Argentina--Where Your Dollars Still Buy a Lot
Beef, the tango, the vineyards of Mendoza, Eva Peron…all these things are synonymous with Argentina.
Other aspects of life that this South American country should be known for are the low cost of living, excellent real estate opportunities and a standard of living that is so high you feel like you’ve joined the ranks of the world’s glitterati.
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Fast Facts
Population: 40,913,584
Capital City: Buenos Aires
Climate: Mostly temperate; arid in southeast, subantarctic in southwest
Time Zone: GMT-3
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Argentina Articles
A round-up of the weird and wonderful events taking place around the world over the coming months.
If a small Italian farmhouse with a vineyard sounds sweet, then look to the Abruzzo (pictured), a region of southern central Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea.
Want to know what it takes to start a business abroad? David English wrote the book. David moved to Mendoza, Argentina, in 2003 with a love of the Argentine culture and some deep insights into what it takes for a foreign entrepreneur to make it overseas. His new book tells the stories of 10 successful entrepreneurs making their dreams come true in Mendoza’s beautiful wine country.
It was several hours into our 15-hour train ride on the “train of the clouds” when our fellow passengers started dropping like flies. First an elderly man…then a young woman…and then more. There was at least one medic per train car…but at the rate people were dropping, it didn’t look like they had enough oxygen masks to go around.
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Argentina’s real estate is pretty much immune to the American-style housing crisis.
Even with the challenges posed by a global economic downturn, vineyards hold their appeal…and value. And in fact, the country’s economy has grown 8.5% or more each year since, nearly as fast as China’s expansion rate. If you know where to look, you can get incredible deals for investment properties…second homes…retirement estates…or raw land.
Few places in the world are suitable for quality wine production. The climate and soil need to be right, and vine cultivation and wine production expertise need to be available locally. You also need production and marketing infrastructure.
What might surprise you is that owning your own vineyard is within your reach in Argentina…plus, it could earn you a healthy income.
I had always dreamed of moving overseas. About five years ago, while in my mid-20s, I got the guts and actually did. Now my little piece of “paradise” is smack-dab in the heart of the 17th largest city in the world: Buenos Aires, Argentina.
From steaks in Buenos Aires to tapas in Madrid, some cities are worth visiting for the food alone. Below, our writers give their tips and recommendations for eating well in 10 of the world’s culinary capitals. First up is Bangkok. Bangkok’s lower Sukhumvit Road area is an oft-missed foodie’s paradise.
It’s been seven years since I hung up my trusty Telecaster guitar and left my life in Europe for the blue skies of the Argentine Pampas.
I’m able to live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, thanks to my mini “import-export” enterprise. When I want a break from Buenos Aires, I hike to the villages in the north to negotiate delivery of llama wool hats, scarves and shawls—direct from the villagers who make them.
We’ve all gone on vacation and fallen in love with a place. You promise yourself you’ll visit again…but you really wish you never had to go home at all. Well you don’t, necessarily. You can figure out a way to stay. I did…
I turned the air conditioner up a notch, and it responded by blasting an increased volume of 95-degree air through the vents. I’d driven the rental car only 50 miles, yet I wasn’t tempted to turn around and go back…I was already captivated by the striking landscape.
The day was crystal-clear as we entered Salta from the south on Route 68. Afternoon temperatures hovered in the low-80s, with practically no humidity and a gentle breeze. The rental car’s air conditioner had died three days ago, so Salta’s fine weather was a welcome change from the heat of the southern deserts.
As I crested the final hill on Argentina’s scenic Route Nine, the city of Salta appeared shimmering before me in the morning light. Unable to avoid the temptation to take a quick video of the valley spreading out for miles into the distance, I pulled my rental car into a no-parking zone.
As I crested the final hill on Argentina’s scenic Route Nine, the city of Salta appeared shimmering before me in the morning light.
The thrill of travel isn’t hitting every spot in your guidebook. It’s discovering the “hidden gems” off the tourist trail that have never been documented.
Here you’ll find some wonderful recommendations for places to eat…spots to visit…and ways to enjoy destinations all over the world. They’re all finds our writers have discovered on the ground. We share them with pleasure…from our insiders’ notebook to yours…
Any overseas getaway that enjoys 330 days of sunshine each year will automatically get my attention. But in the Argentine town of Cafayate, that’s just the beginning.
See the video footage, where IL’s Latin America editor, Lee Harrison, takes a walk around the town plaza in central Cafayate, Argentina.
See the video footage, where IL’s Latin America editor, Lee Harrison, takes a walk in a street of the town of Cafayate in Argentina.
See the video of the colonial city of Salta as seen from the final hill on Argentina’s scenic Route Nine. The footage shows the valley spreading out for miles into the distance.
During my travels in Northwestern Argentina, I looked at two planned communities that really caught my attention. The one I’m going to tell you about today is a small project—the most affordable I’ve seen—sited alongside a river, and offering very affordable lots.
Southeast of the town of Salta in Argentina, you’ll find the La Pedrera riverside development. While on a property scouting trip to Salta, IL’s Latin America editor, Lee Harrison took footage of this project.
We’ve all gone on vacation and fallen in love with a place that’s hard to leave. You promise yourself you’ll come back and visit… But you really wish you never had to go back home. Well, you don’t. You can figure it out. I did…. For me the place was Buenos Aires, Argentina. I love its unique mix of European and Latin American cultures.
Imagine your ideal retirement getaway… Maybe you see the surf of a turquoise sea gently lapping the white-sand beach, right in your front yard. Or perhaps you imagine a plush pad in a colonial capital rich with culture.
My Dad had an agricultural business when I was growing up. I loved spending my summers working with him on farms, driving machinery around.
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez today signed a law that makes Argentina the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage.
We hear it breathing first, somewhere in the deep. Then, with a deep sigh, an enormous black head breaks the surface. As it draws closer to the boat, we collectively hold our breath and ready our cameras.
If you enjoy good food, great weather and buckets of culture, to my mind, there’s no better place on the planet to live than Argentina. In fact, if living in Argentina were an investment, I’d argue it would have the best cost-benefit ratio of any country in the world.
In a historic move on Wednesday, May 5 the House of Deputies debated and passed legislation to approve Argentina gay marriage. It marks the first time that gay marriage has been debated in a national legislature in Latin America.
Want to know how much money you’re likely to make on your U.S. stocks over the next, say, seven years? According to storied investor Jeremy Grantham, about 0.4%. Pretty crumby, right?
As the wine industry as a whole suffered during the economic downturn, only Argentine malbec wines prospered.
Argentina is the greatest place on earth for an investor. Not because its finances are such a success. But because they’re such a failure!
I am in a vegetarian’s nightmare. The slab of cow meat headed my way is as thick as a New York deli sandwich. It is bleeding profusely.
Day two took us to about 13,000 feet above sea level, and the fi rst of many plateaus. The vastness and strangeness of the panoramas is difficult to capture.
Most people have heard about the fabulous steak houses that line the streets and avenues of Buenos Aires, Argentina. But not so many are in on the “secret dinners” that go on behind dozens of unmarked doors around the city.
The data have been collected, the numbers crunched, and France has topped IL’s annual Quality of Life Index. Nine important criteria are considered. However, one really important criterion was ignored: the best places in the world to play golf.
A cheap restaurant with no menu. Few waiters and only one dish to choose from—though you can have as many helpings as you like.
I’ve been in hot water in so many countries now that I’ve lost count.
I’m talking of hot thermal waters, of course. There’s no better way to soothe an aching muscle or take the chill off. And there’s no better place for a long, hot soak than in a series of mineral-water pools carved into the side of a volcano.
