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July 27, 2010
· Filed under Our team's interests
Last saturday we held our Companies Summer party. All our employees brought a typical dish from their country of origin so we all enjoyed Paella, Speckknödel from Austria, Quich from Switzerland, appertizers from Denmark along with some great desserts.
All our employees came along with their partners and children and we had hours of fun dancing, [...]
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July 14, 2010
· Filed under Arguineguin, Puerto Rico and Mogan, News

(Photo: Leonor on the left and Lucy on the right)
Although the fiestas here in Arguineguin started last weekend we all got a little carried away with the world cup and forgot to inform you all of the program of events!
The Romeria (offering to the Virgin Carmen) was held on Saturday; thousands dressed [...]
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July 12, 2010
· Filed under News
At approximately 9.20 pm yesterday evening Spain once again made history by winning the 2010 World Cup in South Africa in a 1-0 win against Holland.
Spain are the Champions simply because they are the best! This unique generation of players have played with a style only worthy of Champions, they have been united since the [...]
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July 9, 2010
· Filed under News
Congratulations to Rafa Nadal – Adding to Spain’s sporting success
Whilst we are all going crazy over the Spanish football team after reaching the finals in the World cup we also want to congratulate Rafa Nadal on taking the Wimbeldon championship title this year. Wimbeldon is one of the oldest [...]
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July 8, 2010
· Filed under News
Spain is living one of its sweetest moments in sporting history after reaching the finals of the world cup for the first time after beating Germany in the semi-finals with a 1-0 win.
I was watching the game hidden away in my house in Arguineguin as I promised not to embarrass [...]
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June 25, 2010
· Filed under Arguineguin, Puerto Rico and Mogan, Our team's interests
Although I was personally denied the opportunity to participate myself this year I felt the need to write about this great event which I have been to many times over the past years. Leonor (second from left in the picture in 2007), our office director in Puerto Rico spent the weekend there [...]
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June 22, 2010
· Filed under Arguineguin, Puerto Rico and Mogan
Bar Playa is a small open air seaside tapas bar located next to the cement factory in El Pajar just before Arguineguín. This is a family business that has been running for years and is extremely popular with the locals and weekend visitors to Arguineguin.
Food served includes paella, varieties of fresh fish, [...]
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June 3, 2010
· Filed under Arguineguin, Puerto Rico and Mogan, Gran Canaria, News
The construction work of the new motorway between Puerto Rico and Mogán is continuing as planned with an estimated end date in 2012.
At the moment there are 2 tunnels opened and can clearly be seen, the tunnel in Puerto Rico and the tunnel from Mogan to Taurito.
The approximate length of the motorway is 6.3 kilometers [...]
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June 1, 2010
· Filed under Arguineguin, Puerto Rico and Mogan, Gran Canaria
On the 30th of May each year the Canarias celebrate Canary Day ‘Día de Canarias’, this day is celebrated in remembrance of the date of establishment of the first regional parliament in 1983. This year as it falls on a Sunday, the bank holiday has been passed over to the Monday so [...]
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May 17, 2010
· Filed under Arguineguin, Puerto Rico and Mogan, News
On Monday the 10th of May Francisco Gonzalez, Mayor of Mogán officially
opened the new library in Arguineguín.
The layout of the library includes a reception room and press room, reading
room, warehouse, storage room, public toilets, two rooms for group work, and
offices.
Divided into two areas, on one side is the study room designed for adults
which provides a [...]
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