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2 unusual facts about Southern Cone


Southern Cone

Preliminary research has shown that Rioplatense Spanish, and particularly the speech of the city of Buenos Aires, has intonation patterns that resemble those of Italian dialects on Naples and that area, and differ markedly from the patterns of other forms of Spanish.

Araucaria angustifolia, once widespread in Southern Brazil, is now a critically endangered species, protected by law.


Eric Calcagno

Calcagno worked as an economics consultant and journalist, including for Le Monde Diplomatique (Southern Cone Edition), Diario Hoy of La Plata, the magazines Veintitrés and Veintitrés Internacional and Terra.


see also

Diocese of Pittsburgh

Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh (a part of the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone), a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America