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As someone who travelled a lot and stayed in many hostels let me say I also saw similar behaviour in many places, not only hostels but also on buses and at tourist sites. This is not limited to South America, but also happens in South East Asia and India.
When speaking to Israelis who travel alone and are usually a little bit older they confirmed my ...
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As with anywhere travelling, exercise a reasonable amount of precaution. La Boca has a (deserved) reputation for being one of the more dangerous areas of BA, but that does not mean you cannot safely visit there.
Don't dress like a tourist, leave jewellery, big cameras at your hotel or hostel
Get advice from your hotel / hostel on the safe areas to go. ...
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There are some direct buses from Buenos Aires to Santiago de Chile. For example, CATA Internacional runs a daily bus, on weekdays only (Mon-Fri), which leaves at 17:00 from BA (Retiro) and arrives next day at approximately 12:30 (= duration ~19.5 hours). The price is 750 $AR / ~150 USD (semicama) or 820 $AR (cama ejecutivo).
Besides the Argentine ...
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Not sure if this should be an answer or comment, as I've only been there during daytime...
As you probably know, parts of Boca are very touristy (Caminito especially, and the stadium kind of too). Some areas of Boca, beyond Caminito, are worse security-wise: to the east and south (if I recall correctly), and especially across the water. A map in my ...
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The best options you have is looking for sail boats requiring a crew.
You should be careful with that. Make sure the captain is experienced enough. Cape horn is not known by being easy. But you're aware of that probably.
They will, most likely, be looking for someone with experience as well.
Things can go in many ways. It's not easy to get a good crew ...
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Pretty dangerous. I was mugged there at gunpoint after deciding to walk in a straight direction back to town... a good anecdote but not something to repeat (in short though if you go to south America you will probably be mugged at some point).
I've heard stories of youths ketteling foreigners at games outside the stadium for tickets and god knows what else.
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The reciprocity fee is currently US$160 for US citizens, and can now be paid online in advance via the website http://www.migraciones.gov.ar/accesibleingles/. There is a PDF guide on paying the fee available here (The entire guide is in English except for the country name of the US, which is in Spanish - "Estados Unidos")
Not surprisingly, this matches the ...
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This is how we did it today:
From the Puerto Iguazu (Argentina) bus station a bus of the travel company "Crucero del Norte" goes directly to the Waterfall Park on the Brazilian side. This bus leaves every 2 hours. The last bus going back again starts at 5 pm. It cost 50 pesos per person going there and back. The ride took about 45 minutes. The bus departs ...
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On Brazilian side it is possible (unlike the Argentinian side) to pay with credit cards, so you don't really need to have Reals in cash.
There is a bus between Puerto Iguazu (city on Argentinian side) and Foz do Iguacu (Brazilian city), and when you're in Brazil, you can take another bus to the entry to the park. It is bus No. 120 to 'Parque Nacional'.
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There is a bus station in Puerto Iguazu and buses leave every hour or so for the Argentinian side of the falls and were fairly cheap. You have to pay an entrance fee for the park and can get optional boat tours of the river below the falls and above them. I did both and it was worth it. The Argentinian side has walkways and bridges that take you right out ...
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This is one of my favourite bus trips in the world, having done Mendoza->Santiago twice and Santiago->Mendoza once. Please, please, travel it during the day, for two reasons:
1) I've done this once at night. At the top of the Andes is the border crossing. There's snow a good portion of the year on the hills around you. It's FREEZING in the middle of the ...
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First of all, I think you did good when you said SOME in your title. This will save your question from being closed ;)
Second, in some areas of the world smoking in public places and indoors is tolerated unlike Europe and speaking loudly or making noise in the middle of night is just ok, such as in the area these group came from. People from these areas and ...
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So there are two options.
1) You're planning on doing a Salt Flats tour, if you're going to Uyuni? Most of these run from Uyuni to San Pedro de Atacama in Chile, or vice versa, and take 3ish days. It's well worth it and you should consider that if you haven't already, as it'll make the next part really easy. Once you're in San Pedro, there are buses over ...
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There are several bus companies that will take you. The easiest solution, once in Buenos Aires, is to head to Retiro bus station. Go up to the second floor, and to the section for 'west bound' buses.
There will be several companies. El Rapido, Andesmar, Cata, Tur Bus, and many more - it's an extremely popular route.
As Jonik mentioned, the Plataforma ...
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You might want to check out:
ComoViajo.com
The official site for the Buenos Aires
Government Transportation Authority which has an iPhone App
You might also consider the Official City of Buenos Aires Website
If you want to buy bus tickets to other cities, consider Plataforma 10
If you are staying in Buenos Aires for a considerable time you will save ...
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Fist of all a short disclaimer: The blue market is an unoficial market not recognized by federal authorities and changing money there is illegal. Thousands of argentineans use this market everyday as buying dolars in the official market is almost prohibited by the government .
I will try to answer your question without entering into the details of the ...
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I think many electric hardware stores have these items, walk a couple of streets in the center and I guess you find a couple. Otherwise the feria (market) might also have stands that sell that sort of stuff.
If all fails, here I have a link to MercadoLibre, the ebay of latin america, they have plenty of these items for sale in the capital: transformador ...
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You'll want to go to a locutório (like a small shop). It'll be called that - "Locutório" with a purple sign saying "SUBE" in the window.
Where are these shops? There's a handy website that maps all of them in Buenos Ares.
Then according to a blog on the subject:
You'll fill out a small application with your name, address, and
passport/DNI number and ...
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Mar del Plata might be only city satisfying your criteria. The rest are either not very good for swimming or only have life in the summer.
If you want cities not by the sea but near lakes or rivers, you should consider Mendoza, Bariloche, Rosario and Villa Carlos Paz.
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In addition to the above answers you should visit the burial place of Eva Peron -"Evita", first Lady of Argentina at El Cementerio de los Relojes.
The Sunday Fair in Mataderos is well worth a visit. Its quite a way out but for those who are interested in rural Argentina & Gauchos it makes a nice outing. (Don't forget to try Asado if you have the ...
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There are 3 major carriers in Argentina
Claro, Movistar and Personal
All three offer prepaid cards you can buy on literally hundred of shops around the city (I am not sure were in Buenos Aires you are going, but if you are traveling to Capital Federal, then you will find shops on the streets, on every shopping mall, and big movie complex. There are some ...
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Yes there are. There are several bus lines that I could find online though I could only find 1 that provides cross border routes:
Buses Pacheco
If you look at their schedule you will find that they have a bus from Puerto Natales to El Calafate and a connecting bus from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales though I can't find the trip duration so it is ...
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As others are saying, La Boca is dangerous, but at the same time that doesn't mean you have to avoid it.
Buenos Aires can be a very secure place on one block and a really scary dangerous one on the other block, you have to learn how to navigate the city.
The same is true for La Boca. There are zones of La Boca where there is almost a 100% chance that ...
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As everyone has told, the least touristy parts of La Boca are quite dangerous. I think it's important to point out, however, that muggers in Buenos Aires generally don't hurt their victims if they comply. If you are mugged, just give the mugger what he asks for and you should be safe. It's not a nice experience by any measure, but your physical integrity is ...
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Again, it all will depend on people's level of experience and, to some extent, luck.
The areas around Caminito and the stadium, especially when a game is on, can be very crowded and so the types of crime might be more pick-pocketing type. However, even one alley off a main street and it can change quickly - a 70-yr old NZ woman in my hostel got attacked ...
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According to the Prepaid Data Wikia on Argentina:
Claro:
1 hour $3 2 hrs $5 4 hrs $7 6 hrs $10
1 day $20 2 days $30 5 days $50 10 days $100
to activate send an SMS to: 454 with: 1h, 2h, etc
Movistar:
5 hrs $9
1 day $10 (upto 1GB)
7 days $59
to activate send an SMS to: 226 with: DIA
Personal:
1 day $10 (up ...
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The amount is currently US$160. I recommend that you take care of it online before you leave, as it's not guaranteed that you'll be able to pay at immigration:
At the land crossing between Santiago and Mendoza, you can pay the reciprocity fee at the border with cash or any major credit card. But of course, this depends on their payment system being ...
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