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La Boca is "the Marseilles of Argentina".

You are correct! I've been living on my cell phone the past few days and when I get distracted during typing, I sometimes forget what I'm answering because I can't see the pat I'm responding to. But since Café Tortoni moved to its current location in 1870, the "La Prensa" building was...

Apparently PRO is copying VICTORY FRONT and now is enacting "policies" against problem extranjeros. Who says that Macri isn't fit to be president of Argentina?

Av. De Mayo (and only FIVE blocks of it) was built from 1936-37. Late extensions took place in the 1950s and 1960s. The Eiffel Tower is from the 1890s (or so). Buenos Aires "Old Bridge" in La Boca, built of similar materials, is far from impressive and built in the 1930s. Really, Buenos...

I just bought a 1973 Honda for US$661, but it would likely be appraised at US$5,000 if I tried to bring it into Argentina. :-( Maybe I'll send it to Uruguay and take it back and forth to Colonia.

Yes, it should work. And if you find the right employee, it WILL work. But the likelihood that the first employee you encounter is the "right employee" is about 1%. This will take some 'splaining. I stood in front of a girl (American Airlines) who called her boss and her boss didn't know...

I flew two Embraers last week and they were much better than the MD-80 that I had flown a couple of days before.

1) You are good. 2) There's plenty to worry about. You should arrive early, because most airline employees are either Not Properly Trained and/or Imbeciles! Especially if you are cutting it close. You may need to go to the First Class check-in area to find an employee who doesn't have...

I'm so glad that I don't have to worry about this bull-honkey anymore. I met up with an amigo argentino in the States this past week and we were flying off in rioplatense castellano. There was a colombiano in the room as well, but he was having some trouble understanding us. It's like...

Just "Liking" this wasn't enough. I have to repost. (Because the more often it is posted, the closer it will get to an accepted "fact".)

This is that went through my mind when I saw this thread title. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wtbQUaC9mE

Hey, I watched tonight's Game 2 in a dive bar on Polk St.

Go to brunch in Palermo or Villa Crespo. You'll find a few. :-)

Like always, a native English speaking editor would have done wonders for that report. But good for the chico from Mardel!

Mr. Salsa Golf has a Nobel and he spent tons of time outside of Argentina. Comparing 5 Nobels from a massive educational institution to 0 from a minuscule private institution alumni base with limited funds is not even relevant. Christina is a lying fraud who has continued her husband's...

So you have to have a 2.1 (up to 150cc) for 2 years, then a 2.2 (up to 300cc) for 2 years? Four years to get to unlimited? That's actually a smart policy, but I didn't know that it existed.

1) It's happened in the past. 2) She is most definitely crazy.

Some are hot. Also, ask little old Bolivian ladies where they get there peppers. Or buy them from them. Also, I've tended to be satisfied with the ones I've found at Carrefour, but maybe they're not hot enough for everyone. There are hot peppers that are even smaller than are like habanero...

SUGGESTION: 1) Buy fresh jalapeños 2) Clean an empty jar (of jam or whatever) 3) Slice jalapeños (or not) 4) Put jalapeños in clean jar 5) Fill jar to the top with white vinegar 6) Place jar in the refrigerator* *Optional I did this several times in Argentina. It is MUCH cheaper and it's...

There is a video on Facebook of a street life in San Francisco in 1906*. *four days before the Great California Earthquake of April 18th 1906. OK, so it's not Buenos Aires, but most likely it is not very different. Perhaps SF had a few more cars, but the unlined street is filled with...