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Popular Warnings or Dangers | Miscellaneous Warnings or Dangers Tips | All Tips (155) As in the rest of the world, when in Capital Federal people just hail a taxi in the street when they need one. But make sure it says "Radio Taxi" on the door, along with the company name. If you don't like to hail taxis in the street, or you feel afraid, get the phone number of a popular taxi company/agency and call them to send one to pick you up. Below you have the phone number of one I usually call when I'm in downtown. All the units have air conditioning, so useful in the summer. Make sure the driver turns on the fare machine (is that the word?) as soon as he starts driving. Around downtown the fare will be no more than 12 pesos. I've heard tourists say that most of the taxi drivers are usually very nice to them, although most of them don't speak any English. So if you don't speak Spanish, then have the address written down and show it to the driver. I've also heard that some of them might take advantage of your being a tourist and may make funny turns. This is not something easy to realize if you don't live here. But don't worry, you'll be fine. I've NEVER heard any complaints from tourists! Leave a Comment Phone: 5238-0000 or 4374-6666Website: www.taxipremium.com
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After exchanging or withdrawing money from an ATM, familiarize yourself with the bills. When paying taxi drivers use smaller bills. DO NOT give them a 100 peso note. Some drivers will give you counterfeit(copied) or old, useless money. Somethings to lookout for to tell if the bills are REAL: 1) The faceside up, on the upper left corner the denomination will be reflective. And when you run your fingernails across the number it should be rough to the touch. 2) When holding either side up to a light you should be able to see a watermark. 3) On larger notes there is a security strip embedded in the notes. Face side up it is visible to the naked eye. On the backside it is visible when holding up to a light. 4) To avoid getting bad or useless bills, the only way that I know of is to be familiar with the money currently in use in Argentina. Leave a Comment
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The most dangerous place in Bs As Outskirts are Las Villas .... this is the name for those unhealty villages where survuve in dirty and poor resources the people who have nothing more than a carton shack and no tap water or light are provided These are the places with more criminality tax and never never stop your car in front of it ...doesnt mind if its brokendown ..try to get out as fast as you can because there isnt any chance to get out safe and free from there !! its real locals told me about several times .. These Villas are in the Outskirts . for exemple the main route from Avellaneda to Quilmes there are a couple i could see from the local bus and believe it scary to anyone !! ...there are others i could see on the route to the airport from there to home in Bs As Leave a Comment
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I know it's difficult, and I'm sorry guys, but no matter how hard you try, it's so easy to tell who's a tourist! Apart from your language or accent of course, and the colour of your skin and hair, it's your features, but mostly the way you dress! Yeah, nobody wears shoes with socks if they are wearing shorts, for example. Or only teenagers wear baseball caps! Or practically no one ties his sweatshirt round his waist! The problem about this is that we are known as being "chantas", this means that some people might want to take advantage of you, perhaps by ripping you off. Or in other, worse, cases stealing your camera. So just take some precautions and keep your camera in your bag. ALWAYS carry your ID! If you don't have it with you and a policeman stops you, you MAY get into trouble. For example: last february I sent a group of tourists back to their hotels with a taxi from my house. Some policemen stopped the taxi and when they saw that there were tourists inside they asked them for their IDs. One of them didn't have it so one of the policemen told him either to go with the police station with him or to "solve the problem in some other way", to cut a long story short: the guy bribed him and some hours later went to a police station to make a statement that a policeman had accepted money from him. The guy returned to his country and now the poor taxi driver is in trouble as he is the only witness who's still here in Argentina. I really don't know whether it is legal or not to be taken to the police station just for not carrying your ID, but again, as you're tourists, people may want to take advantage of you, even some police officers. Leave a Comment Phone: Dial 911 for emergencies
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Be aware on LA BOCA ...specially here in Bar LA PERLA ...we sat down in the terrace to drink some beers (3). There wasnt the menu but why if we know what we want....we expected to pay 5 pesos each as max because its a tourit area...well after we drank it we order the bill and the waitress shouted 30 !! ...30 what we replied ...30 pesos she said !! it was amazing a real swindle !!! Argentinians with 30 pesos could make miracles !!!! we ask for the boss and a bully vodyguard go out from inside trying to calm down our angry...we had to pay finally but we ask to the police who said that it was an usual treat in that bar and we could go to the customer office in the city center ....obviously we did it and now an inspector will go there to see what ***ty things are doing !! So NEVER NEVER go there ...its in a corner just in front of the harbour and closer to caminito Leave a Comment
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