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Buenos Aires DO'S AND
DON'TS
SAFETY Buenos Aires is a safe city, but as
in any other big city in the world, the tourist should take some
precautions. For example, avoid leaving your purse or bag hanging from
chairs in public places, as well as walking at night along poorly lit
areas.
Do's
and Dont's
1-Traffic in my city is a bit crazy Just pay attention when crossing a
street.
2- If you have mobility issues, you may have to be mindful about the
poor state of some of our sidewalks plus the numerous little-or maybe
not so little-litter left behind by our cute little dogs.unfortunately
some of the owners do not pick up after their dogs
3- Avoid wearing jewlrery, fancy watches and flashing around expensive
cameras.!!!..Just wear an cheap Timex.
4- Recoleta has lots of outdoor restaurans which I do NOT recommend. I
personally witnessed people getting robbed while enjoying a nice meal.
The only area where you can eat outdoors is Puerto madero because of an
effective police presence.
5- When withdrawing money at an ATM it's best to do it in a bussy area
and always during daytime.Cash machines will just give a limited amount
of AR$300 ( $100 ) and although on the display you see the $ Dollar sign
you will not be able to withdraw any US money.
Perhaps a good area to get money from is at Plaza San Martin next to the
Marriot Plaza Hotel
6-Prices carry the $ sign, but it is ARG$ NOT US$. I have heard quite a
few stories about shopkeepers trying to pull a fast one on unguarded
visitors!
7- There
will be times where you come across people asking you for money in the
street just ignore them by saying "no gracias" with a smile. and move on.
8- Small change is a real issue in Argentina, it is always good to
carry smaller peso bills. 10`s and 20's The 100 peso bill is a big deal
to break.Try to have some small change with you as well.and never ever
pay a fare with a 100 ARG$
9)- If
you need to catch a cab it is best to call a radio taxi,the reason for
it is that radio taxis are registered. If you happen to be in a
restaurant or coffee shop,you may ask the waiter to call you a cab and
they are usually happy to oblige.In the street go for the shiny new
vehicles with the radio taxi sign on top.
10)- Tipping
in Buenos Aires is 10%
You should not worry
about translation problems at the ATM because most are in
English. At Plaza San Martin you will find a couple of banks
nearby.
The Marriot hotel is located right across the plaza.There are two
banks almost in front of the Marriot on Marcelo de Alvear st.and
Florida-the pedestrian mall-
Our local ATM's have a the red logo
BANELCO
or green
LINK.
Here are is the translation just in case
1)
Ingrese codigo= pin nr.
2) Extracción=withdrawal
3) Seleccione cuenta=select account( cuenta cooriente=current
account/caja de ahorro=savings account / tarjeta de credito=credit
card)
4) Importe pesos=amount( pesos only!)
4) Digite importe=press amount .once transaction is over and to
get your card back you will read..
6) Otra operacion= another transaction?
Si / no
-7) Desea comprobante de la operacion?=you need the slip of
transaction?
Si/no yes/no
And voila
the deal is done.
2) Some
extra suggestions for everyone.
As you all probably know there is a 300 peso limit per transaction.
In case you need more pesos just go to another ATM or CAJERO in
spanish.
It is always best to withdraw 290 pesos instead of the 300 peso
limit, that way you make sure to have smaller bills. 100 bills are
hard to break down.
Now let us say that you are stuck with 100 bills , the next step
is to go to a bar/coffee shop and pay with that 100 peso note , if
they ask for cambio ( small change ) just
and say "perdon,no tengo"=sorry,don't have any"
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