Do not carry cash with you in South America!

[gatogato]

Hey guys, I was just robbed of $500 US in Buenos Aires. I had $1000 U.S. from the deposit for selling my motorcycle in Paraguay. Unfortunately I decided to keep the money with me rather than paying 5% for Western Union.

I was keeping $700 US in my money belt which was inside my bag and resting in the corner of my girlfriends apartment. The apartment is in a nicer area of Buenos Aires and I did not suspect any of my gf`s friends to be thieves.

I checked the money today and $500 was missing with $200 left behind. Pretty sure it was an inside job. The doorman to the apartment is a likely suspect because he knew I sold my motorcycle, had a key to the apartment, and knocked on the door 2 times yesterday to ask where my gf was.

Do not trust any situation in South America! When you least expect it you will get robbed here. Even the developed cites like Buenos Aires still have poor people who search through every ounce of trash to recycle things. There is no escaping the poverty down here!
(That being said, this could have happened in the U.S. too but I doubt it.)