Lucila Pellettieri

a man on a bike in argentina

Venezuelan engineers flee to Argentina but find few jobs await

Immigration

As Venezuela’s economic crisis worsens, almost 7,000 Venezuelan engineers have moved to Argentina during the past two years. But Argentina’s economy is staggering, too, and the job market is fiercely competitive, so where does that leave a trained engineer?

a woman in buenos aires stands in front of her informal home

Onerous standard rent deals in Buenos Aires force many into informal settlements

Economics
a man mixes cement in argentina

Prefabricated homes may fix Argentina’s housing crisis — and put builders out of work

a house for sale in buenos aires argentina

Plummeting peso sinks hopes of first-time home buyers in Argentina

Economics
volunteers pack food at a food bank in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Food insecurity rising in Argentina, sparking protest and food-emergency bill

Food