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Argentina: Inflation rates and Mortgage rates in Argentina:
Surviving Inflation and Devaluation, ....... Yes, we are second to Venezuela in inflation, which means prices rise in Pesos, but, as it many time happens with Inflation in our economics at the same time we are going through devaluation in front of the US $, which means, that with less US $s you are able to life with, .... sometimes we are unlucky and we have inflation with revaluation, and that means more US $s to life with, at times, it can be more expensive than first World Economies, .......
Mortgages are only few and scarce usually used as a Political tool to capture or pay favours, ....... they payment * ( back ) can be very assessable, but, you are most likely want be able to get one, ........ best way round this is a Back to Back Mortgage with some Property back home that you can Rent to pay back the loan, ....... cash in with the "Cash" only Buy Market here in Argentina, ..... always think " mobility" one time in Argentina, then you might need to move on to another country and come back when the grass is greener, .. unless you are able to work and surf the economic waves going up and down, ........ Hope I have been of help! Cheers, Bob Frassinetti
Argentina: The Police in Argentina:
My experience is " become a journalist"! I did, now, I have a Press Pass, any problem, they let me go, .......... we are the 4th Power, you know! Otherwise, it can be tricky,..............
France: Mortgages : France to US:
Back to back, they stood, .......... an American friend wanting to Buy Real estate here in Buenos Aires, so he mortgaged his Property back i n the US to his local Bank, and a good rate, then, rented it out, which by the way, paid for the mortgage, and, being "cash rich" bought more than he had dreamed here in BA!
100 percent paid, all cash up front!
Not a bad way to be your own lender!
Hope I have helped! Cheers, Bob
United Kingdom: Down and Out in Paris and London:
Will be travelling and living 2 or 3 months of the Year both in Paris and London, between each a bit! I have read George Orwell's novel, "Down and Out in Paris and London" so I ma ready to try Life in these 2 Mega Cities, .... Born in Argentina, British bread, and well travelled in all South America especially the south of South America, I am now looking forward to going back . I wonder what I could be recommenced to do,see or taste, ....... I am an Art Dealer and a Design antique seller, .... I know all about Art from the South Americas, and I have invested in Real Estate here, ........... maybe we can exchange information?
Anyway, hope to make new friends! Cheers, Bob
France: Down and Out in Paris and London:
Will be travelling and living 2 or 3 months of the Year both in Paris and London, between each a bit! I have read George Orwell's novel, "Down and Out in Paris and London" so I ma ready to try Life in these 2 Mega Cities, .... Born in Argentina, British bread, and well travelled in all South America especially the south of South America, I am now looking forward to going back . I wonder what I could be recommenced to do,see or taste, ....... I am an Art Dealer and a Design antique seller, .... I know all about Art from the South Americas, and I have invested in Real Estate here, ........... maybe we can exchange information?
Anyway, hope to make new friends! Cheers, Bob
Argentina: Argentina Today, Pre Crisis?:
How are coping with Agentinas Political and Economical Crises ?
As an example read to see what is happening to Beef Farmers, .........
Read about the way they have ruined the " Beef Industry "!
Check LINK,... http://beefmagazine.com/beef-exports/argentina-provides-lesson-how-ruin-beef-industry
In your own field of life, work or pleasure how and what are you doing to cope with Argentina Today?
Looking forward to any comments and chat soon! Bob
Argentina: Cheap arable land:
Hello Little John,
It al depends what you think is cheap, farming land is a expensive and long term project, land sells here in Argentina from around USD $5000 up to 25, 000. per hectare, depending where it is and what's the farming for, ....... from places like far north as Missiones and Corrientes, to Salta, Cordoba or Mendoza, Central Argentina, to farm land done in Rio Negro, or even near Big Cities like Buenos Aires and La Plata,.....as to semi arid land I have seen the price raise from 2 or 300 USD$ to over a 1000! In the last few years, ......all the same bargains are always to be found, all depends where and when you turn up!
I feel like you plane needs to be studied a bit more, the basic idea is good, but living off the land isn't that easy and having a Family you will need to be near education and health care, ........ there are various climates in Argentina, from 4 seasons to a full near summer climate, so you would need to see what climate more would be for you and then see what crop to plant, intensive or large scale, ... all that you dream off has been done before, so the important part is to see where you best fit, and the internet is a good place to start, ........ I personal did farming in Uruguay in the late 70s, earned more selling it than actually farming the land, well but that was before the Internet.
Today, I would do a mix project, maybe intensive farming of some cash crop, for sure turn some fruit into an alcoholic drink, but not grapes into wine, ... Tourism a plus, so the area should be attractive for some reason, .. even the Desert is attractive! And for sure a "service", anything from a iron smith to carpenter, a teacher of sorts, transport, here in Argentina, transport is well paid for the moment, especially free lance work, ..... tools and building green! Is new! Might try that, well the list goes on! Good Luck, hope I have been of help, Bob Frassinetti in Argentina
Argentina: Getting money into Argentina:
Hows it done, ....... informal value transfer system (IVTS) is any system, mechanism, or network of people that receives money for the purpose of making the funds or an equivalent value payable to a third party in another geographic location, whether or not in the same form. Informal value transfers generally take place outside of the conventional banking system through non-bank financial institutions or other business entities whose primary business activity may not be the transmission of money. The IVTS transactions occasionally interconnect with formal banking systems, for example, through the use of bank accounts held by the IVTS operator.
Uruguay: Moving to Montevideo, Uruguay:
Most emerging Market Countries, Like Uruguay and Argentina, suffer a "roller coaster" effect, with its ups and downs and crazy steep turns, monetary exchange rates change from Government to Government or even from crises to cries, so, a Country today can be expensive and then turn cheap over night, .... I have seen Uruguay * and many other Latin American Countries, go up and down, at excerpting rates, in my adult live spam so many times! ............. its the way things work down here, its an experience also called "priceless"!
* Uruguay, when I first moved there I was able to live with 3 US $s a day, ...... Talk about Lonely Planet South America Guide Book, on a short string!
Chile: My personal experience on the Big Island of Chiloe:
From Chile's Mainland paradises to its insular magic and heaven: A trip to Chiloe
iding the ferry that links Chile's mainland with the Great Island of Chiloe
is just an amazing experience. However, if it's raining when you do so, the journey becomes a religious experience. Raindrops altering the crystalline peacefulness of the Pacific Ocean emerald waters, prepare the scenario for a
brilliant spectacle of sea wolves swimming by the edge of the ship, along them, an underwater forest of yellowish seaweeds that simulate an endless mermaid hair, provide the finishing touches of a mind blowing picturesque experience.
Ancud bay is our port of arrival. The landscape there resembles to nothing I've ever seen in South America , and I have travelled a lot.
It's just a "bit like England" within the "New World". Yes, one thing in
common to Chiloe, is English weather of Chiloe. Its much like being at home,
I lived in the UK and getting there made me feel a bit home sick ...... So I
feeling very much at home for the whole time I was staying on the Island,
full of fields and cows grazing, land worked for the hay, small pkots with
very green hedges......
So one can say that Chiloe is famous, however, for a few more things that
you don't have in England, the food, the people, the wooden churches, small
villages plenty pf villages across the island.
Ancud is a gorgeous bay where the social spot par excellence is the Port,
the place where local people work, gather for a drink or to chat and enjoy a
wonderful view, and specially the best place to eat some
of the local treats. As the evening began to cape the blue-gray sky the
rainy day had left us with, we sat at a table -that would soon become our
regular table- to enjoy a treat of local fish and a wonderful Chilean White
wine.
As the evening went on, the sky mutated into a deep bluish black lightened
by millions of bright stars and a full moon casting its light over the port
area turned those deep waters silver. We headed back to our hotel, the day
was exhausting and we wanted to enjoy the early morning light for our day
tour.
The next morning, under a fine rain we woke up and got ready to go and visit
the Island's lighthouse. Christened Faro Corona -Crown Lighthouse-, this
construction is some 2 hours car drive from the center of the city. The ride
is just as amazing as the lighthouse itself. It's amazing how gorgeous the
scenario is in this island. I just can't seem to get over its surprising
beauty.
After a couple of days of total relaxation and nature bonding in Ancud, we
leave this heavenly town for another gorgeous location: Castro.
Castro is not only a small very interesting city but also the Island's
capital. Along the Bay front there are famous local constructions are made
atop "palafitos" (pillars), which is a very interesting way to live and work
together with the constant tide movement, which if not addressed properly
would make life very complicated with constant floods.
Walking throughout Castro makes me recall upon my days -back in the 60s- in
Guyana where I used to live at the time it has a Welsh feel to it, may be
because of the intense green hills and constant rain which might make them
share a similar magic.
Without a doubt I find Castro to be a wonderful lost in time spot. I'm
enjoying already its treats.
There's an amazing way in which Castro has managed to blend the old and the
new, its traditions and spectacular insular architecture with the edgy
proposal of the Museum of Modern Art located in Castro's municipal park add
an extra flavor to this gorgeous town of multicolor houses atop wooden
pillars, wonderful Jesuit churches and spectacular cuisine.
Talking of which, our night out in town was a total success: we enjoyed a
superbly well prepared Pisco Sour, the national drink of Chile, with our
treats of Seafood: Abalones with Mayonnaise (Locos con Mayo) which is one of
Chile's national dishes, and it's done with exceptional quality and
expertise and fried Congrio- Conger Eel fish, also a local delicatessen.
During our stay in Castro we enjoyed daily great treats of the Chilean and
Insular cuisine, specially their traditional seafood dishes which we adored.
The days to follow will find us in Gorgeous Chonchi. Like all our previous
stops, this location has that fisherman-peasant insular feel to the town,
atop with an extra flair added because of the intense mapuche culture
influence.
Our visit to the national Park of and the Pacific coast was very special,
the icing of the cake was the outstanding sunset we got to enjoy at the
peer: The ocean was gorgeously decorated with many Salmon Fishing boats of
the local fishermen as the sun hid we chose to enjoy a portside dinner in
our favorite table, with our favorite drink: Pisco sour and try one of the
local specialties: sea soup, which is a rich fish and seafood dish.
Following the southern stretch of the Pan American route #5 Chonchi is a
truly must. Nice and quiet, Chonchi is the main gate to the great lake area
which we happily explored and discovered to be outstanding.
Queilen was our briefest stop, we only spent a day of
Sightseeing the beaches and bay and peacefulness walking along its beaches
for hours and hours,
visiting it's cute and small and rather not interesting lighthouse but
enjoying some time alone with the silence of Nature's beauties.
Quellon, via Chonchi, was our last stop before returning to Chilean
mainland. an immense Salmon fishing port though a tiny town, very
picturesque and nice. An important port that also servers as an entrance or
exit to the Island and a door to the extreme south Patagonia of
Chile......... I will as time permits carry on giving suggestions and ideas
to some of the places I visited or have heard about as time permits me. As
my conclusion for this Big Island of Chiloe, is a place to get back to and
enjoy before the said progress of prosperity arrives...... Cheers to you all
and I hope I have been of some help, Bob Frassinetti. Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
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