If any city in the world is ripe for some spiritual diddling to sooth its weary soul, it’s Buenos Aires. Enter Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a guru-cum-businessman who will lead a meditation session in Palermo tomorrow before an expected audience of 100,000 people. Not to be confused with the world-famous sitar player of the same … Read more
How many Volkswagens have you won since you’ve lived in Buenos Aires? If you’ve been in Buenos Aires for any length of time and have a home phone, you probably have received automated messages saying you’ve won quite a few. Unsolicited telemarketing calls come from car dealerships, banks, political parties conducting surveys, and even … Read more
Interior and Transport Minister, Florencio Randazzo announced today that starting August 6, tariffs for buses and trains in the capital will be almost doubled for those without a SUBE card. The SUBE smart card, which now costs AR$15 to obtain, enables residents to continue to receive transportation subsidies. Those who have the card will continue … Read more
SUBE cards are credit card sized cards that allow you to preload payment and board public transportation in Buenos Aires, greater Buenos Aires other cities in Argentina such as Rosario, Mendoza and Bariloche without the need for a paper ticket. SUBE works not just for the subte (subway) but also for colectivos (buses), trenes (trains), … Read more
*Update: Subsidies will be lifted for those without the SUBE card SUBE cards, introduced in February 2009, are rechargeable cards that can be used to pay for the subways, buses and trains in Buenos Aires. This modern system has helped to alleviate the notorious —but often necessary —local habit of obsessively collecting small change to … Read more