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    Where's a Good Small Town to Ride Out the Storm?

    There's more than on virus in the region. Last week there were 188 confirmed cases of dengue in Salta
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    REAL ID

    Don't forget about the passport card. Apply for a Passport Card If for some reason it is difficult to get a real ID from your state, a passport card fits comfortably in your wallet, is valid as a Real ID, and can be used to enter by land or sea to Canada, Mexico, and several beautiful island...
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    Pine nuts / piñones

    This. Adapt and overcome. Try cilantro and walnuts. Parsley and almonds. Go nuts!
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    Car for sale

    What is the best car to explore Argentina in? If you ask me, it's a 1996 Volvo 850 T5 wagon. See the sights in style and comfort! Mercado Libre Ad
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    Don't see a "Rentista" visa at the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

    You need Migraciones https://www.argentina.gob.ar/interior/migraciones
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    Letter to US costs minimum 180 pesos!

    Here is NPR's Planet Money Podcast on why this happens for those interested.
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    How do people work out how much a property in Argentina is actually worth?

    I think you hit the nail on the head here. Assuming that the price that a property is "actually worth" is market equilibrium (the point where the suply curve hits the demand curve on the graph), to have "perfect competition" the following things must be true: A large number of buyers and...
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    stevia vs sugar

    Fun fact about stevia: it's native to Brazil and Paraguay. --The plant Stevia rebaudiana has been used for more than 1,500 years by the Guaraní peoples of South America, who called it ka'a he'ê ("sweet herb"). The leaves have been used traditionally for hundreds of years in both Brazil and...
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    why are there no HEPA filters available in Argentina?

    Try a google search of "Filtros de aires industriales"
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    UBER

    Since no one has mentioned it, another option is Cabify. It's a Spanish company similar to Uber. You pay by credit card.
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    Do argentinos consider a porteño accent more prestigious?

    Porteños consider the Porteño accent more prestigious than accents of other provinces of Argentina.
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    Questions about the Rentista Visa Qualifications

    Have you contacted an expediter for the China Police Clearnace to see if they can do it regardless of your visa status when you were in China? It's been quite a while since I was in China, but I feel like they will do the clearance for you. Here the link to the first one that I found on a...
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    Places to shoot the basketball near Belgrano

    Plaza Felix Lima in Núñez has a basketball court. Google maps
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    Mapa del delito out...BA Crime Map. Palermo tops the list.

    This article is a bit misleading as it speaks of total crime and not crime adjusted for population. Palermo is the largest barrio in CABA by quite a lot so it stands to reason that there would be more criminal acts in Palermo then say, Coghlan, which as less than 10% the population. Wikipedia...
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    Question on cell phone plans that work between USA and Argentina

    Congratulations! As you probably discovered, the problem is that sim cards can expire if you don't use them: The carrier gives your number to someone new. However there are tricks to get around this. For example, you can get a T-mobile month to month plan. $45 for 4GB and unlimited calls...
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