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02-08-17 05:17 #1940
Posts: 125Watching your money
I am a very very frequent traveler. In Medellin I had my first encounter with a pick pocket. I got out of my taxi at a point where most tourists arrive at the tourist area. The taxi was very small so i had to get out of the taxi to get to my money that was in my front right pocket. I paid the taxi and with a great deal of excitement I walked toward the touristy area. Within a few moments I felt a tug on my pocket. Turning to my right and with my elbow sticking out I hit a bad guy picking my pocket right square in the nose. My unintended aim was right on and hitting him on his nose. The bad guy fell to the ground and my money flew everywhere. Local Columbians gathered up my money and handed it back to me.People are the same everywhere. Colombian people are no different than people in any small city in the usa......
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02-07-17 15:00 #1939
Posts: 746Originally Posted by TejanoLibre [View Original Post]
Bob.
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02-07-17 14:55 #1938
Posts: 746Originally Posted by DavieW [View Original Post]
Bob.
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02-07-17 09:42 #1937
Posts: 416Originally Posted by TejanoLibre [View Original Post]
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02-07-17 09:37 #1936
Posts: 3040Take a Picture of the Serial Number
Originally Posted by HotRod11 [View Original Post]
TL.
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02-07-17 09:07 #1935
Posts: 416Originally Posted by TomJackin [View Original Post]
Mostly from when I lived in Puerto Iguazu, which is a pretty typical border town, blighted with gangs coming over from Paraguay and Brasil to rob the tourists. The house was burgled a number of times, at least twice by the local police. In Buenos Aires I was most vulnerable when out with my toddler - if you've got a kid in your arms you're considered an easy target (no chance of either fighting back or running!). Luckily mainly just pick-pockets - only twice threatened with violence and only once had a weapon (knife) pulled on me - each time when I had my kid with me.
One thing I can tell you - if you are robbed, don't bother going to the cops. It's likely to cause you more bother than the thieves did. I once got pick-pocketed on the Subte by a very organized gang who created a fake crush of people getting on to the train. Other passengers who witnessed it told me to check my pockets because they recognized the gang and knew what had happened. I went to the cops and they held me for 4 hours before eventually telling me they could do nothing about it. I told them I could give them good descriptions of at least 3 of them - they declined the offer. It turns out, not only did the cops know them, but they had an agreement that as long as they didn't hurt anyone and only targeted foreigners, they'd leave them alone.
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02-03-17 14:25 #1934
Posts: 48Originally Posted by HotRod11 [View Original Post]
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02-03-17 05:54 #1933
Posts: 125Taxi thieves
I am now holding 2 - 100 peso bills that are worthless. Both came from taxi drivers and from a scam where you hand them a 100 peso bill and they return it saying it is not acceptable because it has a tear on the corner or an ink mark on the bill and in reality this is not the bill you gave them. Locals tell me they always look at the last 2 numbers on the bill that they hand to a taxi driver....good advice.
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02-02-17 05:46 #1932
Posts: 34Originally Posted by DavieW [View Original Post]
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01-31-17 07:47 #1931
Posts: 416Originally Posted by Tres3 [View Original Post]
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01-31-17 01:19 #1930
Posts: 707Why I made the original post
Many of the rides I have taken have ranged from 60 to 140 pesos so the 100 peso bill is a natural one to exchange. I have had a long day and a couple of drinks but isn't the initial drop 23 or 27 pesos now? The feedback is coming from very experienced guys so the advice on taxis should be heeded.
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01-30-17 22:55 #1929
Posts: 76You are right
However problem is that when you draw money from ATM only 100 bills are delivered.
Originally Posted by Tres3 [View Original Post]
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01-30-17 13:22 #1928
Posts: 577Still Applies
Originally Posted by BigBossMan [View Original Post]
Tres3.
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01-30-17 12:07 #1927
Posts: 707This might make you laugh
The security card at my hotel that offers advice says you should avoid giving a 100 peso bill to a taxi driver. It might have been true two or three years ago.
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01-26-17 01:54 #1926
Posts: 3040Xoom Money Transfer
Originally Posted by Slipknot [View Original Post]
Check out Xoom as a way to transfer money from the United States to yourself down here in Buenos Aires.
The company is owned by PayPal and the transfer fees are very reasonable compared to Western Onion .
Lots of convenient pickup locations too.
Actually cheaper than using an ATM for now .
Maybe only 4% but better than a stick in the ass.
After a certain amount of money has been transferred the Argentine government may ask you for proof of income .
Good Luck and let me know if you need anything before you arrive .
It's been a while !
TL.