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    Villazon - Uyuni Bolivia

    Hi all, I'm planning on traveling from Villazon to Uyuni on Saturday and it seems the train still isn't operational between Villazon and Tupiza. Does anyone know the fastest route and how long it would take (in each direction?) It appears I can a bus at 14:00 from Villazon to Tupiza and arrive...
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    Bolivia Visa Us Citizen

    Hi, I am a US citizen living here and planning to visit there with my US friend who's flying down in 2 weeks, crossing by land from Argentina. I've read that you can pay the reciprocity fee at the border, and I'm planning on looking into this more, but I wanted to get a sense if anyone know the...
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    Flight Prices Resident / Non Resident

    Hey all, Did a search but didn't see anything too recent on this so... I am a temporary resident here with a DNI, and my friend is coming to visit from the US. We are trying to book a flight to Salta. I can get the resident rate of ~1400 pesos...but the rates on the US site are 600...
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    Argentinian Debit Cards Abroad

    Hi, I know this has probably been posted already but I wanted to get the most updated situation. I am planning on traveling to Uruguay and Brazil in December and my understand is I can withdrawn pesos uruguayos or reales at the official rate + 15%, or pay at restaurants with my debit card, etc...
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    How is this area?

    Hello everyone, I am looking for a single apartment. I've been here 8 months living in a shared one. I found one that I think fits me well which I will visit tomorrow. I wanted to get a few opinions on the location, but I know that because it's not Recoleta or Palermo people are probably going...
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    Cheap Hotels in Colonia

    Hello all, I am thinking about spending a weekend in colonia with my girlfriend, and I have been told the hotels there are fairly affordable. However, upon searching, I haven't been able to find anything below $100 USD per night. This is just ridiculous, because in so many places in the...
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    Ciudad del este

    Hey. I am a US citizen. Gonna be in Iguazu next week. We've decided not to get the brazilian visa because we don't enough time before our trip and its closed on weekends, when we'll be there. Can anyone tell me if its possible to get into Ciudad del este, paraguay without too much trouble? I...
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    Question about visiting Iguazu

    Hey, I am considering booking a flight to iguazu saturday the 18th in the morning, and then leaving to come back monday morning. So we'd basically be visiting Saturday and Sunday. My question is, can we apply for the overnight visa on a Saturday to visit the brazilian side sunday? It says...
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    Using my Temp Work Visa DNI for cheaper travel

    Hey, I know there are some threads on this but I couldn't get the clarification I was looking for when reading them. I have a temporary one year DNI sponsored by my company. I would like to travel, via flights or buses, to several locations in and outside of Argentina over the next few months...
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    Superbowl Channel For Watching at Home

    Hey everyone, I am planning to watch the superbowl with some friends in an apartment rather than a bar, but before we confirm the plans I want to make sure its actually going to be televised on a channel my friend has. I have watched sunday and monday night football games on ESPN, but I know...
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    Questions about Traveling South America

    Hey, I have three questions for you guys. 1. Does anyone have a link to a list of all countries that require Americans to pay the reciprocity fee/how much they are in each country? I know Brazil and Argentina are two of them. 2. For the Iguazu Brazil visa, is it just for one day, and does it...
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    Using a Cell Phone From Home

    EDIT: I think because my phone like most verizon phones uses CDMA technology, it won't work here (and I don't think it has a sim card, only a memory card). Can anyone confirm this? Hey, I am trying to get my phone set up here. I'd like to use my samsung phone from home. My service provider...
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    Job Offer in Buenos Aires

    Hello everyone, I'm a senior college student at a well respected university in the United States. I majored in engineering but I have always had a passion for the Spanish language. My father speaks it and though I did not learn it growing up, I took classes in high school and minored in...
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