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Rt. 62 connects Guido and Pinamar. No sense in maintaining an expensive, local train to serve towns already connected by road. @sergio. I fail to see the logic in your comment: " As for supporting a train that you don't use, do you propose eliminating state primary and secondary schools for...

It doesn't seem to make economic sense maintaining 106 kms of tracks and bridges for a train that runs twice a week. Does anyone know how many passengers use it each week, and what is the maintenance cost?

My trusted cueva was robbed too many times, and went out of business. Need to find another one in Colegiales, of near Cabildo and Federico Lacroze. Thanks in advance...!

Looked at recipes, but they are way beyond my cooking ability. Will have to settle for the neighborhood panaderia's ciabatta.

or what is known in the US as English Muffins. Thomas English Muffins are what I yearn for. Has anyone seen them here?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/30/the-guardian-view-on-argentinas-bailout-when-trumps-ally-calls-the-imf-obeys-at-a-cost

Do you have a checking account, and a card to access it via an ATM?

Want to open an account with them. Does anyone have one, and how good are they? I am looking for a place that has mutual funds, checking accounts with ATM access, and debit cards. Right now I'm with a company that only has mutual funds. I have a money market account there, but all I can do...

Vanguard just does mutual fund investing - no credit cards and no banking beyond checks and bank transfers. You might want to consider switching your Vanguard funds to Schwab. I understand that they offer banking and debit cards. Check this forum, there's quite a few posts recommending it.

Take it easy - you'll probably begin by understanding Spanish; speaking comes later, and take longer. You'll find that gradually whole Spanish phrases will start springing up in your mind. No more painfully trying to paste together subject, verb, etc. into a whole weird sentence. Don't be...

@sergio: I'm puzzled by your post. How much time have you spent in the US during the past three years? I don't mean fleeting tourist visits, but actual time living there.

So sorry you see my views as sweeping generalizaions. My opinion is based in changes I noticed while visiting in Boston, Alexandria, Va., Chapel Hill, NC., San Francisco, and Miami. In my view, the change did not start with COVID, but after the 2020 election was contested. The resulting...

True, life here can be inconvenient and difficult. But, on the other hand....... Living in Argentina keeps one fit and young, as only those with good reflexes make it.

The Belgrano Day School is in Belgrano, close to Palermo. Bilingual, takes children 2 years old and up, from kindergarden through high school. Several of my relatives attended it, and I can personally recommend it. It's a good school - traditional without being snobbish, it draws children...

Have your considered carrying pepper spray, or bear spray?