Argentina

Argentina: Protests Against Crime in Buenos Aires

Date: September 5th, 2006 |

Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered Aug. 31 to protest violent crime in Buenos Aires and environs, demanding the government take action to curtail brazen daylight robberies and street shootings, often by juveniles who cannot be tried as adults. A smaller counter-demonstration of some 3,000 people organized by 1980 Nobel Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel [read more]

Argentina: Airline Strike

Date: November 29th, 2005 |

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Aerolineas Argentinas pilots and mechanics have been on strike since Nov. 24, and mechanics blocked access to Buenos Aires� main airport Nov. 28 after the airline fired 168 employees. The blockade forced passengers to haul their luggage several blocks to reach the airport, while the strike stranded thousands of domestic and international passengers. The firing [read more]

Argentina

Date: January 27th, 2004 |

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Crime is a serious problem here but the biggest threat to visitors and foreign residents is a traffic accident. Traffic is heavy in Buenos Aires, drivers are aggressive, and accidents are common. An abnormally high number of these accidents involve pedestrians. Tourists are subject to street crime but have reported few incidents with public transportation [read more]

Argentina

Date: August 20th, 2003 |

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Demonstrations and possible roadblocks are planned in Buenos Aires on Aug. 28 and Sept. 9 to reject IMF conditions for loans, to demand jobs, and protest government takeovers of bankrupt factories abandoned by owners and run by former employees. Travel could be disrupted on th [read more]

Argentina

Date: April 30th, 2002 |

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After a 10-day shutdown, banks reopened April 29 following passage of a law that prevents massive savings withdrawals. Such withdrawals had caused a run on banks and threatened the country with financial collapse. ATMs are again the best way for travelers to obtain local currency. Traveler’s checks are inconvenient even in Buenos Aires and difficult [read more]

Argentina: Airline Strike Settled, Counterfeit Money Problems

Date: December 6th, 2005 |

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Counterfeit money can be a problem here, especially in Buenos Aires. Taxi drivers are the most common distributors of bogus currency, giving fake 10s and 20s when making change for fares, but phony bills sometimes get into ATMs, where there�s little protection for the victim besides luck. One way to avoid these notes is to [read more]

Argentina

Date: July 20th, 2004 |

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A peaceful rally to protest a government plan to change the civil code for Buenos Aires erupted into violence July 16 when protesters attacked the city legislature building with rocks and slingshots. Several people were injured. The protest came on the heels of another protest by people who had lost their savings in the 2002 [read more]

Argentina

Date: November 4th, 2003 |

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Thousands of people in Buenos Aires protested rampant crime Oct. 31 by banging pots and pans on street corners, and hundreds gathered at the presidential compound. Car-jackings, kidnappings and daylight robberies have soared in the suburbs surrounding the capital, prompting the governor of Buenos Aires province to order 3,300 more police into the streets to [read more]

Argentina

Date: July 2nd, 2002 |

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Argentina’s economic woes continue, and demonstrations against the government, which are usually peaceful, can turn violent. Two people were killed and many injured in a protest June 26 that became a riot. Police have been accused of murder in the incident and the Buenos Aires police chief resigned as a result. The violence was the [read more]

Argentina

Date: April 23rd, 2002 |

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The country’s financial crisis has taken another turn for the worse with the government closing banks April 21 to prevent a run on pesos, and people rushing to ATMs trying to withdraw their savings before it becomes impossible. The situation got so bad that in one case thieves actually stole an entire machine from a [read more]