Given my ignorance regarding Latin American countries and the amount of news that reaches the other side of the pond, I thought that when I arrived in Argentina I would feel very insecure. If you add to that the fact that it was my first solo flight, my accent, and my face as a lost person when I got to places, all that respect increased.
It is true that in certain places I have felt a bit of insecurity, for example in Buenos Aires, but mostly it was no more than what you can feel when walking through the center of a European city. My advice: do what you would always do. Do not keep your phone in your back pocket, control your backpack, do not look at the map in busy places, and better wait until you are in front of a shop window where you can stop...
Since we went to El Pilar some of the days we were there, we got on at the Retiro station and there you have to be more careful. I must admit that on one of the train trips through the capital, the situation was a bit cloudy. But for the rest, it's pretty safe.
Taxis in Buenos Aires charge you with a QR code that you find right outside the airport so you don't get overcharged. Try to pay in pesos, otherwise, they will make the official change to euros or dollars and you lose money. For example in the blue change, (the unofficial one) one euro is 300 pesos but in the official one, it is 150 pesos.
The north of Argentina is very safe, the buses, the shops, the streets... We would go for a walk at night and it was also very quiet. I was in Iguazú, Tilcara, Jujuy and Salta.
Bus rides are also very safe and very comfortable. It is one of the most common and economic means to move around the country.
Tip: Ask about prices before buying products or try to go to places that have prices on products like a supermarket. It happened to me in some stores that overcharged me or tried to charge me in euros in some transports as soon as they heard me speak. So I would try to check the prices before paying.
In Córdoba it also seemed very safe to me, we went out at night and walked back. I highly recommend these cities.
The south of Argentina is also very quiet, you can go for a walk without any problem.
The area of Río Negro and Chubut is one of the quietest areas, along with the north, in which I have been. We were camping and traveling with everything in the backpack and there are many people who travel in the same way. It is a great place to start camping and enjoy nature quietly.
So the answer is yes, I recommend Argentina. It is very quiet and the security in the busiest areas is the same as what you can find in another country. You must be careful not to be clueless and not enter strange towns or neighborhoods, but in general, it is a very comfortable country. That is why I advise you to leave behind the prejudices that we may have and venture to visit this wonderful country.
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