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Yes, you need a local id. Yes, they take a cut, even with fee you get a good rate.

Said twenty year ford employee will walk away with a good chunk of change in a legally mandated severance package, move to the country and eat a lot of peaches. Then get another job.

Yes, a good friend of mine works at the Ford plant in Pacheco. outside of Tigre. They have a massive amount of cars sitting on the lot that they did not have a year and a half ago. With the massive inflation, people were buying cars and spending money. Large layoffs will probably happen soon...

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I don't know but Dollar App is great and I've started to use it. It has rates above the blue and MEP as well as what credit card company charges. I recommend it.

Most don't get charged that, they buy using mep or use dollar app. The ones who pay for Netflix with the augmented foreign number are the ones who never get ahead.

I enjoy the back deck on the Buquebus to enjoy a nice breeze. The Colonia Express lacks the outdoor feature. For that reason I choose Buquebus everytime because I like to lean into the wind and tell myself I'm free.

I've traveled with black friends as a college student in Argentina. One was tall good looking with dreds, he had to turn down women. The other two were Somalian (Live in Minneapolis) The girl felt liberated, didn't were a hijab, as she would in front of her family, she was wearing mini skirts...

My partner commented that the kiciloff victory speech was signaling a return to Peronism replacing Kirchnerism. She said this because The Campora flags were relegated to the back of the of the crowd while Argentinian flags were flown up front. The National Anthem was played and sung out load...

New Garden is a chain health food store with lots of locations. It's got spices, probiotics, good honey, nuts, basmati rice and much more. Lohttps://newgarden.com.ar/?srsltid=AfmBOopnJsstsbCJeA950zituA48ePfVv_IkmTz-xfUqEkFMdFDhZvxR

Homo Argentum starring the great Guillermo Francella is in theaters now. It is a a bunch of vignettes of him doing Argentine stereotypes. I reccomend anyone to go see it in theaters right now. You will be surrounded by a bunch of people laughing very hard. 10/10 cultural experience.

If you are interested in Engineering or the smuggling of contraband(just seeing it as people cross the bridge) it is worth the trip. It helped me understand the concept of a border on a deeper level. It is also worthwhile to tour the Itaipu dam as it is the largest in the America's and powers...

Access to the hikes is no longer free. As of 2025 there is a fee.

Towns listed below in Bold have Airports, listed from north to south - With direct flights from Buenos Aires. Travel by Bus or Car between towns. National Parks listed in Italics. San Martin de Los Andes - Best town in Patagonia, on the shores of Lago Lacar. Rent a Car for access to hiking...

I advise to avoid Argentina/Brazilian School Winter Break. Being caught behind a bunch of Brazilians in a lift line in rented ski jackets on a powder day is a special sort of hell lol. Also have rentals and lift tickets in hand before heading to the hill. For families, I tend to recommend...