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The Blue Rate: Official vs Blue Rate. The key to maximizing your money in Argentina

Argentina’s Wild Economy & Current Exchange Rates

Argentina has several different currency exchange rates, which can be confusing for visitors. If you’re wondering what the ‘Blue Dollar’ is and why it even exists, read this post and …

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Colegiales Park Text: A scholarly Buenos Aires neighborhood

Colegiales Guide: Buenos Aires’ Neighborhood of Learning and Lattes

Colegiales is a Buenos Aires residential neighborhood with tree-lined cobblestone streets, eclectic cafes and a low-key community vibe. Often overshadowed by its larger neighbors, it’s ideal for daytime exploration to …

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Welsh in Patagonia (landscape)

Welsh in Argentina: Hearty Settlers of Patagonia

The Welsh community in Argentina has an intriguing and little-known history. In the 1860s Welsh emigrants, seeking to preserve their language and culture, left Wales to establish a settlement on …

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Sports bars Buenos Aires -people cheering in a pub

Sports Bars Buenos Aires: Where to Watch Home Teams in Buenos Aires

In Buenos Aires and wondering what bar you can watch the Super Bowl, NBA Playoffs or any other big international sports match? For expats and travelers eager to support their …

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New Year's Eve Buenos AIres: fireworks in Puerto Madero

New Year’s Eve in Buenos Aires: Guide to a Rowdy All-Nighter, or Not!

New Year’s Eve in Buenos Aires is one big party on the city’s colorful streets.  The end of the year falls during the Southern Hemisphere’s hot summer, so just like Christmas …

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Punta Tombo: penguin flock on beach

Discover Punta Tombo: Patagonia’s Penguin Paradise 🐧

Punta Tombo, on Patagonia’s rugged Atlantic coast, is the best place to see penguins in Argentina. Nestled among the Patagonian steppe, 170 km south of Puerto Madryn, this is Argentina’s …

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La Cumbrecita photo collage

La Cumbrecita: An Enchanting, Car-Free ‘German’ Village in Córdoba 

La Cumbrecita is a pedestrian-only town in central Argentina with Alpine architecture surrounded by beautiful coniferous forest. The German-founded pueblo with no paved roads is situated in the the Sierras …

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San carlos de Bariloche, collage featuring mountains, lakes and snow

Bariloche: Ultimate Guide to ‘Argentina’s Switzerland’

Bariloche, nestled along the shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi and surrounded by snow-capped peaks serves as the gateway to the playland of Patagonia. The Rio Negro province’s largest city offers …

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Andean Lakes tour

Andean Lakes Crossing Tour: Trace an Ancient Route through Patagonia

The Andean Lakes Crossing Tour is a unique trip that highlights Patagonia’s unparalleled beauty. The ‘Cruce Andino’ Tour, is a 180km (112 miles) trip through the southern Andes mountain’s of …

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How to Uber & Cabify Argentina

Ride-Sharing in Argentina: Uber & Cabify

Ride-hailing apps such as Uber are a popular option for visitors to Buenos Aires and other large cities in Argentina. They are often more cost efficient and also remove some …

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Day of Kings, Argentina. Depiction of three wise men

The Day of Kings: Argentina’s Exciting Christmas Finale

The Day of Kings (El Día de los Reyes Magos) on January 6, marks an exciting end to the Christmas season for children in Argentina. The summer holiday season in …

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Food & Culture 🧉

Malbec: Argentina’s Signature Red Wine

Malbec: Argentian's Signature red wine

You haven’t really been to Argentina unless you’ve enjoyed a glass of Malbec with a big juicy steak. The ubiquitous Argentine nectar made from the deep purple Malbec grape had…

Guide to Ordering Coffee like a Local

guide to order coffee in spanish

Ordering coffee like a local is the first step to fully immerse yourself in Argentina’s vibrant coffee culture.   Italian coffee culture has spread worldwide in the last thirty years or…


Travel & Tango 💃🏽

Driving & Car Rental

Argentina: Driving and car rental information. Picture of National Route 40

Argentina is a huge country with many out-of-the-way scenic areas that lend themselves to road trips, particularly in Patagonia, Mendoza‘s wine country, the around the Andean Northwest and to visit…

Buenos Aires Tango Shows & Activities

Tango Shows Buenos AIres

For many, tango is synonymous with Argentina. Seeing a tango show in Buenos Aires is one of those obligatory tourist activities visitors feel compelled to do, just like seeing a…