the BID plays the role of another one of the bridges bringing America and Europe together, outside the political summits. By the way, the conclusion of the last one, which took place in Cadiz, was that Spain had a lot to learn from its American cousins about

how to get out of the serious economic, banking and social problems that are battering us. Actually, just a couple of years ago, the Campana brothers joked about this subject on an interview with REM Magazine: they were not surprised by the economic phenomenon, as the Latin Americans’ advantage is to have got over different crisis on different decades.

Thus, relations between European and Latin American design have today a renewed perspective, as well as common characteristics. On both sides of the Atlantic the concern about the sustainability is expressed on efficient objects, on their production or on their maintenance. Actually, the BID12-Cosentino Prize supports these purposes.

The same happens with the need of reinforcing the design as a discipline for the inclusion of everyone in a society without barriers. Different options, such as conferences, workshops, talks and exhibitions can be visited until next 28th February at the Central de Diseño at Matadero Madrid.

VASOS - Reused History. PCM .Tomas Kral (España)

BANCA DE CORCHO - Banca Acorchada. Delini.

Alina Leiva y Rodolfo Morales (Chile)

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Fogo Island Fogo, Canadá / Saunders Architecture We have to celebrate an outstanding idea that the Shorefast Institution had: to develop the Island of Fofo, in Terranova´s northeast, into a special place for local artists.

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Bent René Synnevåg y Saunders Architecture

Art is the selected theme to get attention to the island and turn it into a creative place through the construction of some houses that the Norwegian Saunders Architecture carried out. The architects thought in 3 different types of residences that are premade during winter in the workshops of the island and placed anywhere in the territory. Three houses located in different places of the community were also refurbished.

These houses, with spectacular and sometimes scary views of the ocean, are geometrically design to contrast with the surroundings. They are places to observe nature throughout all seasons; that is why they have skylights everywhere. It is possible to observe the sea from each one of the houses, and they are all in places where the artists can get the feeling of absolute freedom. And, because they are not located in urban areas, the places generate their own electricity and have recycling waste disposal.

Three types of constructions, inspired in the local environment, create bonds with the surrounding nature: The long studio is an observatory.

The tower is a vertical icon in a mainly horizontal landscape; it has three floors with four different fronts.

And the bridge, it is a small place of 20 m2, allowing a plunge in the landscape. »The artist gets to fuse with the imperious nature.

This project was initiated in 2010, unfortunately we haven’t heard of the opinion of international artists yet. But, we can already enjoy one outcome: the particular masterpiece by Saunders Architecture.

Proyect: Estudios de la Isla de Fogo www.saunders.no

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Tomorrow’s wine Welcome to this new section at innova magazine, born with the aim of sharing a great passion for a lot of people: WINE.

Beatriz García García-Fuentes. DE VINO Director

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he world of wines change as fast as technology, which is why we will reflect this evolution on this section, approaching the changes produced on the sector all around the world.

Quoting the very famous “In vino veritas” (“in the wine there is truth”), our aim is to spread this marvellous culture, so every reader and amateur of wine can enjoy it.

We will put all our senses, as in a good wine tasting, so our work becomes a referent for the travelling reader, where he/she could find somewhere to share his/her passion for wine.

We will make a tour through the wines of the world (American, European...), with a sharp selection of recommended products, we will analyse the keys of the tasting and the secrets of the production; and we will share the most important events taking place on the world of wine.

First tasting Our first recommendation for this festivities: champagne Mumm, which we see being uncorked on the Formula 1 events, though we are going to fill our glasses with happiness for the toast, instead of spilling it over our guests...

Happy holidays!

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Viva Mexico!

As a teaser, our first choice on the next number is dedicated to wines from Mexico, if the world does not end on 2012, as the Mayans predicted...

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Place to be South America in five unforgettable destinations Five unforgettable places to greet the new year charged with nature’s energy, tradition and culture at the South of the continent.

Río de Janeiro

At the South of Brazil, it is the second city in population of the country, and the first destination of Latin America. Among its most important appeals we highlight the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, the famous Sugarloaf Mountain and the incomparable Christ the Redeemer. At the end of every year, Copacabana is full of tourists coming from all around the world to its beaches to celebrate the arrival of a new cycle. Beaches, jungle, colour and joy make of Rio one of the most beautiful cities in America.

Events : The “Cidade Maravilhosa” (“Marvellous city” in Portuguese) is getting ready to welcome 2013 as the venue of big events: The Confederations Cup and the World Youth Day. On top of that, the Football World Cup 2014 and the Olympic Games 2016.

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Easter Island One of the most impressive archaeological sites in the world invites us to enjoy the natural beauties and all its Easter Island tradition and culture in Chile.

UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995, Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is one of the most remote territories on the Pacific Ocean, 3 680 km from continental Chile and 4 050 km from Tahiti.

Abundance of cliffs, three white-sand beaches, soft low ridges and meadows and its dormant volcanoes make company to the famous Moais erected by its ancestors.

When travelling: Use light clothes, a raincoat, sport shoes, a windbreak and sunglasses.

There are no transports in common to move around the island. You can hire jeeps, motorbikes, bicycles or horses.

Due to the isolation, products are very expensive.

Santa Marta It is the oldest city in South America with an incomparable architectural patrimony. A natural paradise to enjoy the best of the Caribbean. The beaches at the Tayrona National Natural Park are recognised as ones of the most beautiful in the world.

It is a natural reserve of crystal-clear waters, white sand and impressive dawns on its bay. A unique destination where sea and mountains meet.

Besides, the city of Santa Marta, at the Northeast of Colombia, is a historical inheritance of the country.

It worths a walk around its historical centre and the Malecón de Bastidas (Bastidas Breakwater).

Health resorts: The most famous beaches are: Cabo San Juan, Bahía Concha, Neguanje and Cañaveral.

The beaches are equipped with cabins, restaurants and a camping area.

in nova Machu Picchu A stunning landscape full of mysteries to discover. The most famous remains in Peru constitute one of the most fascinating destinations in the world.

7 000 feet above the sea level and on a small hill among the Andes Mountains, the city stands majestically above the Urubamba valley. This “lost city” was discovered on 1911.

A magical experience which includes taking the Inca Road and enjoying the fields, terraces and mountainsides forming a green paradise.

Recommendations: The ideal thing to do is to take two days to visit Cuzco.

The pack including transportation, a night at a hotel and a guided visit to the citadel can cost 250 dollars.

Take sun cream, sunglasses and a hat, as it is a high place and even when cloudy the sun is very strong.

Ushuaia Everyone knows it as the southernmost city in the world. In southern Argentina, in the middle of the Andes Mountains, you can find this wonder where you can do any kind of activity.

On the shores of the big Beagle channel, it is a final conjunction of mountains, forests, glaciers, sea and, most of all, wind. After what the inhabitants tell, its name means “bay looking towards the sunset/West” in yámana. And is because of this that it is also a destination of excellence to moor important cruises.

Everything in one place: The city counts with first-level hotel services and with charming restaurants to enjoy spider crab or a Patagonian lamb “a la cruz”.

On the touristic level, it represents the last link of the Austral corridor, formed by Bariloche and El Calafate, entrance door into the Antarctic continent.

The city is free of VAT, which is why it has become a strategic point to enter tax-free businesses all along the avenida San Martín, on the city centre.

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The first national licensed company

Transforex currency exchange throughout China On December 5, 2012 took place the ceremony Transforex license to its new status as a currency exchange trader nationwide. The ceremony was held in Beijing, in Tangla Hotel.

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ang Xiaoyi, Undersecretary of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange and Chen Feng, Chairman of HNA Group gave speeches in luck. The event was attended by 120 people including Tiegang Lin, Secretary of the State Administration of Currency in the province of Tianjin, Guan Tao, Director of Balance of Payments of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Dechang Kong, Deputy Director of the Economic Office Tianjin, Tan Xiangdong, Board Director of HNA Group, Zhang Ling, President and CEO of HNA Tourism, representatives of several companies or collaborating HNA members and over 50 media agencies.

During the ceremony, received Transforex Lin’s hand Tiegang certification authorizing it to act as chain throughout China on currency exchange material. Thus, it becomes the first and, so far, only financial institution in China to acquire such a license, a fact that formally marks the transition of business scope from local to national Transforex.

Wang Xiaoyi, Undersecretary of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange

Chen Feng, Chairman of HNA Group

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