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We would like to acquire a property for what would generally be considered a lot of money. My wife has an Argentine passport and I have a DNI. The funds are in the US. Is there a way for us make the purchase without attracting the attention of AFIP et al?

If it is arsenic in the water, we might have been exposed for a long time. We've thought that we were passing around a stomach bug for a couple of months. We'll know more when I get the results of the blood test I took two days ago. I should have the results by Dec. 19. I did ask Grok (AI)...

Thanks. We live in La Plata

I had a sharp pain in the center of my chest, a funny feeling in my hands, light headedness, of course gastro upset, and generally feeling terrible but not in any way that I've experienced before, not a flu, not food poisoning.

This week My whole family got sick from what appears to be arsenic poisoning from our water. We're having blood tests done, but I'm pretty sure it was arsenic from the symptoms we experienced. We had been using a filter on our faucet but now we see that it doesn't screen arsenic. So now we're...

hmmm. Possible. thanks

You're probably right. Also, my interests and tastes probably don't match up to what Argentina has to offer. If I loved tango or penguins or glaciers or if I was an oenophile, there'd be a lot more attractions that would interest me.

Since we share similar tastes you might appreciate this: Since I aged out of basketball and bike riding, my main hobby is spending every year putting together one or two trips to Europe of Asia. Each trip takes us to places where we see amazing history, culture and nature. I do meticulous...

Ugggghh. Thanks for the tip. I had difficulty finding the right place for us to stay in Buzios. Ultimately I chose The Abracadabra Pousada. We're going in April.

We enjoyed our visit to Leblon, Rio last year and are looking forward to going back. We had an apartment near the beach and found LeBlon to be very safe and pleasant. On that trip we also went to Paraty, which we loved, and Ilha Grande which we also loved but both involved several hours of...

I'm looking for travel ideas. My wife is going back to the US to visit her family from Dec 28 to Jan 15. I don't mind staying home alone but I'd also like to consider places that I could go to for a refreshing week. I'm a senior citizen but I have no problem travelling. Some...

We've had really bad experiences recently with the cleaning women we hired en blanco. If anyone has any suggestions please dm me.

Permit a slight digression on this subject. Someone, smarter than me, will find a profitable deal there. It happened in the US in 2008. Everyone was panicking. But fortunes were made. In 1995 the Hamptons were dead. I was one of the very few buyers of land. Overnight I would receive faxes...

I agree that we should be skeptics, we should consider everything that could go wrong but it's not time to panic. 1. Risks will always remain. But todays risks are a lot smaller than yesterdays. This is only the end of the millionth chapter in Middle East History, not the end of the story...

I'm wondering if US banks and brokers will start looking at foreign atm transactions and other charges to see who is living outside the US.

Right. Giving my US bank or broker any indication that I live outside the US is asking for trouble.

Ditto. I've been with Schwab for 25 years with no problems. I particularly like the phone support. Whatever the issue, they answer the phone quicker, resolve the issue and get me off the phone quicker than anyone else I deal with. I had to open a Schwab Bank Account to get a debit card...

I, too, was there years ago. I stayed outside Salvador near Praia do Forte which was a lovely little beach with a turtle sanctuary. As you say Salvador was a colorful, lively town but the locals projected intense hatred to visitors. They'd glare at us and make small gestures when we passed...

Yes, that sounds wonderful. It's about 80f there now. Our doctors strongly urge us to limit the time we spend in the sun. Is there anything to do, sightseeing, etc outside the resort?

Good advice. My backache isn't ready for an overnight yet but I hope to try business class in Sept.