Buenos Aires Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Port=== {{main|Port of Buenos Aires}} [[File:Puerto_de_Buenos_Aires,_Argentina.jpg|thumb|[[Port of Buenos Aires]]]] The port of Buenos Aires is one of the busiest in South America, as navigable rivers by way of the Rio de la Plata connect the port to northeastern Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. As a result, it serves as the distribution hub for said vast area of the South American continent. The [[Port of Buenos Aires]] handles over {{convert|11,000,000|t|sp=us}} annually,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.puertobuenosaires.gov.ar/estadisticas/11-2010w.pdf |title=Puerto Buenos Aires: Estadísticas |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706083833/http://www.puertobuenosaires.gov.ar/estadisticas/11-2010w.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2011 }}</ref> and [[Dock Sud]], just south of the city proper, handles another {{convert|17,000,000|t|sp=us}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/ARG_Port_of_Dock_Sud_187.php |title=Dock Sud |publisher=World Port Source |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420011546/http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/ARG_Port_of_Dock_Sud_187.php |archive-date=20 April 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tax collection related to the port has caused many political problems in the past, including a [[2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector|conflict in 2008]] that led to protests and a strike in the agricultural sector after the government raised export [[tariff]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Argentina ends grain tax hike |work=Los Angeles Times |date=19 July 2008 |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-farmers19-2008jul19,0,2489386.story |first=Patrick J. |last=McDonnell |access-date=19 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803120812/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-farmers19-2008jul19%2C0%2C2489386.story |archive-date=3 August 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page