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It looks like a dump to me.

Ahhh yes. True love, a Westerner and an Argentine become soulmates over the internet. My heart really gets touched when the latter asks the former, "And so how long 'til I get my passport?"

@ 2:55 ... tortuga embarazada.... LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Typically, Argentines cheat Argentines with fake dollars. And Argentines cheat foreigners with fake pesos. That the poster was conspicuously western should have been sufficient validation to make the change. Or they could have asked the poster to wait for a moment and had the bills verified in...

The Economist publishes the Big Mac Index. According to this source, in 2016, Argentina it took only one hour at the legal minimum wage to purchase a Big Mac, whereas in Mexico it took 5.6 hours. I wouldn't be surprised to see 35 pesos per dollar by the end of the year. Remember - as the...

I heard Buenos Aires described this way: "It's like New York City without the opportunity to make money."

If you have a bank account, go to your banks. Bring your $100s. And change them today, without limit for 22.7. I just did.

Banco Nacion website indicates it will buy dollars at 22.7 pesos. I just got 21.2 from the cueva.

So I read that Argentine banks are buying dollars at almost 22 pesos per. Why don't foreigners with dollars sell them to the bank at a higher rate than available in the cueva? What is the impediment? I know there must be one, because otherwise all people with dollars would sell them at the...

Do any of the foodies on the forum have a recommendation for high-quality olive oil? Please provide brand name, where you purchase it and price. Thank you.

Best I can help you with is a mosquito net that hangs over the bed. I brought it from the US. It worked perfect for me all summer. I'll sell it to you for $30. That's what I paid with taxes and shipping.I only used it for 3 months. It's pretty much new...

Regarding your bank accout/lump sum, you cannot do this. I have a residencia rentista and they demand verification from a professsional in your home country and financial statements proving that you have $30K in pesos in passive income. You have to submit it all and they review it. There is...

I have to fill a few prescriptions. Does anyone have a farmacia that is cheaper than others in Centro? Thanks.

So my hard disc went out on my Lenovo laptop with Windows 7. I took it to an Argentine techie. Nice guy and honest. He installed a new hard disc and reloaded Windows 7. Problem is, it is Windows 7 in Spanish. And so everything I install also goes in Spanish, despite my best efforts to make it...

Where can I get an STD test? I'm in Microcentro. Thanks.

I likely have strep throat. I have had it before. Are there drop-in clinics or medical centers where I can get looked at quickly and most likely, given a simple prescription for penicillin? I live in Microcentro. Please, no parental-type admonishments.

Some friends are coming to BA and they want to watch the Argentina v. Colombia game in November. Does anyone know how I can get them tickets to that game?

Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are all anyone so afflicted needs. Both are widely available in Buenos Aires, the former also available in English. Information is available online.

I have friends coming down in a few days. They would like to know the economics of a Citibank ATM withdrawal. Would anyone with recent experience please help? Thank you.

I took Rich One's suggestion and went to Laboratorios de Medicina. It was easy, efficient and quick. Cost was cheap compared to the US. Results were available online in 30 hours. No doctor's order needed. But I had to tell them exactly what tests I needed. I was not sure exactly how to...