A Town Near Buenos Aires Hosts the National Ensaimada Festival This Long Weekend
Buenos Aires · Food & Festivals Key Facts Dates August 15–17, 2026 (Saturday–Monday long weekend). Venue Paseo Público Municipal, San...
August 12, 2026Section
Expats in Argentina
Living in Argentina: guides, visas, cost of living and expat life for foreigners in Buenos Aires and beyond.
Buenos Aires Adds 12 Notable Bars and a New Bar Discovery Map
Buenos Aires · Nightlife Key Facts New additions 12 bars joined the Bares Notables heritage list, for a citywide total...
August 12, 2026
Argentina’s Universities Shut Down in a One-Day Strike Over Pay
Argentina’s public universities held a national 24-hour strike on August 12, 2026, over salaries and the University Financing Law, with...
August 12, 2026
Four Countries Sign a South American Open-Skies Pact
A South American open skies pact, ALAS, lets Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay move toward shared air freedoms and eventual...
August 11, 2026
Buenos Aires Long Weekend: The Alfajor World Championship and Free City Plans
Discover the Alfajor World Championship in Buenos Aires for the long weekend, plus free city plans. Sweet treats and cultural...
August 11, 2026
Argentina’s UVA Mortgages Are Back, but the Recovery Is Fragile
UVA mortgages have revived under Milei, but volumes stay far below last year and inflation-indexed installments keep affordability fears alive.
August 11, 2026
Argentina July Credit Falls, Inflation Cools
Argentina private credit fell again in real terms in July as high rates and the BCRA's peso absorption squeeze bank...
August 11, 2026
Foreign Cards in Argentina Now Get the Tourist Rate
Visa and Mastercard now convert foreign cards in Argentina at the MEP tourist rate, close to the blue dollar. A...
August 9, 2026
Taking The Sleeper Train To Bariloche: Prices And Car Transport
The Patagonian train from Viedma to Bariloche offers sleeper cabins from ARS 110,000 and car transport from ARS 110,400. Here...
August 9, 2026