As of Monday, November 17, 2008, that big blank space on the photo at the right should be a bit more filled in like our neighbors in Brazil. That’s right, after a long wait, Google Maps is finally coming to Argentina.
When I was back in NYC, I pretty much used Google Maps on a weekly basis. [...]
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Expat Tech: Google Maps Coming to Argentina
November 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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Argentine Peso Drops to Lowest Level in 6 Years
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments
We reported that the Argentine peso was expected to fall to $3.80 against the dollar, and it continues to head that way - even with the government spending nearly $1 billion today to prevent it. The peso fell to 3.44 per dollar at one point today before finally closing at 3.39 to the dollar. This [...]
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Argentine Peso May Slide to 3.8 per Dollar
October 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Bloomberg is reporting that Argentina may ease its defense of the peso, and take a one time devaluation to $3.80 per dollar from $3.208 today. (It’s already slid 5 percent since August 1.) They had originally predicted that the government may simply let it fall through gradual depreciation, but the new measure may come up as a [...]
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Remember to Change Your Clocks - Part II
October 17th, 2008 · No Comments
They certainly do things their own way in Argentina. We just wrote about the upcoming time change. (Argentina began observing Daylight Savings Time last year for the first time since 2000 and did it on only 4 days notice.) And now the government, after just declaring the entire country would be on the same time [...]
Are More New Yorkers Planning a Move to Buenos Aires Now?
September 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments
With the recent turmoil in the financial markets including the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the federal bailout of AIG, will more wealthy New Yorkers look to move out of the city and head to Buenos Aires where the dollar is stronger?
While this may not happen (we certainly hope not), this week has certainly been [...]
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Buenos Aires More Expensive for Foreigners
September 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Merco Press reported yesterday that Buenos Aires is more expensive than last year, due to inflation estimated at between 10 to 20 percent and to the drop in the dollar’s value. Luckily, it still ranks among the cheapest cities in the world for foreigners, though it may not be the value that it once was. The Argentine [...]
Buenos Aires Environmental Progress
August 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
It seems that the Buenos Aires government is making strides on quality of life and environmental issues. This process has picked up a lot of steam recently.
New Recycling and ‘Zero Waste’ Law
In July, the city government announced a new garbage management plan which involves cartoneros (Página 12: es | en). This new plan will install [...]
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Argentine “Obesity Law”
August 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments
The Associated Press is reporting that Argentine senators passed a bill yesterday which now allows obesity and other eating disorders to be treated as diseases covered by public and private health care programs. This will help to fight obesity, bulimia and anorexia in the country.
The law also requires that high calorie foods carry a warning [...]
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Big Mac: More Expensive in Argentina Than in the U.S.
July 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The Argentine Post has an interesting story discussing The Economist’s Big Mac Index which compares prices on McDonald’s Big Mac across the world as a way to measure purchasing power.
As they explain:
…The average cost of a Big Mac in Argentina now totals U.S. $3.64, compared with $3.57 in the U.S., according to the index.
In 2003 [...]
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Anxious Argentines tighten their purse strings
July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
It seems that a lot of the news these days is focused on the ongoing farmer’s strike in Buenos Aires and it’s effect on consumer confidence. Guardian.co.uk is reporting on Argentines putting the brakes on spending due to rising inflation, the continued dispute with farmers and lack of confidence in the president. Many sources dispute the government’s numbers on [...]
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