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just finished reading a book by a scientist about antartica....an engaging write by a scientist about the place right below us that (in my thinking) is going to greatly effect weather for us and the rest of the world in the NEAR future.... Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious...

I vote for somewhere in the punillas of cordoba providence....but then i am prejudiced in that this is where i have settled.....its a mini mountain chain with a string of small towns....Now, there is good wifi and other infastructure, (due to it being a meca for argentine tourism ) still lots of...

Just found out that the 2 xoom offices in Cordoba are now closed "indefinitely"....yipes....so far, I have not found a cuerva here who can accept a wire transfer from my bank in US....I have read on forums that a paypal account can be used to get my money down here...how does that work? thanks...

I have been using mapline to make my own pancake syrup......mapline is highly concentrated maple flavoring....you can buy it in USA in small bottles next to vanilla in supermarkets...a few drops to sugar and water cooked , then stored in a bottle,,,,tastes just like log cabin syrup and easier...

i also spent some time investigating Tigre and what turned me off was the mosquitoes and my fear of getting dengue...anyone know of stats regarding cases of dengue in Tigre area?

I am in the same boat. When i tried to do a transfer last week of 2,500 dollars worth of pesos, i was asked to supply a recent copy of my bank statement, and fill out a form stating where the money came from....this makes me very nervous letting my bank info be known....steve, when you say...

It looks like argentina has put new requirements for xoom. i needed to get a pile of pesos for paying rent for a year. I had used xoom before with no problems. i did one transaction for the limit of 2,999 dollars. But when i tried to do a second transaction, i was required to send a copy...

I am going to Valapariso Chile from Cordoba where I live, for a short vacation this month. There are lots of threads about getting dollars in Uruguay being a better deal than xoom. I am wondering if I can withdraw extra dollars at ATMs from my USA account in Chile to bring back for living...

I read maybe 2 or three books a week...when i was living in BA i would buy second hand books at the book cellar, or other second hand book stores , then sell them back for more. I finally bought a kindle and my husband bought a nook....cant beat them.....We thought about moving to Tigre when...

I was thinking about a vacation in Paraguay, then a friend who lived there talked of Dengue being epidemic there now....I did a web search, and 130,000 cases were reported this year, with aprox 500 deaths......

i have been trying to buy an ereader on mercadolibre....using my creditcard linked to my bank in USA. i went through the verification process, mercadopago deposited 65 cents in my account, but when i entered that amount in the verification process, it would not accept it saying it was wrong...

a girlfriend and I spent 6 weeks in Quito two years ago....we found a great old house in Quito viego that we rented. We had no safety problems, although we did not go out too late at night....took taxis that we hailed on the streets (but turned down some that looked sketchy). i personally...

I just got the tail end of a news program that talked of Christina replacing heads of airforce, military, navy.....true? if so any ideas of why?

moved here from rural oregon 4 years ago at the same time we retired...spent the first 2 years in different barrios in BA,then moved to the chica sierras outside of cordoba....(back to rural life) now we are renting a big house for the same price as a small apartment in BA, I get to go...

i live an hour east of cordoba in La Falda. a town right near us, La Cumbre, has several english schools for all ages. if this area suits your needs, i can get contacts of schools for you.

we did initially get our medicus plan through expat....but I now deal directly with Medicus and I think my plan is as secure as any Medicus plan...as secure as anything is these days around the world....

My husband and I retired to Argentina 4 years ago and do not regret it. We are 66 now, have Medicus insurance for 800+ pesos a month each, just got our permanent visas, We do not want to buy property for the reasons listed before in this thread and have rented places in different barrios in...

This is a topic that my heart throb and my 65 year old blood boil....if anyone else has studied whats out there about range fed versus feed lot beef(one of the reasons i moved down here 4 years ago, now range fed is hard to find), about how soy contracts seem to have a corelation with gov...

I took the train from BA to Cordoba when it first reopened about 2 years ago and I loved it. I had a private room with bed, suprisingly great food for good cost in the dining car...great views. it was a bit slower than a bus but far more comfortable than trying to sleep on a bus, and about...

my experience getting my permanant visa might help you.....i have had 4 different last names over the years.....and after going through lots of time and money getting official documents then getting them translated down here by official translator,,,,,all to no avail , finally i met a nice...