LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The Short Version In short: Your LatAm expat and nomad daily guide for Wednesday, August 26. Buenos Aires’s city airport is shut for a second day, the Argentine wholesale peso edges to 1,512, and Pereira’s earthquake-damaged airport reopens with a thin schedule. 01 Aeroparque is still closed. Tuesday was day one of a 55-hour shutdown; […] The post LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Wednesday,…
Good morning. Buenos Aires airport remains closed for a second day due to preventive runway maintenance, disrupting roughly 900 flights. Ezeiza airport, located an hour from the city center, has seen an influx of 80% more flights than usual. In Argentina, the peso has stabilized at 1,512 per US dollar, down from a record high of 1,512 earlier in the week.
The stock market held steady at 3 million points. In Colombia, the Matecaña airport reopened today after an earthquake-induced closure. Paraguay's central bank meets today, with no expected change in the benchmark interest rate. Meanwhile, Rio de Janeiro faces heavy rain and humid conditions, with a high chance of further precipitation.
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