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I'm looking for an artisan who will build a wonderful guitar for me. Who should I contact in the Federal Capital? Smith

My apologies for a stupid question, but do I need a visa to enter Argentina? Sometime over the past year, I read that there was a new visa requirement to enter Argentina even on a short-term vacation basis. I'm returning for two weeks in April, but I can't seem to find on the internet or...

Seems like you've just done it, but I'd also look at Craigslist Buenos Aires. Smith

Dude, if I were a single guy in my late 20s, I'd head straight to Palermo. Smith

So, these exchange houses, do they give you more pesos to the dollar than the banks? Or is that a stupid question? Smith

I'm waiting for the "workers' paradise" contingent to jump all over BA Joe. Don't you know that any tax is a good tax? Imagine a country that in the 19th century built itself on agricultural exports to be the 5th (?) largest economy in the world, and now imposes a (what is it? 45%) tax on...

My poor opinion is that, if you are an American citizen, you'll do better going to an American univerity. Study Spanish there and then do a semester abroad. I don't know that units are transferable from an Argentine university back to the U.S. A friend of ours who studied a few years at the best...

Rob, I'm admitted in the state of California, but I think you should contact a Virginia lawyer. The local (county) bar associations probably can refer you to somone who is competent to do that. I'm guessing the fee would be a few hundred dollars. Greg Smith

Rather than pitfalls in buying real estate (it's doable) or the honesty of the people (most of them are basically honest, but have had to endure a screwy system for over 50 years), my emphasis is on your business plan. Argentina's bewildering combination of banking, currency, shipping...

My apartment is on Larrea near Santa Fe. Portenos would call that Barrio Norte. (I know, you didn't want to hear that term.) Officially there is no such thing as Barrio Norte, and the official map (if there really is an official map) places it in the Recoleta. Nothing is definite in Argentina...

I used to subscribe to Intervac, an international house swapping agency. I suspect Craigslist works the same way without the middleman. We swapped my house in the San Francisco Bay Area for an apartment in Paris for about 3 weeks. (Parisians love to swap.) Had a very good experience. Still trade...

Ordinary Argentinians, as well as ex-pats who depend on earning a local income in pesos, suffer from considerable inflation. Understandably, they are in a cynical state of mind. Foreigners with dollars, as well as those wealthy Argentinians who can keep most of their assets off-shore...

Thanks. I'll check it out.

Okay, so how about a private pool--someplace centrally located where you can work on your tan during the summer? I know you can pay to use the gym and pool at Claridge's, but I don't want to have to hop a cab to go there. (I'm in Barrio Norte.) Any ideas?

I have a turn the century French style 2-bdrm/2bath apartment in Barrio Norte just off Santa Fe on Larrea. Four meter ceilings, 2 wrought iron balconies, kitchen and baths just remodeled. I'll be there last half of March, but it's available in April. Price is negotiable. If you're interested...