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I'm quite familiar with the area, as we own a small property in Los Reates (La Joyita area). The closest small town to that Country is Villa Cuidad Parque, followed by Los Reates. The closest supermarket, gas station and ATM would be VGB. Valle Calmuchita is beautiful!!! Its much greener and...

My Argentine husband has been in Rio for the past week and has searched extensively for an ATM machine that dispenses dollars. He has come up empty-handed. Neither the office of tourism (in person or on the phone) nor his Brazilian coworkers have ever heard of an ATM that dispenses dollars. He...

Great info! I'm actually headed to Rio. Do you have any idea about what locations or banks would allow for the withdrawal of dollars there?

I am traveling directly from Argentina to Brazil soon, and would like to bring back money from my US account to use here. I have searched the forum, but the last entry on this topic is from 2012. Does anyone know if you can withdrawal cash in dollars from Brazilian ATMs? Should I take money...

I agree that power outages are no laughing matter. In 2012 my neighborhood lost power in Cordoba for 5 days after a horrible storm. We had a freezer full of meat that got turned into asado quickly and lots of food that had to be tossed. I think its wise not to keep too much frozen food on...

hahahaha....interesting first idea. If you don't have a CUIT/CUIL yet, you will need to go to ANSES to get the CUIT/CUIL number, which will then be needed by AFIP for the monotrubutista application.

Manteca vegetal/grasa vegetal is sold in many larger super markets. It is kept in the refrigerated section, next to the butter and margarine, and packaged similarly. Grasa is sold in butcher shops and is responsible for many tasty treats here - don't be afraid!

The Breacan is one of my favorite restaurants in Cordoba! I think they serve haggis on Wednesday, which is international night, with its own special menu.

Every morning this year I have waited for the bus at the same stop, at the same time, next to the same lady. We don't know each other or even speak to each other. Last week, the day of an important presentation of mine, "our" bus never came, and then a second bus passed us. We both started...

You found the right group. ;) I also would read up on this forum about renting without a guarantee - this could even be a bigger issue in Cordoba, which will not have as many furnished short term rentals on the market that BA does. Except for short term, furnished housing for tourists (less...

You can find more english speaking Cordobese residents on a certain large social networking site, where we have a page. ;)

Hi! I have lived in Cordoba for the last three years. I would look generally in the north or west of the city for places to live. It depends if you want a more urban lifestyle or prefer to live in the suburbs. If you want the urban lifestyle, barrios Nuevo Cordoba (lots of students) General...

I'm so confused!!!! I live in Argentina and I love reading this forum. Mainly I am a lurker, but this forum has helped me out so much in every regard - from figuring out banking and my residency process to entertainment. Thank you, BA expats! That being said, I don't live in BA, I live in...

I'm not a parent, and the only bilingual school that comes to mind is Academia Arguello, in the Arguello nightborhood. I know there are many more, just don't have the names.

Perhaps unrealistic, but you could bike there. This guy did it!http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=1&doc_id=1419&v=AGU Here is his journal when he was in French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname for about a month in total. http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=121914&v=pB