This post, written by CasaVersa intern Livia Catran, will give you some tips on how to keep away from the most typical Porteño tricks.
The name Buenos Aires could make tourists think that it is a city full of “Good Airs” and “Fair Winds”. However, the skies above the capital are not always blue and safe to fly and one might easily fall into some tourist traps. Here are a few ways of bypassing some of the ruses.
Although everyone exchanges their money in the black market it’s not always that safe. Photo by Alex Proimos/Flickr
1. Learn how to navigate the black market
First of all, you must know that in Argentina most currencies get exchanged on the “black market’ rather than through official currency exchange businesses. The two main reasons for this are because the government places tight restrictions on trading dollars and euros and Argentinians end up having little faith in the peso as its value is constantly fluctuating.
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Beware of taxi drivers in Buenos Aires - they might take you on a very long trip! Photo by dgkauskas/flikr
Learning some phrases in the local language will help you avoid falling prey to tourist traps. Photo by Livia Catran.
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