The most Argentine word in existence is che, a filler word that was maladapted from Mapuche tribe’s language, and has since become widely used across the country. It’s commonly used to call someone’s attention, express surprise or emphasize a statement and it oddly seems to resonate with the English word ‘hey!’ Although used to […]
Argentina Economy & Current Exchange Rates
Argentina’s Economy: A Brief History With its wealth of natural resources and fertile land, Argentina enjoyed an abundant beginning to the 19th century and was one of the world’s richest countries only one hundred years ago. View this post on Instagram The dome of gallery Güemes, where writer, Julio Cortázar used to go look for […]
Money: Credit cards, ATM’s & Small Change
• While in Argentina be sure to hoard (yes! hoard!) your small bills and change. There is a huge problem with the flow of currency in Argentina. It’s not uncommon for the grocer to hand over a piece of hard candy in lieu of your small change. 2018 Update: the coin problem has been somewhat […]
Buenos Aires: General Safety Travel Tips
As far as really big cities go, Buenos Aires is not particularly dangerous, although if you listen to the many residents of this port city or the excitable tabloid media you may come to believe it’s something akin to downtown Baghdad. In the 2019 Crime Index Rate, Buenos Aires comes in at number 43, between […]
Football Argentina: The Classic Teams
Argentina’s First Division-Superliga (Super League) represents the best teams in the Argentine football. Argentina’s First Division Championship is considered one of the best in the world of football, so it’s hard to imagine that the first organized game took place at Buenos Aires Cricket club in 1867. In 1893 Argentina was the first country aside […]
