After five years in power, the man described as the “world’s most humble president” has stepped down from office in Uruguay. In a ceremony yesterday, Jose “Pepe” Mujica, who leaves office with approval ratings of nearly 70 per cent, handed over his presidential sash to Tabare Vazquez. His farewell speech, was definitely one of the most …
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There is nothing better than to sit back, relax and enjoy a nice heart warming mate, but when doing so we rarely think about the people behind such low yerba mate prices. In Germany, for example, 500g of yerba mate can be easily obtained for about $8 on Amazon. That is for a product that has already …
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An important element of Argentine culture deserves to have it’s own day marked on the calendar. Thanks to a government ratification made in January of this year, Argentina will now officially celebrate National Yerba Mate Day on the 30th of November. Why the 30th of November? This day coincides with the birth date of Andrés Guazurarí y Artigas. Born in …
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I cannot go a week without drinking my mate, but this love for the yerba has sometimes caused me quite a lot of trouble when going through airport security. It turns out, I’m also not alone. In 2008, Airport Security Agents held Viggo Mortensen up for confusing his yerba mate with marijuana, according to People magazine. Born …
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Living in China is quite an exciting experience. I came to Shanghai about 3 months ago to pursue a second Master’s Degree, work in an automotive company and learn Chinese as a fifth language. All at the same time. Oh, didn’t I also mention that I am in the early stages of launching my own …
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