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i also spent some time investigating Tigre and what turned me off was the mosquitoes and my fear of getting dengue...anyone know of stats regarding cases of dengue in Tigre area?

I am in the same boat. When i tried to do a transfer last week of 2,500 dollars worth of pesos, i was asked to supply a recent copy of my bank statement, and fill out a form stating where the money came from....this makes me very nervous letting my bank info be known....steve, when you say...

It looks like argentina has put new requirements for xoom. i needed to get a pile of pesos for paying rent for a year. I had used xoom before with no problems. i did one transaction for the limit of 2,999 dollars. But when i tried to do a second transaction, i was required to send a copy...

I am going to Valapariso Chile from Cordoba where I live, for a short vacation this month. There are lots of threads about getting dollars in Uruguay being a better deal than xoom. I am wondering if I can withdraw extra dollars at ATMs from my USA account in Chile to bring back for living...

I read maybe 2 or three books a week...when i was living in BA i would buy second hand books at the book cellar, or other second hand book stores , then sell them back for more. I finally bought a kindle and my husband bought a nook....cant beat them.....We thought about moving to Tigre when...

I was thinking about a vacation in Paraguay, then a friend who lived there talked of Dengue being epidemic there now....I did a web search, and 130,000 cases were reported this year, with aprox 500 deaths......

i have been trying to buy an ereader on mercadolibre....using my creditcard linked to my bank in USA. i went through the verification process, mercadopago deposited 65 cents in my account, but when i entered that amount in the verification process, it would not accept it saying it was wrong...

a girlfriend and I spent 6 weeks in Quito two years ago....we found a great old house in Quito viego that we rented. We had no safety problems, although we did not go out too late at night....took taxis that we hailed on the streets (but turned down some that looked sketchy). i personally...

I just got the tail end of a news program that talked of Christina replacing heads of airforce, military, navy.....true? if so any ideas of why?

moved here from rural oregon 4 years ago at the same time we retired...spent the first 2 years in different barrios in BA,then moved to the chica sierras outside of cordoba....(back to rural life) now we are renting a big house for the same price as a small apartment in BA, I get to go...

i live an hour east of cordoba in La Falda. a town right near us, La Cumbre, has several english schools for all ages. if this area suits your needs, i can get contacts of schools for you.

we did initially get our medicus plan through expat....but I now deal directly with Medicus and I think my plan is as secure as any Medicus plan...as secure as anything is these days around the world....

My husband and I retired to Argentina 4 years ago and do not regret it. We are 66 now, have Medicus insurance for 800+ pesos a month each, just got our permanent visas, We do not want to buy property for the reasons listed before in this thread and have rented places in different barrios in...

This is a topic that my heart throb and my 65 year old blood boil....if anyone else has studied whats out there about range fed versus feed lot beef(one of the reasons i moved down here 4 years ago, now range fed is hard to find), about how soy contracts seem to have a corelation with gov...

I took the train from BA to Cordoba when it first reopened about 2 years ago and I loved it. I had a private room with bed, suprisingly great food for good cost in the dining car...great views. it was a bit slower than a bus but far more comfortable than trying to sleep on a bus, and about...

my experience getting my permanant visa might help you.....i have had 4 different last names over the years.....and after going through lots of time and money getting official documents then getting them translated down here by official translator,,,,,all to no avail , finally i met a nice...

The towns in the sierras de cordoba west of cordoba city are from 40 min to an hour or more driving time from cordoba city. because they are such popular vacation destinations, there is great bus service every 15 minutes to all points, including direct from BA (a direct overnite bus ride of...

We moved to the Sierras de Cordoba a year and half ago after living in Buenos Aires for two years. It was difficult to find temporary furnished rentals in Cordoba city, but there were lots of great rentals in the towns along the Sierras, and we have ended up loving the slower pace, cooler...

i now have my visa and have renewed it once. immigration asked for argentine bank account at the renewal date, and when I stated that i hadnt received my DNI yet, they said fine, gave me a renewal, but stated that i should have one on second renewal....it doesnt sound like you need one yet.

We have been living in BA for three years now, needed to find a new place, and were getting frustrated with higher rents, so ended up renting a place up in the chica sierras after a trip to Cordoba providence. We were amazed at how much cheaper every thing was.....The cost of living comparison...