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Just a clarification, items purchased in a Duty Free Shop (anywhere in the World) may still be subject to import duty when brought into the Country (any Country). If you buy a Swiss watch in a jewelry store in Spain, that jewelry store paid duty when they imported the watch from Switzerland...

He likes turtles.

We used Reno for the kitchen cabinets and they subcontracted out the granite countertops to Forte dei Marmi who we subsequently used for the laundry room and bar. Pleased with everything.

Congratulations Captain mcd, that is exactly my objective for our 2 kids “not to be recognized as a foreigner in either country” or better yet, but maybe more difficult, not to feel like a foreigner in either country. Thought I would share a funny anecdote that some may enjoy. Intellectually...

"What do you need ?" How about 15 liters of peanut oil and some cranberry juice (not be used together)?

This is a topic that is frequently discussed in our house. I am from the U.S. and met my Argentine wife about 15 years ago when she was in graduate school in the U.S. We met in English and have continued to speak to each other in English. Our six year old son was born in the U.S. and moved with...

Fabe, To give you and idea of the fees, for a 7 story apartment building we paid an architect X pesos for the plans and basically unlimited consulting, etc. but NOT project management and direction, which is part of what we are doing. We then paid the calculista directly about 32% of the...

I live in a “country” (Country Club) in Pilar but we own our home. I am not sure if you are talking about what would be included in the rent for a rental home, which may vary depending on the owner. But if you own the home, at least where I live, property taxes are not included in the...

Fabe, Here in Argentina, “normally” a calculista is a structural engineer, with at least the equivalent of a bachelors degree (4-5 years) from a University. For building apartment buildings at least, we hired an architect, who then uses a calculista to do the structural engineering calculations...

How about a "tiny" 0.06% tax on all (cash, check, electronic) bank deposits and a 0.06% tax on all (cash, check, electronic) bank withdrawals for businesses? Hey that sounds familiar, been happening here in Argentina for several years. Has it helped the Argentines and/or the people doing...

All cases can be different; however, my Argentine wife has a 10 year U.S. visa in her “old” Argentine passport. When that Argentine passport expired in 2009, she was issued a “new” Argentine passport and retained her “old” Argentine passport. She now simply has to travel (to the U.S.) carrying...

One thing to remember is that there is a different official rate that the bank quotes for buying (compra) and selling (venta) a given foreign currency such as U.S. dollars. It has been my experience (not with landlords, but other situations), that if you have an agreement, written or verbal, to...

I use http://www.tarjetastelefonicas.com/, costs about USD 0.02 (2 cents)/min. to call the U.S. and many other Countries. You can use it from any phone (I think) and I have it set up to automatically recharge (when the balance gets low) from my credit card. Been using it for more than 5 years...

CarverFan, I feel your pain, refer to my earlier post. You can keep wondering, but remember, as the Argentines say "this is Argentina".

I really don’t know anything about closed door restaurants, but I have some experience in living and running a business in BA. Many of us (expats) look for clear answers to simple, straightforward questions (for instance to the Municipalidad, or Migraciones, Auduanas). Unfortunately, that just...

Has anyone had any experience with a temporary apartment rental agency called RentBA (www.RentBA)? I have a former colleague from the U.S. coming to do some short term consulting in BA and I am thinking of using RentBA to rent an apartment for him in the Live Hotel in Palermo Hollywood.

Sorry David for my rapid question without reading. I am going to try to come by in the next day or 2 to stock up.

David, What are your hours of operation?

My socio wants to use Fibertel because we are using them for internet access. I think I would vote against Fibertel.

I need to host a website for a small business here in BA. Anyone have experience with local web hosting or should I just consider using one of the dozens listed on google that could be located anywhere on the planet? Thanks in advance for any advice.