Originally Posted by
carbonaddict
Even if I paid for the flights via lan argentina at the peso rate by credit card at official rates this would seem to be cheaper at c $600. However, I infer from your answers that the 5168 pesos price is in fact the local resident rate and shouldn't be booked by non residents. Is that correct?
When you click through after selecting your flight a warning box usually appears informing you that you're booking a resident fare.
I've also heard people have had problems using a foreign issued card when booking flights on the S American websites.
I've rarely heard of anyone using resident fares - not that many would admit to it anyway.