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Thanks for the reply, I'm trying to see if I can do a zoom session and make this happen! I doubt it as I had to give a thumb print in past notarizations. I messaged the USA embassy here in Buenos Aires and still haven't received a reply, I can't believe the embassy would not even send a reply.

I've used xoom.com several times to send money from the USA to Argentina, Chile and Brazil. It's owned by paypal. The transfer fees are very small, like $5.00 USA and the exchange they give you is close to the blue dollar rate, not the official bank exchange rate. So it's not the BEST option...

I'm in this same situation, I need some USA documents notarized and the US Embassy here in Buenos Aires is still not offering this service. Any update on someone who is a USA notary, to notarize something?

Hello group! We are looking at buying new air conditioners that do both heating and cooling. A friend recommended "Electra" inverter units. Does anyone have any suggestions on other brands/models? I've been comparing prices on Mercado Libre. Electra has two models, one with "inverter"...

Hello, I did a search for "camera repair" but most of the entries are over 5 years old. I have a digital Panasonic camera, it doesn't have a removable lens. I have some "spots" on my images and I'm guessing I need it cleaned from the inside. The camera works fine, just has some ghost images...

I'm not in the business of renting or buying apartments so my experience is just what I've observed in living here. Rents are very low in my opinion, I live in Recoleta and you can rent a large 150 square meter apartment for less then $700 USA a month (that's paying in Pesos at the blue dollar...

Hello group! I did a search on the archives and the last message on IPlan was in 2015! We’ve had Fibertel forever and I just got a promotion email from IPlan that they’re offering 200 Megas + WIFI for $1,200 a month, which jumps to $1,900 a month after 3 months. We pay a lot more for Fibertel...

I live in Recoleta and the Scuzi restaurant is right around the corner from me, so food arrives quickly and hot. Great "bife de chorizo" and sorrentinos with salso carbonara (my usual order). I haven't ordered since the quarantine started but when I walked by on the way to the supermarket the...

Hello group! For years we’ve used something called “Telefon Dos” that was assigned to our telephone land line. It wasn’t the cheapest option, but convenient. I don’t use the telephone a lot to call the USA, but it was easy to use. As of April 30 they stopped service. I know you used to be...

That was awesome! Pretty cool family too that everyone would participate, if that was my brother, I'd tell him, "Are you nutz?"

Hello group! I’ve been using Pablo as a personal trainer for years in the gym. Now with the quarantine, we’re doing remote training in my home using Skype and/or whatsapp. It’s working out great and he’s giving me a great training session with simple household items such as broom sticks...

Yes, they WAY over due it on the cream cheese, and the fish is primarily salmon, I love salmon but you don't want a whole plate of just salmon, it's hard to find a nice variety of other fish. I ordered from Furusato for over 15 years but they appear to be out of business now. Now I order...

Megatlon is expensive, I've been a member since 2000. I go for the cheapest "regular" Megatlon plan (which includes the older gyms), if you pay for a year or 2 years in advance, you get a better deal. I continue to go there because I have a lot of friends there, so it's a social thing too...

Thanks Ceviche, we're here by choice and we love our adopted country! After 18 years I still look up at the amazing architecture as I walk down the streets and think, "I live in a really cool place!" I can walk to the Colón opera house and have a choripan on the way home! The jacaranda trees...

Sushi is always expensive, no matter where you are, because the fish must be top quality and fresh. The issue is Porteños are not big fish eaters so the turnover is low, which makes the situation worse.

www.Maki-sushi.com.ar Maki Sushi is pretty good quality, nice size nigiri pieces, the problem in Buenos Aires is the lack of variety of fish / shellfish. Most sushi in Buenos Aires is heavily based on salmon, I love salmon but you don't want a whole sushi dinner of just salmon. Furusato was...

We moved here in Oct 2000 when the ARG peso was pegged 1 to 1 with the USA dollar. At that time it was more expensive to live here then it was to live in California. The goal was to live in and experience a Latin culture (I have a B.S. in International Business specializing in Latin America)...

The I read somewhere about the “The Big Mac” Index which was introduced in 1986 by The Economist magazine which uses the price of a McDonald’s Big Mac as a way to measure the purchasing power parity between countries. This is “Pete and Ron’s Buenos Aires Sushi Inflation Index” We used to order...

The Quaker Honey (Miel) crackers are an excellent substitution for graham cracker crusts! Ron's marbled pumpkin cheesecake was a big hit at the dinner table last night. Tastes even better the next day with your morning coffee! Thanks for everyone's help. Pete & Ron

Thanks for the ideas, we tried the Lincoln crackers but IMHO they are NOT a good substitution to make graham cracker crusts, the make your own recipe sounds like a good idea. Someone else recommend the Quaker Miel (honey) crackers, we're going to try those next. Thanks again! Pete & Ron