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Buenos Aires has an amazing tango community! I am at the milonga level which is more advanced but I started many years ago. La Viruta in Palermo is one of the most famous beginner-friendly milongas in BA. They have lots of milongas every week, many beginner classes before the dance starts, a...

With the basket of goods that the Government does not want to publish, poverty would be six points higher than that measured by the Indec "A black day for the country's public statistics," said Martín Rozada, an economist at Di Tella University and one of the professionals who best measures...

I wonder how many homes get robbed of cash each year? It must be a staggering amount!

But inflation has been going up the past 5 months in a row. In January it was at least 3.5% to 4%. Government is hiding the true #. Kirchner vibes. And the worst thing is this government thinks people are stupid. Trying to say they don't want to change the inflation index because they are...

I am not sure they will target Americans or white tourists. They target brown tourists.

They have a few deals sometimes like that but some of the prices are out of whack hence why it has the 2nd highest Big Mac in the world.

https://www.agenciaelvigia.com.ar/noticias/argentina/2026/vivir-en-argentina-es-carisimo-el-pais-ya-tiene-el-segundo-big-mac-mas-caro-del-mundo/

According to the Big Mac Index, our country ranks as the second most expensive in the world, only behind Switzerland.At the same time, the Minimum Wage has lost more than 30% of its real purchasing power in the last two years. Yet they still say that “we have to give Milei time” and he claims to...

I was just reading in the Clarin today and the downsizing sounds like it continues. Nearly 2,300 Jobs at Risk as Companies Announce Layoffs Between December and January, at least nine companies announced layoffs or downsizing plans that put nearly 2,300 jobs at risk. Falling consumption and...

It looks like Argentina is still holding steady as the 2nd most expensive country in the world for a Big Mac behind only Switzerland. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/big-mac-index-by-country

You know it's not good with they are comparing Trump to Peron. :ROFLMAO: https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/09/trump-peron-argentina-economy/684117/

https://batimes.com.ar/news/economy/argentina-sells-dollars-to-curb-peso-slide-as-new-rules-kick-in.phtml I honestly don't understand how the government will ever build up their USD reserves. When they have debt do it seems like they get more debt to pay off that debt. They don't have the...

It is admirable for his devotion to Israel.

I have been coming here for years. Truth is I can't afford to live in the States anymore. I am waiting for my social security payments to hit and then will live here. It still is a fraction of the cost to live back home.

Inflation is going down but still high. https://batimes.com.ar/news/economy/indec-reveals-argentinas-2024-inflation-rate-1178.phtml