[Paisleychick-lj] Google Maps in Argentina - finally!!!

[Beatrice M's blog]

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When we arrived in Buenos Aires two years ago, I was utterly dismayed to find that Argentina was a complete blank on [maps.google.com][2] No MORE! Woo Hoo!!!! I was sure when I heard that Google was opening up an office here that they would get their maps up and running immediately. I was wrong. I tried using [other online maps][3], and of course, the [GuiaT pocket guide][4] (flash site w/ music) is invaluable when you're outside, but none of these compare to the ease of use of google's maps. The city government has [an "interactive" map][5], but it's slow and many times was offline or "unavailable". [OpenStreetMap][6] just doesn't have everything and [Como Viajo][7] is about as good as the [Bay Area's Trip Planner][8], which isn't saying much, but it is helpful. It will take me a bit to get used to using maps.google.com again, but boy am I a happy camper!

   [1]: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Buenos+Aires,+Argentina&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=42.445866,64.072266&ie=UTF8&ll=-34.545025,-58.383408&spn=0.345834,0.500565&z=11&iwloc=addr&source=embed
   [2]: http://maps.google.com
   [3]: http://www.planodebuenosaires.com.ar/
   [4]: http://paisleychick.livejournal.com/data/guiat-digital.com.ar
   [5]: http://mapa.buenosaires.gov.ar/
   [6]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/
   [7]: http://190.210.43.180/website/monitor/index.aspx
   [8]: http://511.org/

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