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    Anyone Knows The Villa General Belgrano Area? (Cordoba)

    I'm quite familiar with the area, as we own a small property in Los Reates (La Joyita area). The closest small town to that Country is Villa Cuidad Parque, followed by Los Reates. The closest supermarket, gas station and ATM would be VGB. Valle Calmuchita is beautiful!!! Its much greener and...
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    How To Obtain Dollars In Brazil

    My Argentine husband has been in Rio for the past week and has searched extensively for an ATM machine that dispenses dollars. He has come up empty-handed. Neither the office of tourism (in person or on the phone) nor his Brazilian coworkers have ever heard of an ATM that dispenses dollars. He...
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    How To Obtain Dollars In Brazil

    Great info! I'm actually headed to Rio. Do you have any idea about what locations or banks would allow for the withdrawal of dollars there?
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    How To Obtain Dollars In Brazil

    I am traveling directly from Argentina to Brazil soon, and would like to bring back money from my US account to use here. I have searched the forum, but the last entry on this topic is from 2012. Does anyone know if you can withdrawal cash in dollars from Brazilian ATMs? Should I take money...
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    Summer And Power Outages,how Well Prepared Are We?

    I agree that power outages are no laughing matter. In 2012 my neighborhood lost power in Cordoba for 5 days after a horrible storm. We had a freezer full of meat that got turned into asado quickly and lots of food that had to be tossed. I think its wise not to keep too much frozen food on...
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    Setting Up A Monotributista

    hahahaha....interesting first idea. If you don't have a CUIT/CUIL yet, you will need to go to ANSES to get the CUIT/CUIL number, which will then be needed by AFIP for the monotrubutista application.
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    Cooking Advice Needed

    Manteca vegetal/grasa vegetal is sold in many larger super markets. It is kept in the refrigerated section, next to the butter and margarine, and packaged similarly. Grasa is sold in butcher shops and is responsible for many tasty treats here - don't be afraid!
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    Scottish Cuisine ?

    The Breacan is one of my favorite restaurants in Cordoba! I think they serve haggis on Wednesday, which is international night, with its own special menu.
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    Good Stories? Great Experiences....

    Every morning this year I have waited for the bus at the same stop, at the same time, next to the same lady. We don't know each other or even speak to each other. Last week, the day of an important presentation of mine, "our" bus never came, and then a second bus passed us. We both started...
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    Info On Cordoba?

    You found the right group. ;) I also would read up on this forum about renting without a guarantee - this could even be a bigger issue in Cordoba, which will not have as many furnished short term rentals on the market that BA does. Except for short term, furnished housing for tourists (less...
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    Info On Cordoba?

    You can find more english speaking Cordobese residents on a certain large social networking site, where we have a page. ;)
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    Info On Cordoba?

    Hi! I have lived in Cordoba for the last three years. I would look generally in the north or west of the city for places to live. It depends if you want a more urban lifestyle or prefer to live in the suburbs. If you want the urban lifestyle, barrios Nuevo Cordoba (lots of students) General...
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    Looking For English Medium School Near Cordoba, Argentina

    I'm so confused!!!! I live in Argentina and I love reading this forum. Mainly I am a lurker, but this forum has helped me out so much in every regard - from figuring out banking and my residency process to entertainment. Thank you, BA expats! That being said, I don't live in BA, I live in...
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    Looking For English Medium School Near Cordoba, Argentina

    I'm not a parent, and the only bilingual school that comes to mind is Academia Arguello, in the Arguello nightborhood. I know there are many more, just don't have the names.
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    Guyana - Suriname - French Guiana

    Perhaps unrealistic, but you could bike there. This guy did it!http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=1&doc_id=1419&v=AGU Here is his journal when he was in French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname for about a month in total. http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1&page_id=121914&v=pB
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    Best Options For Buenos Aires To Cordoba?

    There actually is a train to Cordoba, check out this previous post with a detailed description. http://baexpats.org/topic/20344-train-to-cordoba/page__hl__%2Btrain+%2Bcordoba I think its very cheap, if that's how you define best option. I've traveled with Betel bus company to BA, which is cama...
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    Any Gaucho's Close To Buenos Aires?

    Lost in BA - there is a train, but it is very slow and not reliable. I would go for the bus to Cordoba, and then buy another ticket to Jesus Maria when you get to Cordoba. Buses should leave at least once an hour for JM. You would probably enjoy the festival more and make more contacts if you...
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    Any Gaucho's Close To Buenos Aires?

    I second Rich One's suggestion of visiting the Jesus Maria Festival de Doma y Folclore, which started last Friday and runs until the end of this upcoming weekend. My husband and I went last night, it was awesome!!! Doma for hours, contestants and attendees dressed in traditional clothing, and...
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    What crimes have you been a victim of in BA?

    I have such a fear of sundays late afternoon/early evening, when hardly anything is open. I have seen numerous motochorros stealing phones from people at bus stops on Sunday nights. In Feb 2012, I was walking home from having mates with a friend on a Sunday at about 7pm (it was still light...
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    Best way to pay for a car

    We just bought a new car in cash - the end price after a five year financing plan was going to be about $10,000 pesos more. 76 vs 86 k. Also, we were told that if we had financed the car, there would have been some special type of insurance you must pay throughout the term of the loan, separate...
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