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Buenos Aires News: Edition 5

December 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Fires Burn Over 1,200 Acres In Argentina [LAHT]
A state of emergency has been declared in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province, where more than 500 hectares (1,234 acres) of forest have been scorched by several fires, forcing the evacuation of dozens of people, officials said Sunday.
Argentine automakers to sell at cost, protect jobs [Reuters]
Argentine automakers will [...]

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Banking and Credit Card Fees

July 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments

We’re not planning on opening bank accounts in Argentina and we’re going to bring our U.S. issued credit cards with us, so there were a few things we really needed to consider:

Access to cash
ATM and credit card fees
Depositing checks in the U.S.

Access to Cash
While researching how to best get cash and pay bills when there, I found [...]

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