Originally Posted by
Tomayto
We're going to Argentina and Montevideo in December. From reading these posts and other reading, I realize robbery is prevalent in Buenos Aires. How about outside of Buenos Aires? Is the crime also as bad in Montevideo?
I don't consider robbery to be that prevalent in BA, actually. There are things to watch out for, as in any large city. I don't think it's as dangerous as Rome, Bucharest or Quito. If you know the scams that are going on, you should be able to avoid all problems.