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Hi Plumerian! I'm Katie, a Canadian married to an Argentinean living in El Bolsón for the last 13 years or so! We have a 9yr old and an 11yr old. We just spent last weekend in SMA - really cute and beautiful town! But yes, sounds like getting housing there is tricky. Our cousin's just bought a...

Yes a big difference in rate, I tried today with MoneyGram and it also did not work. I don't know what's going on. Maybe because my account is Canadian? Remitly worked a couple of times but the rate takes a while to catch up! It is only worthwhile if someone signs up with a referal code - so if...

For some reason WU will no longer allow me to send directly to any bank account. I get an error code, I've tried switching browsers, accounts, making a new account - everything - did anyone else have this issue?

Wow - good info. I will look into this. Thank-you!

Hello group! I'm wondering if anyone knows if Mercado Pago will accept foreign credit or debit cards? I have a small tourism business and when I have foreign clients sometimes I need to charge a deposit for their activities in advance, however I can't find the best way to accept a foreign credit...

Hello! You said you used your foreign visa card on Mercado Libre? I haven't been able to use a foreign credit card on Mercado Libre - what's the catch? Thanks!

Can I ask what the benefit is of becoming a citizen? Is this just so you don't lose your residency if you leave for 2 years? Are there any other reasons to apply for citizenship?

Thanks for your reply. You were contacted by your Argentina bank to explain the reasoning or your foreign bank?

I'm wondering the same thing! I'm searching the forum to see if this has been talked about already but no luck so far.

Good morning! Is there a limit on how much you can send yourself via Western Union (foreign bank account to Arg bank account) per month or per year? Has anyone had issues with limits or frequency of transfers? Thanks!

Hello! My children and I are traveling to Canada in December. We all need a negative PCR test within 72 hours of our flight. Where can I get this done easily? We are coming from Bariloche, can we do it when we arrive to Aeroparque? Our connecting flight is the next day in Ezeiza but I don't...

I live in El Bolsón which is about 120km south of Bariloche. We usually only go to Bariloche to do tramites (paperwork) or to pick up people from the airport! The surrounding areas are beautiful - the mountains and lakes but the city itself can be intense with traffic and people including a lot...