Recent content by Hellek

I'm a non-resident seeking to buy real estate. Santander refused, stating at least precaria would be needed (in line with what barbablanca wrote above) and they can't open a bank account for a non-resident. Galicia accepted me, based on DNI and Passport. They also asked a few of the typical KYC...

Actually I reactivated Viaja Facil: http://www.viaja-facil.com/ It was some stupid administrative issues that forced me to temporarily shut the site down, but it's back up for a few months already! If it's down I'll try to provide an update of when it will be back on facebook...

I found Ushuaia (Cerro Castor) nice. I can't compare it to Las Lenas or Chilean resorts because I never tried them. Compared to Austrian skiing resorts, of course, it is a joke (being Austrian, I might be biased though). Therefore I recommend to combine the trip with other Ushuaia activities...

Probably because it actually works for some. The high rate of unregistered (en negro) workers might also cause people to think that it actually doesn't matter. Additionally, at least when BsAs was inexpensive, the consequences of failing were less of a problem (because you could spend quite a...

2,5 does not sound so bad. One big issue (when colectivo fares rise too), if you need i.e. colectivo=>subte=>colectivo to go to your destination, you pay three times. Those who have the money might be more likely to use combis since the price difference decreases, leading to more traffic. Those...

@Lobo Marino: To give you some statistics: There are over 10,000 colectivos in use in Buenos Aires City + GBA, with about 1.5bn tickets sold each year.

I created http://www.viaja-facil.com/ which has an optimized site for smartphones and an App for Android.

Thanks for all the feedback. I ended up sending money through Western Union. Worked fine. Fees are high (17.5€) but at least it is done and I already have the confirmation that the money reached its destination :-)

Hi! I am not living in Argentina any more but I'd like to send a friend a birthday present. Is there anything I can send that does not cause any troubles with the aduana? Should be something around 100€ worth, but at the same time unlikely to cause the necessity to pick it up at Retiro (and pay...

Basically they are searching a web-developer/software engineer who speaks perfect spanish and english. The rest should be easy to understand for anyone who meets this requirement :-) IMHO they should have posted in english though.

I'll just leave this youtube-link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gME0TUdLGew Title: "como matar a un ladron y ser inimputable". Not to be taken too seriously.

Last year it was the 10-year anniversary and as far as I know, it never sold out. The autodromo really has a lot of space. I don't remember the numbers too well, I think it had 40.000 people and 50k or 60k available tickets. Maybe somebody else remembers better. Like anneirene said, you can buy...

The thing that is really funny is that they had to (maybe still have to) buy peso bills from brazil and chile since they were not able to print enough on their own. At least they did not declare a yearly quota for that.

Concerning the colectivo drivers, it has already been said that it is a stressfull job. AFAIK their companies collect the fines and then appeal all at once and they expire since no judges are available to treat those cases. Don't know if it is true. And I think they collect several hundred or...

Too long for me to read in detail. I am just wondering whether it mentions the ties that many barrabravas have with labour unions and politicians? IMHO the most interesting part about all their shady activities, which frequently remains unmentioned in international coverage.