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Studying Abroad in Buenos Aires: The Ultimate 2026 Argentina Currency Guide
One of the trickiest aspects of moving to a new country is figuring out how to manage your money. If you’re planning to study abroad in Buenos Aires, you might have heard stories about...
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Study Abroad in Buenos Aires: Essential Safety Tips for Mente Argentina Students & Travelers in 2025
Studying abroad is a challenging, but highly rewarding experience, and especially so in the constant hustle and bustle of Buenos Aires! Apart from making friends, going out, working at your internship, and taking Spanish...
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Neighborhood Close-Up: The Complex History of Abasto, Tango, and Resilience
Like all neighborhoods in Buenos Aires, Abasto has a unique and profoundly complex history. Today, when most people think of Abasto, they think of the iconic Abasto Shopping Mall and the legendary tango singer...
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Buenos Aires City Guide: Public Transportation Survival (2025)
Buenos Aires is a vast city, covering over 202 square kilometers and home to over 3 million inhabitants. As a major South American capital, the transportation system you use to get from your Mente...
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Buenos Aires Summer Survival Guide: Beating the Humidity (Bochorno) in 2025
Summer in the Southern Hemisphere is notoriously intense for two reasons: heat and humidity. This combination, known locally as bochorno, will have you questioning the "good air" (buenos aires) of the city in no...
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Neighborhood Highlights: The Villas, Cumbia Villero, and Gardel with an Electric Guitar
Surely if you have spent some time in Buenos Aires you have encountered your fair share of Boliches. Regardless of your taste in music, we have all found ourselves in the wee hours of...
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How To Send USD to ARS in Buenos Aires
I am going to teach you how I have been using XOOM Money Transfers here in Buenos Aires!
The money situation in Argentina is kind of sticky! You never know what's going to happen with...
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Almagro.
Mente is embarking on a quest to introduce participants to Buenos Aires neighborhoods that aren't on the more common tourist circuits. And we think you should check out Almagro, a traditional barrio that filled...