Learn about living and working in Buenos Aires
What are the prices in Buenos Aires? Wondering how much dinner costs? What is the cost of accommodation? How much money do I need for shopping in a supermarket in Buenos Aires city? Buenos Aires is not an expensive city to visit. In fact, you will find it one of the cheapest cities in the […]
Like traveling to any other big city in the world, it’s always a good idea to learn a bit about the place you’re visiting. Before talking about safety, here are some useful facts about Buenos Aires: In 1880 Buenos Aires became the capital of Argentina and due to its rapid progress in the late XIX
Argentine and Argentinian are both correct when describing people/things from Argentina. “Argentine” has been historically more common but “Argentinian” is getting more popular every year especially when describing people. Personally, I use “Argentinian” much more often than “Argentine” especially when describing people “Argentinean” is a North American spelling for “Argentinian” only used in the United
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Buenos Aires province has 135 municipalities, some of them are on the coast. In this article we’re going to explain four of them: Partido de la Costa, Partido General Pueyrredón, Pinamar and Partido Villa Gesell. Each municipality has beach towns that are very popular during the summer season by tourists and locals alike. Partido de
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You can either exchange money in Argentina by bringing cash and exchanging it in a “cambio” shop or by transferring yourself money via an online service like Western union and collecting the money in a branch in Argentina. You can also use your ATM card but you will be charged a fee and only receive
The best currencies to bring to Argentina are the United States Dollar($) and the Euro. The official currency of Argentina is the Argentine Peso but it is usually not allowed to buy the currency outside of Argentina. When you arrive in Argentina, I recommend taking an Uber (pay with card the first time and cash
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The internet speed in Argentina is not very high with an average download speed of 6.4Mbps according to Statista. The internet in Buenos Aires however is very good in my experience. It is important to know that Argentina is a big country and the internet can be good in one place and nonexistent in other
Palermo Hollywood is a hipster area within the neighbourhood Palermo. As you can see there are other areas known as: Palermo Chico, Palermo Viejo and Palermo Soho. This area is called Palermo Hollywood due to all the TV studios and movies production companies situated in the area. It’s also one of the best places to
The Microcentro area is not a neighbourhood, but rather it’s considered the financial centre of the city. Most of its buildings are banks, office spaces or state buildings, like ‘Casa Rosada’ or Pink House. This area is located in Puerto Madero neighbourhood, one of the safest to visit while in Buenos Aires. There are many
Belgrano is a residential area that it’s characterised by its beautiful and stately houses. As you can see on the map below, Belgrano is quite a big area that has many attractions. Because of all the places to see and things to do, this area gets very busy with tourists and locals alike, so even
