So sorry to hear of this. I am a U.S. citizen so had to check the UK Argentina site:
Urgent travel
to see what the solution involves. Looks like they will issue emergency travel documents that will allow your boyfriend to travel to up to five countries until his duplicate passport arrives. So all is not lost. Checking further on their site it looks like they no longer issue passports at the Buenos Aires embassy but handle it through the regional center in Washington DC.
These things work out in the end. Your boyfriend isn't the first traveler to have his passport stolen. It is worth 5000 on the black market. Which is why it is important to carry it concealed in a moneybelt under your clothes at all times. He won't make the same mistake twice I assure you.
Also for other travelers, it is always a good idea to have photocopies of all your travel ID and credit cards hidden on your bike.
Good on him for having a spare key.
Best luck.
Cheers,
John Downs
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