Welcome to the Summit of the Americas!

November 1, 2005 | Filed Under Argentina |

Going by the numbers. . . 2: number of days of Summit, November 4-534: number of heads of state who will attend, including Bush and Chavez400: kilometers from Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata, seaside resort hosting Summit250: number of city blocks of Mar del Plata cordoned off for the event10,000: number of Argentine federal & regional police officers needed to cordon area45: minutes of advance notification to receive permission to land during event176: kilometers to be patrolled against unauthorized planes50,000: expected visitors to Mar del Plata during Summit600,000: number of year-round residents of Mar del Plata100: percent of Mar del Plata public schools shut down during preparation and Summit4: number of Argentine cities already having protests of “Go home, W!”300: additional cities planning Friday protests2: number of alternative summits being held in Argentina this week1: rank of Argentina among Latin American countries for anti-US sentiments

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