Escape to Argentina The following was written as a private letter for a VIP-type person in the U.S.

However, as the author of this letter and because the information is both timely and vital for anyone seeking to escape Great Depression 2 (GD2) and World War 3 (WW3) from the northern hemisphere, I am releasing it to the general public with slight modications and updates. This information is too crucial for just one person or a few persons. The advice offered is solely based on my opinions and actual experiences. I have no business or nancial relationships with any of the links or recommendations found below. It is released in the samaritan spirit of those who saw the handwriting on the wall and were willing to help both the Jews and the Germans trying to escape during GD1 and WW2. Why South America? As Max Keiser and many others have alluded to, South America is probably one of the only places on planet Earth that is relatively safe. It is geographically the only continent that will not be directly impacted if there is a global nuclear war. This fact is extremely important because radioactive fallout from a nuclear war is a very short term problem (as opposed to nuclear power plant disasters involving plutonium like Fukushima). If and when WW3 occurs, the Middle East, Europe, Russia, China, and North America will all be directly affected by weapons of mass destruction: nuclear, chemical, and biological WMDs. Africa is already destroyed by AIDS and centuries of colonialism (viz., KrONY 2012 as the latest blatant example of the white mans solution towards Africa). Australia and New Zealand, while relatively safe on the surface, employ the same police-state tactics as in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. Corruption in South America permits a certain amount of play and negotiation when dealing with the local police and authorities. Central America and Mexico are just too close to the U.S., both physically and geopolitically.

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Why Argentina? In South America, Venezuela, Columbia, and Brazil are three nations with a lot poverty, corruption, and violent crimes. Columbia is very dangerous because of drugs and civil wars that have been going on for many decades. Columbia is also the U.S. military foothold for all of South America. Brazil is the only South American country that speaks Portuguese and not Spanish. Ecuador and Peru are nice countries, but they are too close to Columbia. I am not familiar with Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay, except that Uruguay is very at, mostly farmlands, and is coastal. Paraguay is supposedly where the Bushes have their ranch. Because of the lasting inuences of the dictator and mass murderer Pinochet and the Chicago Boys, Chile has a lot of U.S. mentality and mannerisms in terms of how they do things such their border guards, businesses, etc. That may or may not be a good thing depending on ones perspective. It is also coastal. Plus, there are too many active and nonactive volcanoes located in their Patagonia region. There are quite a few myths and bad generalizations spoken about Argentina in the media including the alternative media. Some of these people do not know the real facts on the ground from living there as I do. For example, I know that both Bob Chapman and Gerald Celente have spoken negatively about Argentina recently. Mr. Chapman said that Argentina is communist which is totally untrue. I was born in a communist country and grew up there. I know what communism is. Argentina is socialistic. Since the days of Juan Domingo Peron and probably before, Argentina has embarked on a socialist path that has almost, but not quite, destroyed this amazingly abundant nation blessed with clean natural resources almost without end. Widespread corruption factors a lot into this. Argentina was a rst world nation 100 years ago. That is one of the reasons why both the Jews (mainly to the Buenos Aires area) and the Germans (mainly to the northern Patagonia area) escaped to Argentina before, during, and after WW2. After GD2 and WW3, Argentina will emerge as a rst world nation again. On a side note, the greatest communist, socialist, and fascist nation on Earth is the U.S.A. What TARP 1 and 2, QE 1, 2, and 3, the Patriot Acts, NDAA, MCA, etc. all demonstrate and prove without any doubts whatsoever is that the U.S. is the greatest communist [central command and control via the Fed, FDA, CIA, FBI, TSA, etc.], socialist [trillions of dollars spent on corporate bailouts and welfare], and fascist [the complete merger between Washington and Wall Street] country in the world. After 9/11, it has become a totalitarian police state to boot, far more dangerous and a lot more effective than Nazi Germany ever was. Recently, Mr. Celente cited a new Argentina law that was passed limiting daily cash transactions without prior reporting. Firstly, these daily cash limitations only apply to activities in the stock, bond, and futures markets. For most Argentineans, this new law means absolutely nothing. Secondly, since the nancial crash of 2001 when they saw their bank savings force devalued by over 75% literally overnight, the Argentina people do not trust the banking system and do most of their businesses and payments with cash. Like a lot of the so-called Third-World nations, Argentina is a cash-based society. Almost everything is paid in cash including real estate and other large transactions. This means that the majority of Argentineans completely own their homes, their cars, and their processions with no debts. Unlike some expat countries where it takes a lot of money to relocate to, Argentina offers those with some money an ideal escape destination. I chose Argentina for a lot reasons and I have lived in northern Patagonia for sometime.
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Argentina ~ The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful First of all, Argentina (and Chile) is the most southern country in South America. Protected by the towering Andes mountain ranges on the west and by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, it is the eighth-largest nation in the world. According to Wikipedia, The generally temperate climate ranges from subtropical in the north to subpolar in the far south. The north is characterized by very hot, humid summers with mild drier winters, and is subject to periodic droughts. Central Argentina has hot summers with thunderstorms (western Argentina produces some of the world's largest hail), and cool winters. The southern regions have warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall, especially in mountainous zones. The seasons are opposite of the U.S. Argentina is a land of immigrants like the U.S., but more European, especially in the capital city of Buenos Aires. It is a Catholic nation with mostly non-practicing Catholics. There are many Italians, Germans, Jews, Spaniards, and many other nationalities. The ofcial spoken language is Spanish, but luckily many Argentineans also speak or understand English. With a low population of only 40 million people, this country is truly blessed with an abundance of natural resources. The crystal clear fresh waters and lakes of the so-called Lake Districts which is located in Patagonia (southern tips of Neuqun and Ro Negro provinces and the western portions of Chubut and Santa Cruz provinces) are going to be extremely valuable in the near future. The air quality in the major cities is like any other metropolis in the developing world. But away from the major cities which is the majority of the country, the air is clean and fresh. There are no chemtrails in the sky. The sky is blue and the clouds look like clouds. Argentina is one of the major breadbaskets of South America and the world. However, due to Rockefellers inuence, this country is also one of the major producers and exporters of GMO soybeans and corn. There are local regions where organic, non-GMO produce and fruits are grown. Brown rice and wheat are grown in Argentina. Almost all fruits except for bananas and kiwi fruits are grown locally. If you like to eat beef, Argentina is the place. Local asados or barbecues is practically a national religion after football or soccer, of course. Cows are grass-fed and they roam freely. Although, factory farming is rearing its ugly head in some urbanized regions. You can buy
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and drink fresh milk from local dairy farmers without the local police arresting you. Because Argentina is an export-driven country like BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) nations and in order to devalue the local peso against an ever falling USD to make it competitive, Argentinas central bank buys excess USD from its trade surpluses by printing pesos which then get injected into the local economy. This is one of the major causes of high ination which is running at ~25% per year. The other cause of ination is because the unions are very strong and in their demands for higher wages to match the rising costs of living (rightly so). However, for expats and foreigners who have access to foreign currencies and outside incomes, this is not so much a big problem. The current exchange rate is ~$4.35 pesos per $1.00 USD. Because of favorable foreign exchange rates that keep increasing, the cost of living is still very inexpensive for foreigners. For example, I am renting a small house on a farm. I spend $1,200 pesos ($275 USD) for rent and about $2,000 pesos ($460 USD) for everything else which includes utilities and Internet. My monthly natural gas and electricity bills are $30 pesos ($7 USD) and $25 pesos ($6 USD), respectively. My Internet bill is a bit high, $170 pesos ($39 USD) for 128 kbps, but this is because I am in a rural area. I am very frugal and I dont eat out. Also, I dont own a car but use the public bus system. What are relatively expensive are cars, computers, electronics, and manufactured goods. A decent used car will cost around $40,000 pesos or $9,000 USD. In the U.S., you can buy a very good used car for $4,000 USD. Here, $4,000 USD will only get you a running, 10-year old car. Imported goods like computers and electronics are either at the same price or higher than in the U.S. Apple computer and phone products are a bit more expensive due to politics. When it comes to the importation of goods, Argentina is a ercely protectionist country. This policy is both good and bad. It is good for the local mom and pop shops that are everywhere and for Argentina industries like appliance manufacturers. For example, they make dual-axis washing machines which are much more durable and reliable than the typical single-axis ones made by Maytag and others. The bad side is that Argentineans and expats living here pay relatively higher prices for manufactured goods which only reect real costs and not those of slave labor. Overall, Argentina is well insulated from the tsunami of nancial and economic collapses during GD2. There are internal checkpoints conducted by the local police just outside of major cities. However, they are only looking for stolen vehicles, drugs, illegals, and tourists with expired tourist visas. The local police do not have the Anglo-American mentality in terms of latters very professional and very deadly police practices. I have not yet seen a policeman with a taser gun. Guns are restricted for most citizens, but high net-worth and very important people and farmers are allowed to have rearms. Private medical and dental services are very good. Private health care insurance is reasonable and is about $200 to $300 USD a month for a family, which includes medical and dental care (this price range might be a bit old and low). Doctors and dentists, like those in most non-U.S. and non-European countries, do not have extravagant salaries. Their pay is in line with teachers and other professional workers. It should be noted that there are as many local drug pharmacies here as there are local McDonalds in the U.S. The average Argentinean citizen is sold on the pharmaceutical brainwashing as everyone else. Buenos Aires is also known as the plastic surgery capital of South America, if not the world. Argentina has one of the strongest set of laws and traditions on private property and real estate transactions. One reason is because private property is one of the few means to
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invest and protect ones wealth over time. Everyone with money including corrupt politicians invest in real estate, so there is a vested interest in keeping private property laws sacrosanct. Anyone with a valid passport can buy real estate in Argentina with the same rights as citizens. However, there are restrictions for foreigners buying in the so-called Lake Districts of Patagonia. Questions on this can be answered by the local inmobiliarias and escribanos. The real estate agents in Argentina called inmobiliarias are worthless but they still somehow manage to collect 3% commission on the real sale price from both the buyer and the seller, doing absolutely nothing except for listing and showing properties. Buying directly from the dueos (Spanish for owners) is how the locals and savvy foreigners do it. The person who does all the paperwork, which includes the work typically done by real estate agents and escrow ofcers in the U.S., is a licensed and legal notary called the escribano. This person charges around 1% on the declared sale price, which can be 20% to 80% less than the real price paid to the seller. Taxes and fees (2-3%) are paid on the declared price. Taxes are relatively high and there are many. There is a VAT tax of 21% on almost all goods and services, but it is included in the sale price at the supermarkets, restaurants, and everywhere else. The government taxes citizens on their total worth (properties, cars, etc.) annually (less than 1%). But the Argentineans have evolved into the best tax cheats in the world, even better than the Greeks, as only a cash-based society would easily facilitate. Travel and tourist visas to Argentina are much more lax and easier than the U.S. Tourist visas are approved upon arrival at the international airport in Buenos Aires called the Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) and at international border crossings. Tourist visas are good for 90 days and are renewable. There is another major airport in Buenos Aires called the Jorge Newbery Airport for all the internal ights within Argentina. Travel between these two airports is about a 1-hour taxi ride. The bus system between cities is one of the best in the world. Via Bariloche, a premier bus company, has a bus service called the Tutto Letto" which is on par with a rst-class airplane. This bus service makes the Greyhound buses downright shameful. By the way, there is an airport entry fee of $150 USD for U.S. passport holders, in retaliation for visa fees imposed on Argentineans traveling to the U.S. This entry fee is good for 1 year. A temporary immigration visa is easy to obtain if you can prove a guaranteed monthly income of at least $8,500 pesos or ~$2,000 USD. This visa is good for one year and is renewable. After 3 years of temporary residency, you can apply for permanent residency and then later citizenship. There is a very ethical immigration company called ARCA in Buenos Aires. I think they charge about $3,000 USD and they can get a temporary visa approved in 3-4 months. Please note that you need to obtain a criminal history record from the FBI if you are living in the U.S. So, for anyone who has a criminal record, it may not be easy to relocate to Argentina via this process. The above information are some of the nuts and bolts of real life on the ground in Argentina. The following sections briey describe 5 special relocation places throughout the longitudinal length of the country, and they also highlight the fact that if one has some money, especially from foreign sources, one can literally live like kings and queens in Argentina. Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province (middle Argentina on the Atlantic coast) The Paris of South America is the cultural, business, and geopolitical heart of Argentina. Buenos Aires has a population of some 13 million in the greater metropolitan area, about 33%
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of the entire population. It also has some of the best thieves in the world, viz., the theft of Jenna Bushs cell phone right under the nose of the secret service. Buenos Aires is, of course, known for tango dancing. Everything cultural and European is located in this city. The Recoleta residential area is where most of the tourists hang out and is very safe. If you plan to stay in Buenos Aires, I recommend a company called ApartmentsBA.com which provides 5-star accommodations at a fraction of 5-star hotel prices, and their service is doorto-door starting from the international airport. It was created from scratch by an American in 2002, which then also became one of the largest real estate companies in Argentina. It was recently sold to Luxury Retreats International, partly owned by AAA. For those with a more modest budget, there are plenty of youth hostels and inexpensive hotels in the Recoleta and other surrounding areas. Personally, I avoid spending time in this city as much as possible and only use it as a traveling point in and out of the country. Cafayate, Salta (northern Argentina) International investor Doug Casey of Casey Research is one of the founders of La Estancia de Cafayate, a 1,360-acre expat community in the making, located about 2-1/2 hours drive south from the provincial capital city of Salta. I have never been there but I hear that it is very beautiful and very hot in the summers. With beauty comes some ugly realities, the city of Salta is also widely known as the main drug transition point into Argentina from the north. San Rafael, Mendoza (middle Argentina near the Andes) If you like wine country, San Rafael and the surrounding areas in the province of Mendoza is the place. The weather there is mediterranean. I have never been there myself. Byron Lutz, another American, runs a real estate company that markets farms and vineyards for sale in the Mendoza province, especially the San Rafael area: Byronlutz.com. Just recently, I found out that Dave vonKleist, who was one of the rst people in the alternative media to expose 9/11 as a false ag operation with his 9-11 in Plane Site documentary, had left the U.S. some time ago and now lives in San Rafael. He co-hosts an Internet radio show called Expat Daily News Radio. San Carlos de Bariloche, Ro Negro (northern Patagonia) The premier skiing resort city of South America is called San Carlos de Bariloche which is located at the southern tip of the Ro Negro province. It is also known as the Switzerland of Argentina because of the snow-capped mountains and gorgeous cabaas located on lake front properties. As one Californian describes it, Bariloche is Lake Tahoe on steroids! Only a 2-hours direct ight from Buenos Aires, Bariloche is a sprawling city of some 150,000 residents. Its located along the southern shores of the beautiful and crystal clear Nahuel Huapi Lake. If the following ultra luxurious cabaa doesnt prove that one can live like kings and queens in Argentina, I dont know what will. It is located on a peninsula about 30 minutes to the west of downtown Bariloche and is available for daily rental (intended for group rentals during the ski seasons from July through September). One of the most beautiful hotels in the world is called the Llao Llao Resort and Hotel. Its about another 10 minutes further west of the peninsula. This is where the South American presidents go when they have their regional conferences in Argentina. For ordinary mortals,
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the price for staying there is what one would expect to pay for a private suite at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, i.e., very expensive. The Llao Llao sits on a hill overlooking not one but three crystal clear lakes and has an 18-hole golf course:

A boutique hotel called La Sirenuse is located between the peninsula and the Llao Llao. The following picture of lake waters was taken by a private beach just below this hotel:

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El Bolsn, Chubut (northern Patagonia) El Bolsn is known as the hippie capital of Argentina. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, hippies and those who wanted a simpler life converged in this fertile valley. Now, they are all a bunch of rich hippie landowners. Small 2-10 acre farms are called chacras. A typical farmable chacra will cost around $50,000 USD per hectare (or about $20,000 USD per acre). El Bolsn is a pleasant 2-hours drive south of Bariloche. Because of the microclimate, organic produce and fruits are grown locally. This area is known as the Frutas Finas capital of Argentina as ne fruits like organic raspberries, strawberries, cherries, etc. are all grown there. It is also the natural location for many teaching centers on permaculture and other sustainable practices like biointensive cultivation. The best natural and organic ice cream in Argentina and maybe the world is found in El Bolsn in a place is called Helados Jauja. For real estate prices and information in and around the El Bolsn area, check out the local king of the inmobiliarias: Ricardo Rubio. In Conclusion I hope that the information provided above will wet your appetite to nd out more about Argentina, especially the northern Patagonia region. I wish you and your family all the very best and safekeeping in Gods protection. Sincerely yours, _____________ PS I am a semi-retired, professional engineer and writer who has lived and worked throughout the U.S. for over 20 years.

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