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I'm going to pick up a friend arriving at Aeroparque this week, and I'd like to wait for him near arrivals. Does anyone know if there is a cafe or other convenient place I can tell him to meet me?

Hello all, I live next to a large clothing store, and they installed an enormous generator (3 meters by 2 meters or so) on their roof which is about as loud as an airplane, which they now run all summer long, whether or not there are power outages. I suspect it is to run the massive air...

Hello all, I run an artist residency, and the resident this month is running a writing group every morning, from 10-11am. The group is free, and runs for the duration of the month of March every day, including weekends. It's possible to come once, or to come every day; we only ask that you...

I've been fighting scale on my potted jacarandas the past few years, and can't seem to get rid of them. I've been pulling them off by hand and misting the affected areas with a jabon blanco mixture - this has worked for the majority of my plants, but they always come back to the jacaranda. In...

Hello all, In preparation for the upcoming power cuts - last year we had one stretch of 19 days straight without power in Villa Crespo / Palermo - I am looking into installing a solar PV system in my house that can handle relatively minimal consumption - something like 8kwh/day - a few laptops...

Hello, A very good Argentine friend of mine (ESL) needs an english tutor specialized in the IELTS exam. This is short notice - she is taking the exam next saturday. Her spoken/written English is already fairly solid, but she'd like someone who'd be able to familiarize her with the type of...

Hello, Our previous house cleaner, after 6 years, can't make the trip to Capital anymore. I'm looking for someone to come once a week to clean ~3 hours, just common areas (kitchen, bathrooms, patio, living room) in a house in Villa Crespo. Recommendations would much appreciated! The pay is...

The NY Times has an article today about the bizarre case of Paul Frampton, the theoretical physicist convicted on charges of drug smuggling in Argentina. He came on the pretense of meeting in person a bikini model with whom he had been chatting online, and whom he intended to marry. It's a...

Does anyone know of a woodworker/carpenter who'd be interested in making a case for a vacuum-tube amplifier? I brought a kit from the US which I'm building now, and I'd like to have a nice case made for it instead of my temporary solution (mounting on a piece of pine board). Here's the plain...

What coffee do people get here? At Jumbo today (yatay + guardia vieja) I noticed the following options for those who don't want sugar-ground: 125 gram tins of Illy medium roast, 48 pesos ^^ Segafredo, same price 250 gram tins of Lavazza Rossa (yes!), 106 pesos And: 1 kilo bags of Cabrales...

For anyone into the NBA - I have a projector and the "NBA League Pass." I've I'll probably watch all of the spurs/okc games, most of the heat/celtics, and the finals. If people are interested in watching the games at my house, let me know.

An irresponsible tenant picked this kitten off the street, then went to Brazil two weeks later. I've taken him to the vet a few times, he has a clean bill of health now (he had worms), but I need to find a real home for him, as I'm leaving Argentina in a little less than a month. He's an...