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not sure if you have seen this. link below: The Argentine peso is being exchanged for more than eight pesos per dollar to tourists holidaying in regional resorts. The lower exchange rate is seen at $7.40 per dollar, a higher rate still than the black market rate in Argentina. Tourists who...

not sure if you have tried this, but i swear it works. place Iphone4 in a bag of white rice. wait a few days. rice draws out all the moisture and phone usually works again. google it if you think i'm making it up.... :P

sorry to hear that. that sucks. would it be worth your while to get some sort of alarm system that can be recoded after every renter? I assume that if they walked out with tv that there was no actual security in the building?

it is all a matter of the big picture. does this person need the cash to live? Can they let it sit and wait out the "slump"? My advice is if they are liquid enough, don't sell now, wait a few years and then see. my own time frame on selling would be 4-5 years from now, as i don't see the market...

have you spent any time in argentina? paying the police "directly" is the norm, whether it is instigated by you or them. I'm not agreeing with it, i'm just saying it happens with tremendous frequency and is part of life here.

there is one near US embassy at libertador y sarmiento. there is also one in Plaza armenia (armenia y costa rica). these are all small circular enclosed spaces. I find they are not the best places to socialize pups. they aren't the best spaces and tend to be not very clean for you or the dog...

if i may be so bold...what's the going rate in USD's for a "thank you"?...

I have been charged 4 cubiertos when only two of us were dining, a few times...especially if you are not speaking spanish during the meal. I always check they don't try to sneak it by.

just spend an excellent night at the radisson right downtown in Colonia. if you want to spend a bit extra (250 usd/night) ask for room 301 or 201. they are small suites with a wonderful wrap around view of the pool and the river. would be an excellent romantic eve or date getaway. one night and...

that is correct. dec 28th. process is simple online. print it out and hand to agent as you enter.

Movistar "suspended use" of my phone line randomly one day. I checked online to see if I had somehow missed a payment. It showed a credit of 800 pesos which i had overpaid from last month. I called and asked what the problem was. the operator told me even though she saw the credit, the almighty...

Dr Stengel. Ba skin is the name of clinic on cordoba. speaks perfect english.

I have shared this site before as I find the writer very funny. He also writes for the Herald, but this week's weekly round up-especially the play-by-play of yesterday's events (Dec 6th), had me cracking up. thought I would share- :D http://www.argentina...ial-7d-edition/ a sample: [10:25...

i was in the centre an hour ago (Cordoba y Florida area) and it was like tear gas, very hard to breathe, nausea and eyes stinging. even saw two people vomiting in the streets they were so bad. came home to Palermo and now watching on the news. Advising to keep all windows and doors closed and if...

This sounds much more like an urban legend than actual events. then again it's argentina... ;)

u can take as much as you want if you declare it. legally 10,000 usd and under does not have to be declared. if you are stopped with a lot of USD's as an argentine you may have to show where that came from, but that would be very unusual. (but not impossible)

the herald reporting 1500 traffic lights down...

Kurt, that sucks and I know how helpless you must feel. Hang in there. i third the getting a dog (although my 'fierce' black lab slept through my last attempted break in) and also share the same caution on the gun advice.

amex used to have a hassle free "moving to a new country" offer. not sure if you still can do that today. when i moved here officially in 2010 amex issued me an argentine card without having a bank account set up yet. my limit was 15k pesos. for me to get this I just needed a new local address...