Inside Argentina's Most Dangerous Neighborhood ($40 per month rent)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ต.ค. 2023
- Going deep into Villa 31 neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital City. My Patreon (a way to support these videos): / indigotraveller
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Thank you for watching.
A big thank you for watching this video, unfortunately as covered in the video, it came to a pretty abrupt end. A big thank you to all my Patreons for their support: www.patreon.com/indigotraveller I will be back soon with another series :)
Great to see you´re back, Nick.
I´m looking forward to watching your next experiences. Take care and thanks in advance
Nick siempre será bueno verte en cualquier lugar, gracias por la oportunidad de guiarte de nuevo, el video es una joya 💎😍, saldremos adelante donde sea que estemos, un abrazo 🤗💪🏼
Damn. That must have been some illness!!! Hope you are fully recovered.
Sorry to hear you got sick but I'm glad you're better now. Another great vlog Nick! Aloha from Hawaii
yoooooo big fan love your work
I am argentinian, I live in Buenos Aires. Thank you for the respect you showed in this video and for your good wishes. Your words were very touching.
That is so nice to read, much love to Argentina :)
Argentina is on my Travel List. It appears to be a wonderful country. Much safer than the USA.
JAVIER MILEI
@@elcubanito2442 hehe not at all
Great comment Vanesa. You are my hero
I like the fact he shows everything, no sugar coating. Good job Nick.
Appreciate that, thank you :)
Not exactly...it is a bit skewed but as a blanket statement...partly true
What is sugar coating
@@s125ish that person meant that Nick is showing those places straight as they are in real life. Not trying to make them look better than they actually are (or worse) - just exactly as they are (with both their good and bad sides), letting you decide what you think about them.
I’m an Englishman and a few years ago unknowingly walked through Villa 31. I got an overnight bus to the station and Google maps took me through this area when I was trying to walk into the city.
I got robbed at gunpoint and they took everything - it’s really interesting for me to see this video.
Thank you!
Ohhh... Google is your friend.... Facepalm!
You are lucky to be alive I also visted Argentina I had a robbery attempt also but I beat up both thieves … outside of the nightclub area keka I think it’s called in Palermo
@@SmoothMentality93 Palermo is a rich and touristic neighbourhood, anyway, usually there are some thieves there mainly robbing tourists (but most times in a non-violent way, like pickpocketing, because it's an area with frequent police presence, street cameras and also private security in some parts). But you were lucky that those thieves didn't had guns.
Interesting to see how the crime changes from places to places.
In my city the last place you can get robbed is inside the slums.
So you're British and you feel surprised about robbery and thieving? Hahaha, so that's how it feels?
The contrast between the villa and the upper-middle class neighborhoods located a few hundred meters away is simply brutal. I live in one of those neighborhoods and I had never been able to see the inside of the villa until you showed it. I am very sorry that you fell ill during your stay here, as you say, Buenos Aires has a lot to see, I hope you can return in the future
Thank you, appreciate you sharing your perspective. Much love to Argentina!
Communism !
@@atomicfusionvideofor who ?
En ese pais son todos una manga de ladrones del primero al ultimo.
@@atomicfusionvideoexactly, super socialism. The libtards will disagree, without doing any research. Here we go:
Being Argentine and from Buenos Aires.
I thank you for showing the reality of the villa.
Although there are other villas in Buenos Aires that in my opinion are much more dangerous since not even the police enter there.
I had several friends and acquaintances from my school who are from villa 31 or other villas and they are all very good people.
As always, great job with your videos.
Thank you so much :)
❤
What areas should tourists stay away from if they are visiting there?
@@youtubhi so is JoeB5705 one of the lucky ones? He lives in a good upper class area.
@@jjdavis7471 right now 2023, anything inside Capital (Ciudad de buenos aires) youre good. outside that, provincia, there are too many places to mention you have to be extremely aware and have info about the place or not go without a guide
I saw this place literally my last day in argentina after spending 2months. I was coming from chinatown and in the Uber on my way back to my Airbnb I stayed a block away from Obelisco. But as the taxi was driving on the highway I see these huge slums and like houses built on top of each other like the favelas in Brazil I was shocked to see it. I just knew it was “the hood” and rough part of town. Buenos Aires is huge! Glad to see Lenny is back on the channel and made it out of Venezuela after your incredible series a few years ago 👏👏…Venezuelans are literally in every country in South America now lol
Definitely a unique scene with the highway. Great to have Lenny back and thanks for the long time support!
Good to see Lenny again, I follow him on Insta and knew he had emigrated to Argentina, hope life is better for him.
Beautiful. Yeah, top guy!
So sorry to hear you got sick! Nice to see Lenny again. Such a contrast between the neighborhoods but very surprised to see the inside of Maria’s place and that it cost as much as it did. As always, there is a mix of situations and opportunities. Thanks for sharing this. Safe travels to you. 🙏🏻
Much love!
Argentina doesn't look too bad. I hope can visit sometime soon.
It is great, you should :)
There are so many areas in Buenos Aires that are the complete opposite of the slums shown in this video, it's a great city with so much history and things to see and do. The food culture is unbelievable, not just Argentinian food but loads of different countries and cultures can be found. Argentina is a massive country too with one of the most geographical diverse landscapes imaginable; you can be walking amongst penguins and doing snow sledding in the South, riding boats around whales in the east and skiing or snowboarding the Andes in the west or exploring desert areas in the North. It's like a mixture of multiple countries from different world regions in one.
Argentina isn't really that dangerous though is it my sister lived in Brazil and it's dangerous there but she lived near the Argentina part and she said it was safe
@@leahflower9924Buenos Aires is really dangerous.
People kill to eat here, its rough
@@vargasmartin7143there’s levels. I’m guessing you’ve never been in an actual dangerous country.
Compared to what you usually cover, the villa seems so tame lmao. Watching this after the haiti videos is surreal. I am from a small coastal town in argentina, Necochea, we don't have villas and it's fairly safe. I'm very ignorant of what happens in these other parts of my country and honestly, I thought it was going to be worse. I get that it's bad and the living conditions are awful, but the housing developments and the guys grilling every friday made me feel better. There is development happening
La 31 está así por el gobierno de la ciudad, que le quiere sacar la fama de encima. Si querés una villa como la que era la 31 antes, andá a la 1-11-14 en la ciudad, o sino cualquiera del Conurbano sur
La villa 31 es pobre pero no esta TAN mal como suelen decir gente la verdad hay barrios muchos peores en el pais pero en Capital esta suele ser la mas famosa.
this is far from the worst place in argentina
nah, esto no es lo peor de lo peor en argentina, ni de cerca
So if you are argentinian you should know what your country was years ago and how fucked up is nowadays.
Sorry to hear about your illness, Nick. I'm glad you're better now. I hope you will be able to come here again and keep seeing and showing Argentina.
I am Brasilian , and live in Rio de Janeiro..Oh, god what a beautiful and lovely country is Argentina.
VAi morar pô
Kkkkkkkkkk
Another great video from you Nick. I’m so sorry to hear that you got extremely ill, and I certainly hope you’re well again.
I actually love the shipping container fire station. Through the whole video it's just wonderful to see how resourceful Argentinians are in these areas. Love to see yet another series and see Lenny again 👍🏻
Thank you, much love
Sorry to hear you got so ill Nick, but thankyou for sharing this video on Argentina nonetheless.
I've been binging your videos every night to help wind down, and just need to thankyou for your time, energy and for showing us the world from the comfort of our own homes.
Take care of yourself, love from your sister country Australia ❤
Much love and thanks
That's not even close to be the most dangerous place, is just the most famous shanty town in Argentina because it's very close to the city center of Buenos Aires.
Also, it has improved a lot in the last decades.
Inside the city of Buenos Aires there are shanty towns like Villa Zavaleta, Villa 1-11-14, Los Piletones or Ciudad Oculta, that are far more dangerous, and in the metropolitan area that surrounds Buenos Aires (composed by dozens of satellite cities) there are many more.
Anyway, if you go with locals you can show those places.
Yeah it looks functional at least.
what about Ingeniero Budge?
He should go to el bajo flores o puerta de hierro, villa 31 is not the most dangerous at all but for this guy everywhere is dangerous
@@aSome1 ahí o en innumerables zonas más del AMBA tenés villas más peligrosas, lo mismo varias de Rosario y el Gran Rosario.
@@dalerojo2.091 llega a ir a rosario no sale vivo jajajajaja
Great to see you back Nick! Sad to hear you were sick and hope you have recovered completely. Stay safe!
I was in BA 20 years ago after watching Evita. I was warmed by hearing that maybe the places aren’t as bad as some may report. I hope you are feeling better now. Glad to have you back doing your thing. Thanks man.
Nice video Nick! I hope the situation in Argentina gets better. Much love from Brazil 🇧🇷 🇦🇷
Love to Brazil!
Argentina will be better when it deports the 15 million foreigners who are living there (Paraguay,Peru, Uruguay,Chile,Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Rca Dominicana,Venezuela)
@@kellyk5123sweet illusion… immigrants have not to do with the Argentina crisis or Brazil would be in a hole like Argentina is 🙄
@@crikafelix You should try to educate yourself. Those millions of immigrants bring more poverty, the government gives them money, they take away places in hospitals from the Argentines themselves. Never I have seen so many foreigners in Argentina, there are places called villas where only Peruvians live, others Paraguayans, and Bolivians I was shocked when I saw that on TV.
@@kellyk5123 You might want to double check Argentinas constitution.
Wow was not expecting an Argentina series Nick. Looking forward to watching this. Stay safe mate
Thank you Nate, unfortunately it ended shorter than planned.
I moved to Argentina over 10 years ago and with no plans to leave. The Villa 31 isn't as bad as it used to be. There is another large villa area in the neighborhood of Chacarita, but they have built proper housing there, so the safety has gotten a little better. If you are truly interested in visiting worse places in BA (the suburbs are generally more dangerous than the city proper), check out La Matanza, San Martin, and Quilmes. It is true though that Argentines are awesome, and you won't have more fun and a better welcome anywhere else in the world. I live in Mendoza now, and I think it's the best city to live in Argentina, so come visit us!
I loved them ❤
may I ask where are you from? thank you in advance!
@@luccaspagnuolo originally from the US but have been living in Argentina for many years
Argentina is not a bad country at all. It's a country where you will be safe as long as you avoid the bad areas just like in any other countries.
Me and my brother are going to Argentina in January next year. I am looking forward to this trip.
Totally, enjoy the trip ;)
Not like any other country. Not all countries have places where you’ll be in danger from other people.
@@Zei33 Every country in the world has "bad neighborhoods" that you dont want to go in
As someone who traveled here a month ago, it felt just as safe walking through a New York or a Chicago. Lots of pickpockets so be weary of that. Absolutely beautiful city, i hope you enjoy!
@@Zei33so there are some countries where people arent dangerous? tell me where 😂
I left Argentina in 1995, only visited once in 2001. Heart breaking to see my homeland descend to this level
@@andromeda45188 yes and? The Mapuche themselves were invaders from araucania.
Why has it gone downhill?
@@hugolafhugolaf terrible management and a culture of adding the bucket
@@cmsacademy1673I don't know that adding the bucket means, but terrible management is pretty clear.
Los que viven ahi no son Argentinos
So much respect for the people living there. I never knew about this neighborhood until watching this video. I love that people still smile and they are welcoming and I wish them better/safer area in the future!
miss you buddy! keep it up the good work 🤍 🇦🇷 Viva Argentina!
Thank you guys, much love! Your latest adventures look amazing :)
Continually love your videos, you go to places I couldn't imagine being brave enough to venture into.
You are the absolute champion of travel vids. Nobody else comes close. All aspects of your content is top notch. This was such an interesting place. I get so so excited every time you drop a new video. I hope there’s more Argentina content coming.
It's unfortunate people have to do business illegally, I feel for Maria. She's worked SO hard for her little spot and anyone with more power or standing than her can just roll in and say, 'Well, there's no papers this building is illegal, now it's ours.' It's seemingly gone on for some time, however so perhaps she'll be able to hold onto it for a long time to come. I hope for her.
Great work as always, Nick. Sorry to hear about getting the ick, glad you recovered well!
I'd say it's unfortunate we have to do business legally aka under the state mafia
Illegal inmigrant living off taxpayers money...
Been fascinated with Argentina since I was a teenager. Great insight Nick.
Im Chilean and been to Buenos Aires a couple of times. It’s beautiful, the people are very welcoming and the food is amazing 🙌❤️
Oh man, absolutely love your channel and love Lenny Ruiz. He’s a hell of a photographer. Thanks for having him back on your channel! 🔥🔥🔥
Ah man, I feel so bad you got sick!
I really wanted to see more of you around my native country of Argentina, there's so much to see.. shame, but loved this video!
The people that you interviewed were shown with dignity, humanity and respect. Well done. This is the first video I've seen by you, I will be checking out others.
Sending so much love to Argentina. And Lenny's photographs are goosebump beautiful
So thankful you're okay! You're so loved.
Nice to see you!
Thank you for putting out great content for us.
Thanks Stephanie!
Hope you're feeling better now nick. Take your time getting better and have a good rest please. Great video! :-)
Thank you Nick for giving us a brief insight on the lives of the Barrio Mugica where I have never been despite having spent some eight years in Argentina. The sight from the highway is very familiar to me, as are the surroundings including one of the flashy new buildings on the video where I used to work. Hopefully you will be able to return to Argentina one day so that we would get to see more from this very special place on the world scale. Whenever I would get frustrated with matters that were not under my control like strikes, road blocks, power cuts, the inflation or running out of certain items in the supermarket I would try and think of Argentina as its unique self, es lo que es! Life goes on and you do what you need to do.
It's nice to see you again, Nick. Great content as always! 🤩
Take good care of your health, Nick. Your work is very important and your videos are very interesting (and often wholesome and somewhat sad) to watch. Thank you very much for what you are doing.
Great to see a new episode on this channel. Missed your content :)
Getting ready to watch in 3, 2, 1....
😍
Thank you as always!
Another excellent video Nick! 🙏 Thank you. I m sorry to hear that you got so sick. That can happen when traveling. It’s happened to me twice.
Glad your back Nick! Stay safe out there.
Thank you Nick for providing such amazing content. Can you visit Marseille, France and do a video there any time? Would be interesting
Seems as safe as London tbh
So good to see Lenny again! Hopefully there will be more collaborations in the future.
Excellent video once again. Good to see you again! 👍🏻
Good to see you’re catching up with Lenny again! Love his photography too
Super talented guy
That fireman seemed to really fancy nick.
I went to Buenos Aires in 2018. I did a walking tour and the guides talked a bit about this neighborhood. One of the guides was from this area and said we shouldn't visit this area but also offered to take us if we wanted. I ended up not going so it's interesting to learn more about.
Welcome back missed your videos the last 2 months. Keep safe!
Love your stuff, Nick. Keep the videos coming! I watch them all...
Yay Lenny!! Good to see him again. Stay safe Nick. 🥰
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Always look forward to new videos! Been following you for a while! Great content, Nick.
Hi, from a long-time viewer. Thank you for a great vlog from Argentina. 👍❤
I've visited Buenos Aires before for our TV show and I totally love their food, the city's architecture and their street arts. I've seen that neighborhood and people advised me not to go there. I may not be able to go there but thanks to this video. Now I see it without any sugarcoat.
omg youre back lennys back what a treat! Thanks nick!
Lenny!!!!! So nice to see you again! Excellent video Nick as always!
thank you
I somehow missed several of your travels over the last several months! I am so glad this popped up in my feed again! Missed your reporting. One thing I loved about this episode, besides the excellent reporting…is how brightly painted many of the homes and streets were. It shows the hope, creativity, and spirit of the people. Even with tough circumstances they want to brighten and make the area lovely.
Thank you Wendy :)
Nick - long time viewer here. Have really enjoyed all of your series and especially this recent one about Argentina. I really think you should do your next series on Mexico. Just wanted to put that out there if it hasn’t come up yet. It’s got a lot goin on in the country.
So good to see Lenny back!! I remember him from your Venezuelan videos which caught my eye and ever since those came out, ive been your regular viewer! What a great video and cheers from Prague
I am wishing you safe travels Nick!
Was just starting to worry about you again! But glad to see you uploading again. Looking forward to this upcoming series! Love and support from South africa 🇿🇦!❤
Thank you!
Always a great day when IndigoTraveller uploads 🙌
Haha cheers!
Your videos are edited really well. Especially love when the translations happen. Also, love when you add music to your videos and my sub woofer activates.
Nice to see you and Lenny again .
Thank you for comming to our country Nick! 🇦🇷 We’re having presidential elections soon, and hopefully we'll overcome the crisis
Buenos Aires is an amazing city with so much diversity. The people are very friendly and regardless of our communications barrier, I really enjoyed their company. I would suggest anyone who wants to go, you should. I never once felt unsafe.
Sorry to hear you got sick, Nick. Wish you could have explored more and enjoyed your time. I left there with a stomach bug myself, maybe it was the Quilmes.
I also loved BsAs, mind you I mostly stuck to the common touristy areas, and the waterfront and outskirts.
i am sorry for your illness and i pray you good sound health always. i appreciate your adventurous works
This youtube channel is the best man. It really makes me appreciate everything I have when I see your videos. God bless these people man
It’s sad to see the poverty and poor living conditions in Buenas Aires, but the United States also has ghettos/barrios/homeless encampments still in 2023. I’m 71 years old and don’t know when things will change for all of us worldwide. Good Bless ❤
Yeah! Checko out Los Angeles, Denver, New Orleans and New York!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so much people sleeping on the streets
Barrios are not ghetto by default 🤦🏻, but yes Argentina is a beautiful country with bad leadership… hopefully their barrios will see better times..
I wish to visit this fascinating country
Awesome reporting as always, Nick. Thanks for showing us the reality where you are. Keep it up!
Much love :)
Good to see Lenny again. Great content as always.
Funny story, I had my entire wardrobe stolen from me as I was checking out of an Airbnb in Agronomia (right outside of Buenos Aires). I had to go to Gallerias Pacifico for new clothes later that day. That theft could have happened literally anywhere though. I still really enjoyed my time in Argentina and would love to come back.
Agronomía is not "outside" of Buenos Aires but inside of it, it's one of the neighbourhoods of the city (and a pretty good one by the way).
Compared to some recent videos I have seen of the USA this place seems mild and safe in comparison.
We're glad you're back... 💯💯
hopefully you're well, was looking forward to this series! next time
Brilliant as always Nick. You've inspired me to go to India and get well off the beaten tourist track. Plus do lots more travel and vlogging.. At 65... Bring it on!
Have fun, sounds amazing!
@@IndigoTravelleryeah thanks. The trek to Basecamp may lure me.. Anyhow take care my kiwi bro. You're an inspiration to many including me. Cheers Pete
Excellent work as always Nic. The people of Argentina are so resourceful and resilient...much respect.
Nic, you should come to Appalachia in Eastern Tennessee, Southeast Kentucky...real poverty here too, but some of the most beautiful landscapes and genuine people (my opinion). Stay safe Nic!!
Would love to see more of the USA!
@@IndigoTraveller Go to Los Angeles, New Orleans, Denver and New York You will see so many people homeless sleeping on the streets and YES! the most powerful country in the world have this issues
Ehh, the poverty is not THAT bad. After Watching Peter Santanello and Danny Mullen you realize it’s just a ghost town with a small amount of old people who don’t work and just so drugs instead lol.
Love seeing your videos Nick !
It's great to see you back Nick! This was so interesting! I've only seen Buenos Aries until now. Stay safe and be well! ❤
Much love
I just travelled here a month ago and you could tell that the country has been damaged by inflation in recent months. Many times, we’d get money back on our purchases between the time we swiped our credit card to when the purchase was finalized because it was so out of control.
Very beautiful country and definitely enjoyed my time there. Thank you for showing the other side of Buenos Aires that the normal traveler wouldn’t have the opportunity to see!
Thank you for the comment. Definitely sad to see the economy take such a downwards turn
There are two exchange rates in Argentina; the official (which is rubbish) and the 'blue dollar' rate which is double, by which everyone goes by. To encourage tourism and foreign spending, the banks give you a rate closer to the blue dollar if you're paying with an international card, so you get a rebate sent back into your account a couple of days later. It's actually not inflation-related, but glad you enjoyed the country.
El gobierno devolvía el impuesto al valor agregado, por eso te devolvían dinero. Ahora ya no.
Que bueno verte en Argentina. Siento seguro ahí pero tiene problemas como pobreza.
Casi todos paises tiene alguns lugares peligrosos
Pero no ha ese nivel.
Hope you feel better Nick. Great video
Hi Nick! I knew you would come to Argentina some day. Been a long time subscriber and always wanted you to come here and share your view on our country. So glad you finally came!
Thank you! Much love to Argentina!
I always look forward to your videos. What I’ve learned is there aren’t any perfect countries. Some are better than others, I never imagined Argentina had any problems whatsoever.
Travelled this country for 8 weeks. No matter what - I love Argentina, people are amazing. This country deserves so much better.
Absolutely amazing. Thanks for all you do 🙏
Argentina seems to be very similar to Brazil. Lots of beautiful areas but also a lot of poverty and dangerous areas. The difference is that in Argentina, it gets pretty cold and gloomy.
And not to mention extremely hot, humid and unbearable come December (in Buenos Aires anyway).
Similar but not as bad as Brazil
I'll be in Buenos Aires next month for some linguistic fieldwork. Thanks for showing this neighborhood. I can't understand just how chronic the finacial crises are there, getting better or worse. Fortuantely, i have colleagues who can help with paying my participants.
Despite all the problems, Argentina seems much safer than Brazil, although I love Brazil too.
Like every big city, just be aware and, pls, don't go around with your phone in your hand, you may get robbed....
Buenos Aires is very safe, the main problems are outside of the capital area so as long as you are weary you should be fine, obviously there are safer and less safer areas within the city but it doesn't get as bad as in other places.
Happy to see you made it to my home country Argentina. I've never been to that neighborhood, so cool to see it through your eyes. Great content as usual.
Thank you!
Thanks for the post and take care Nick. Thanks to Lenny.
Sad that there is only one episode of Argentina.
You should do a video in bad neighborhoods in peensyvenia. You should go to Kensington PA. Don't just go to obvious third world countries. A lot of people suffer In developed countries too.
That would be interesting. And also do a video of real life in new York.
@@vintagetriplex3728life in New York is much better than Argentina
how dare you call argentina a 3rd world country? They are the best of europe in latin america
Peensyvenia 😂
Kensington is a neighborhood in Philadelphia 🙄
Planning retirement has never been this confusing! First SVB, then Signature bank and now First republic, these are all the signs of yet another 2008 market crash and recession 2.0, so my question is do I still save in the United States dollar, or could this be a good time to buy stocks? So I’m left wondering what 2023 has in store for us investors, I’ve been sitting on over $745K equity from a home sale and I’m not sure where to go from here
Everyone needs a different stream of income , unfortunately having a job doesn't mean security due to the high rate of tax , one needs to move ahead their expectation, I would recommend refraining from investing in Forex/stocks for now. Instead, it would be prudent to consider retaining a portion of your assets in gold. Alternatively, seeking advice from a financial advisor could provide valuable guidance in this
@JOSHUAHAPPINESS-rh6woDo you mind sharing info on the adviser who assisted you? been saving for pension since age 18 - company scheme. along the way I hit higher tax, so I added to my company pension with a SIPP (tax benefits) I'm 56 now and would love to grow my finance more aggressively, there are a few cars I still wish to drive, a few mega holidays
I've taken the initiative to research Stacey Baldwin Hills online and verify her credentials. I'm impressed with her expertise, and I've reached out to her to share my financial market goals in detail.
I have been there many times and most recently was 3 weeks ago even did some shopping at the market by the retiro bus station, and I will say yes it has some issues. But many very good people who have ran into very difficult times; But they have a heart of gold!
Nick siempre será bueno verte en cualquier lugar, gracias por la oportunidad de guiarte de nuevo, el video es una joya 💎😍, saldremos adelante donde sea que estemos, un abrazo 🤗💪🏼
Milei 2023🗽
It’s important to see what is going on, in the south, central and North America. The demographics and stories have changed in just the few years since previous travel videos were made. The mass migration, labeled invasive in Texas , is going to change everything from this point on. There’s too many variables to predict exactly how.
Was waiting for you 💖