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A taxi driver from Tucuman recommended to me a place named La Tucumanita. There is one located at Arenales 2882 in Recoleta. I've been there a few times and the empanadas are quite good. I'm originally from California and am a big tamale fan. I was very pleased to find that this place also has...

Three observations: obelisco is a tourist attraction, gringo wearing American football t-shirt calls attention (probably depends upon how gringo you look, too), and phone out in public place. If you unload on one of these guys, the outcome would be pretty unpredictable. Might end up in jail...

I pay 25 for gas, 100-200 for electricity w/ no subsidy (Recoleta).

I recommend taking a look at Costa Rican food (this is what I most often cook). It is simple, tasty, healthy and low cost. Things are mostly cooked based on a mirepoix (a.k.a "los olores") of bell pepper, onion & cilantro, along with rice/beans/veggies and optionally some sort of meat. You can...

Real estate speculation in Argentina strikes me as some form of extreme sport. If you're looking to time the market, here, it seems to me like a ~bad idea. The gov't is too unpredictable and is fine w/ implementing measures that seriously negatively impact the real estate market (the cepo, etc)...

Hey Philip, I'm in Recoleta. Tnx

Hey, thanks very much. Pictures and contact info would be great. Much appreciated!

Hey All, Would anyone happen to have a recommendation for an albañil? I need to have a couple of walls "re-surfaced" (revocar), a window removed and filled in, some paint work done and all that good stuff. Thanks in advance!!

Ya, maybe. Depends on the implementation? I'll admit, I couldn't imagine a law being passed in the US that would actually be effective and not riddled w/ loopholes as you mention (given the influence the financial sector). Go Argentina-style? 50% down, 10 yr loans, 40% interest rates and an all...

IMO if we make the claim that people can't take care of themselves, then, pulling from this same pool of people to staff a government that's supposed to do a better job doesn't make a lot of sense? Basically, if society in general is "immoral", then it's unlikely that a gov't derived from these...

> Are you seriously trying to argue that it is possible to crate a viable/enforceable/sane law that says: Don't lend to those who can't pay back? Sure? 20% down payment, banks restricted to deposits & loans only, no loan made beyond marked-to-market value of collateral or bank's own capital?

> We cannot be left to our own devices. We need laws to protect ourselves from ourselves. That’s what the government does. There is no "government". Government is a collection of the same fallible individuals that you speak of. If "we" (individuals) are incapable of protecting ourselves, then...

Joe, I'm both Calabrian and Sicilian by descent. My (Italian) family was a fine, upstanding family since the day they hit the shores of NY right up until this day. I find your clearly discriminatory post to be offensive, and frankly I think you're a dick for having posted/said it. Otherwise...

@nmyer, Costa Rica uses the colon, not the dollar. @Rich One, the colon was at 350:1 ~10 years ago. The link you posted is quite old. If you take a look at the colon's ~recent history, you'll notice that it had a "controlled" devaluation and was later moved to a floating peg, and has overall...

> Fixed exchange rates or "monitored" rates have always failed everywhere....! IMO, not everywhere. Take a look at Costa Rica.