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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)southamerica 7.34
+# @(#)southamerica 7.35
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (5th edition),
# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1999).
#
-# Gwillim Law <LAW@encmail.encompass.com> writes that a good source
+# Gwillim Law <Gwil_Law@bridge-point.com> writes that a good source
# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport
# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM),
# published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries
@@ -114,8 +114,11 @@ Rule Arg 1989 1992 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S
# from the International Date Line. On March 5, 2000, at 0:00 local time,
# Argentina will come off daylight savings time, which will bring them to 8
# hours from the International Date Line.
-Rule Arg 1999 max - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Arg 2000 max - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
+#
+# From Peter Gradelski via Steffen Thorsen (2000-03-01):
+# We just checked with our San Paulo office and they say the government of
+# Argentina decided not to become one of the countries that go on or off DST.
+# So Buenos Aires should be -3 hours from GMT at all times.
#
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
#
@@ -125,8 +128,7 @@ Zone America/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Nov
-4:16:44 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time
-4:00 - ART 1930 Dec
-4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
- -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 0:00
- -4:00 Arg AR%sT
+ -3:00 Arg AR%sT
#
# Santa Fe (SF), Entre Rios (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), Chaco (CC),
# Formosa (FM), La Pampa (LP), Chubut (CH)
@@ -135,8 +137,7 @@ Zone America/Rosario -4:02:40 - LMT 1894 Nov
-4:00 - ART 1930 Dec
-4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
-3:00 Arg AR%sT 1991 Jul
- -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00
- -4:00 Arg AR%sT
+ -3:00 - ART
#
# Cordoba (CB), Santiago del Estero (SE), Salta (SA), Tucuman (TM), La Rioja (LR), San Juan (SJ), San Luis (SL),
# Neuquen (NQ), Rio Negro (RN)
@@ -145,8 +146,7 @@ Zone America/Cordoba -4:16:44 - LMT 1894 Nov
-4:00 - ART 1930 Dec
-4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
-3:00 Arg AR%sT 1990 Jul
- -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00
- -4:00 Arg AR%sT
+ -3:00 - ART
#
# Jujuy (JY)
Zone America/Jujuy -4:21:12 - LMT 1894 Nov
@@ -157,8 +157,7 @@ Zone America/Jujuy -4:21:12 - LMT 1894 Nov
-4:00 - WART 1991 Oct 6
-4:00 1:00 WARST 1992 Mar 15
-4:00 - WART 1992 Oct 18
- -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00
- -4:00 Arg AR%sT
+ -3:00 - ART
#
# Catamarca (CT)
Zone America/Catamarca -4:23:08 - LMT 1894 Nov
@@ -168,8 +167,7 @@ Zone America/Catamarca -4:23:08 - LMT 1894 Nov
-3:00 Arg AR%sT 1990 Jul
-3:00 - ART 1991 Jul
-3:00 Arg AR%sT 1992 Jul
- -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00
- -4:00 Arg AR%sT
+ -3:00 - ART
#
# Mendoza (MZ)
Zone America/Mendoza -4:35:16 - LMT 1894 Nov
@@ -180,8 +178,7 @@ Zone America/Mendoza -4:35:16 - LMT 1894 Nov
-4:00 - WART 1991 Oct 15
-4:00 1:00 WARST 1992 Mar 1
-4:00 - WART 1992 Oct 18
- -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 0:00
- -4:00 Arg AR%sT
+ -3:00 - ART
# Aruba
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
@@ -559,10 +556,12 @@ Rule Para 1996 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 -
# IATA SSIM (1997-09) says Mar 1; go with Shanks.
Rule Para 1997 only - Feb lastSun 0:00 0 -
Rule Para 1998 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 -
-Rule Para 1996 max - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Para 1996 1998 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
# IATA SSIM (1999-02) says lastSat, not lastSun; (1999-09) reports no date;
# go with Shanks.
Rule Para 1999 max - Feb lastSun 0:00 0 -
+# IATA SSIM (2000-02) says 1999-10-10.
+Rule Para 1999 max - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Asuncion -3:50:40 - LMT 1890
-3:50:40 - AMT 1931 Oct 10 # Asuncion Mean Time