Cementerio de la Recoleta

Cementerio de la Recoleta

= 500 USD

= 500 USD

Palace of the Argentine National Congress

Palace of the Argentine National Congress

Banco Hipotecario

Banco Hipotecario

Eva Perón's tomb, Cementerio de la Recoleta

Eva Perón's tomb, Cementerio de la Recoleta

La Boca

La Boca

El Ateneo Grand Splendid

El Ateneo Grand Splendid

Downtown sidewalk

Downtown sidewalk

Cesáreo Bernaldo de Quirós,

Cesáreo Bernaldo de Quirós, "El muchacho de los arreos" (detail), Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

Maradona

Maradona

Floralis Genérica

Floralis Genérica

La Boca

La Boca

Argentina

Buenos Aires

February 2023 • For a country with such great resources, traditions, landscapes, and people, it’s tragic that the government can't fix Argentina's 90% inflation rate. I'd need a master's to ever understand the two-tier currency exchange (one is called “blue dollar” and targeted to visitors). Don’t come to Argentina with U.S. notes smaller than 100 or with any folds or marks on them. And don’t bring notes that have a puny Ben Franklin face—only the big-faced Ben will do. Burned a lot of time and adrenaline trying to get money via Western Union transfer from my bank account, eventually walking out of one of their offices with a fat stash of pesos that looked cartoonishly obscene. Buenos Aires is a wonderful city, but right now the difficulty in obtaining money at a reasonable rate cannot be overstated, and it falls especially hard on those who aren't just passing through.

Cementerio de la Recoleta

Cementerio de la Recoleta

= 500 USD

= 500 USD

Palace of the Argentine National Congress

Palace of the Argentine National Congress

Banco Hipotecario

Banco Hipotecario

Eva Perón's tomb, Cementerio de la Recoleta

Eva Perón's tomb, Cementerio de la Recoleta

La Boca

La Boca

El Ateneo Grand Splendid

El Ateneo Grand Splendid

Downtown sidewalk

Downtown sidewalk

Cesáreo Bernaldo de Quirós,

Cesáreo Bernaldo de Quirós, "El muchacho de los arreos" (detail), Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

Maradona

Maradona

Floralis Genérica

Floralis Genérica

La Boca

Floralis Genérica