When the first ATM was introduced (see photo) there was an excitement about the idea of the unlimited withdraw of cash, of course depending on the amount present at your account. Nowadays the ATM’s in Buenos Aires are not so generous anymore, unless the balance at your account. Of course there are thousands or maybe millions ATM’s in our Capital Federal, but the chance to take out dollars is not so big, to say, just a few machines are giving dollars.
Also the amount of pesos to withdraw has it’s daily limit. About 500 until 1000 pesos is the machine willing to give you, but after that it applies to your creativity and patience, maybe you have an other card or you just wait until tomorrow…..anyway there is no use to get angry or make a claim at your bank, this only will cost you time and won’t give any results.
Just be prepared and if you are traveling a lot, inform the bank a few days in advance in which country you are going to use the ATM, so they know it is not a robbed card traveling from country to country, but it’s YOU, using your card and traveling from country to country!
So, to quote the words of Jason, an appreciated visitor of Stay in Buenos Aires…the bank knows better where you are hanging out than your mother!
Usually at the end of August the storm of Santa Rosa is announced. This fight of the cold and hot air is taken serious and the wind that will rule Buenos Aires will make us conscience of the fact that man doesn’t rule nature. In the same time, the Santa Rosa storm announces a change of season so just hang on and spring will come soon!
Relatively unspectacular, officially the sales of Apples iPhone 3G has begun.
Since the prices were a bit higher than in the U.S., it is only interesting for a upper salary class .
At the moment, telephone companies such as Claro and Movistar offers the iPhone in different cities (Buenos Aires, San Miguel de Tucman) of Argentina.
A offer of Claro for example is 119 pesos each month for a 18 months contract period and 1600 pesos for the Apple iPhone itself.
Michael
From the 24th of August until the 1st of September Buenos Aires will be crowded by tango dancers of all over the world. Of course Stay in Buenos Aires is housing several of them and we want to wish them all the luck and hope they enjoy our beautiful city and the always present tango atmosphere.
For more information: http://www.mundialdetango.gov.ar
Next Monday 18th of August will be a National Holliday to remember San Martín’s death, therefore the office will be closed.
José de San Martín (25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850), was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America’s successful struggle for independence from Spain.
In 1812, he set sail for Buenos Aires from England, and offered his services to the United Provinces of South America (present-day Argentina).
After the Battle of San Lorenzo in 1813, and some time in command of the Army of the North during 1814, he started his plan to attack Lima. This involved first creating an army in Cuyo, liberating Chile, and then attacking Lima by sea.
In 1817, he crossed the Andes from Mendoza to Chile, and prevailed over the Spanish forces after the Battle of Chacabuco and Battle of Maipú (1818), liberating Chile. San Martín seized partial control of the viceroyalty’s capital (Lima) on July 12, 1821 and was appointed Protector of Perú. Post closed-door meeting with fellow libertador Simón Bolívar at Guayaquil, Ecuador on 22 July 1822, Bolívar took over the task of fully liberating Peru and declared its independence. San Martín unexpectedly left Perú and resigned the command of his army, excluding himself from politics and the military, and moving to France in 1824.
Together with Simón Bolívar, San Martín is regarded as one of the Liberators of Spanish South America. He is the national hero of Argentina. The Order of the Liberator General San Martin (Spanish: Orden del Libertador General San Martín) in his honour is the highest decoration in Argentina.
One of the most common ways of traveling in Buenos Aires is by bus. When you want to take the bus, just search for the bus stop and place yourself in line to wait until the bus arrives. When you see that the bus (recognizing the number or the color) which you want to take is coming, put up your hand as a sign to stop the bus. In the meantime, search for your so carefully saved coins (lately coins are very rare…..), tell the bus driver how much you are going to pay (90 cents , 1 pesos or 1,40 ) and drop your coins with a smooth rhythm in the ticket machine. If you don’t know what the amount to pay should be, tell the driver where you want to get out, don’t forget to give the street number (the block number for example at 1300) or a crossing street, because some of the streets are crossing half of Buenos Aires city.
Enjoy your trip!
Currency
The official Argentine currency is the Peso. There are bills of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 pesos, and coins of 1 peso and 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents.
Next Monday 15th of October is a National Holiday, so unfortunately the office is not open.
El próximo Lunes 15 de Octubre en feriado nacional, por lo que lamentablemente la oficina no va a estar abierta.Stay in Buenos Aires Team
Stay in BA new phone number is +54(11)4343 1574
Next Monday 20th is a National Holiday in Argentina. We will be working from 10 AM to 2 PM local time.
The staff of Stay in Buenos Aires hope that all of you have a nice year, and enjoy the New Year´s Party with your friends & family.
We also hope that you are planning to travel to Buenos Aires at some point during this upcoming year!
Happy Holidays!!!
