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    Ski Club

    Here is the link for the prices at Cerro Catrdral in Bariloche http://www.catedrala...arifas_2013.php
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    Help With Washing Machine

    I chose a top loader because we are a family of 5 and those front loaders don't seem to fit many clothes in them. I have the same Philco one and it tangles things..but not to a point it irritates me.
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    Car Fines Checked At Argentine Border?

    we just went through the the border this weekend at Cardenal Samore with no problem.
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    Thinking Of Coming Back--Question About Prices And Andes

    In Bariloche a lot of the prices of groceries have doubled since we got here in 2010. I don't know how people afford to eat here. I don't know about real estate prices today, butwe bought 7000 square meeters of land for $70,000 US. El Bolson is quiet...not too much to do.
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    Reciprocity Fee Only If Arriving By Air?

    we almost had to pay it when we forgot the kids DNI's at the Chile border, but they were nice enough to go look up if our kids had DNI's so we didn't have to pay it.
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    Nearest Customs Free Border

    If you go to Chile you can shop at the Jumbo, Lider(Walmart), Easy & Paris are decent stores. Good prices.
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    Nearest Customs Free Border

    If you buy in Chile they have normal American prices. We are going there to buy a few things soon. When you cross over they give you a paper telling you what you can bring back and how much the taxes will be. You are given a certain amount of money you don't pay taxes on, for each person in your...
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    Suggestions for San Martin, Bariloche, Esquel

    In Bariloche you should go up Cerro Campanario. The view is breathtaking.
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    An ideal car to buy for use in BA

    We bought a brand new 4 door hatchback VW Gol at the VW dealership in 2009 for about $45,000 pesos. I loved the car, but we had to trade for an automatic. The 2 door ones are cheaper.
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    Epsom Salt

    Does anyone know what Epsom salt is called here or if it is even available?
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    Living in Olivos

    When I met my husband, the Cubans I worked with in Miami told me that Argentina is considered the upper class of the spanish countries. I have found living here that it's not that they don't know the English..they just have no interest in speaking it. But their is a big difference here. When I...
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    Compulsory school attendance

    enrollment for schools is usually in Novemeber, so start doing your research as soon as you get here.
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    backpacking/outdoor gear store

    Eurocamping. http://www.eurocampingonline.com.ar/sucursales.php
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    Getting Fingerprints for FBI

    If you email the emabssy @ [email protected] they will mail you the fingerprint cards. Then you can take it to the police station to have done. That\s how I did it.
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    Birth Control question

    I used that when I moved here but ended up switching to the Evra patches because in Bariloche I just couldn't find the ring. You won't need a prescrition here and for example the patches cost me 100 pesos yesterday ( a couple months ago they were 80). In the states without insurance it was more...
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    Cake Flour?

    the other day I found the brand Pureza. It says Leudante- Reposteria Casera and has a picture of a cake on the outside. My husband told me that is the closest I'll find to cake flour.
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    Question about birth control

    Also, you don't need a prescription here. You just go to the pharmacy to ask for it.
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    Tipping Beauty Salon Folks?

    I asked my sister in law the same question recently because she is Argentinian and she said 10%
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    Help! Broken Car Window

    Can the Ford dealership order the part? Try Chile. We are taking our car there to get fixed in a couple weeks.
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