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I usually go every summer, I was transitioning jobs during last one and decided not to travel. I will be back down there in July. The city is amazing, I lived there for about 20 years before moving to DC. Hopefully, I will meet Louis Ricaute.

I've been in Buenos Aires two years ago, and finding rent boy is very easy if you know where to look for them. Needless to say if you compare Buenos Aires to Rio or São Paulo, Brazil wins by far. The rent boys are in Lavalle street and in Santa Fe Avenue. As @msclelovr said, you have to be very careful because there is a lot of crime and many underage hustlers, but they are abundant and very cheap. The bar in the basement is called Contramano and it is the senior (and seniors') gay bar in Buenos Aires. It has never been an escorts bar, but a venue with a crowd older in average than other places. During my last years in Buenos Aires, when I was in my 30s, I was very successful picking up very young guys there, besides the United Airlines flight attendants that I would often meet there. Perhaps some of the guys I was hooking up with for free would charge to older guys, I do not know. But in the local gay culture the place was never considered a hookers bar, but and older gentlemen' gathering venue. It is not located on Santa Fe but on Rodriguez Peña, a few meters from Santa Fe. It is not just a basement, about 20 years ago they expanded with a more modern three floors wing. In my last visits I did not go there because I am not willing to switch to the crazy night life times of the locals. Going to the place before 2 AM is pointless, and it is not an after-hours, 2 AM is the time when porteños go out, after a late diner. I did explore the porn movie theaters (a big one called ABC, but I think it was closed), the street cruising (still abundant although not as much as 20 years ago), and of course www.soytuyo.com. You probably have seen my earlier post recommending Joel.

In spite of the code for the airport, BA is not EZE. It's rather difficult to find rentboys. Nothing like Brazil at all. I visited a couple of saunas with exceptionally attractive young guys but zero for rent. Zoom has very attractive guys and cubicles but no rent. There is one very old gay bar in a basement off Santa Fe that is supposed to be a rentboy bar. Historic in that it was even open during the junta times. But, again, no apparent rent available several nights I went. BA is one place it's best to arrange guys online prior to leaving. At least one or two for an introduction to others.

I can answer the questions about Buenos Aires and Uruguay, with the caveat that I last visited in 2012. Inflation has been high since then. The saunas in Buenos Aires (Bs As) are NOTHING like those in Brazil. In Bs As you may meet attractive young men or closeted older men but they are there to play for free with men they find attractive. There are some sex-cinemas and you will occasionally find guys there who are service-providers looking to earn some cash. In general, it's advisable NOT to take a guy to your hotel-room unless you know them very well. The crime rate in Bs As is very high. Anyone you bring to your hotel will need to show their ID and be registered at reception. There are 'telos' which rent rooms by the hour - several in Recoleta - and I was never asked for ID there; they are well-kept and do not discriminate against gay men. Another cautionary note is to check the age (shown on their ID card) if a young man interests you. I've been propositioned by fit young men claiming to be 18-20 tho they were as young as 15 and 16. I've no interest in under-age sex and was glad I checked their ID as the penalty for such sexual relations is very severe; you would not want to spend any time in an Argentine jail. As to price, it all depends. The young guys on the street asked very little (the equivalent of US$20-30). It seems rather important that you treat the local working guys respectfully and then the rates are very low. Equally I've seen a rude visitor rejected firmly by a working guy. Locals who are middle-class, goodlooking with fit bodies may have a high opinion of themselves so you have to be discreet in picking up at the gym. That said, I'm an older man in good shape who dresses smartly - such things matter in Argentina and Uruguay - and I had no problem meeting (mainly in the local gyms) handsome young men with nicely muscled bodies. I had sex for free quite readily but of course I paid for the 'telo' and for drinks and dinner afterwards. I also met and played with some well-brought up preppy guys whom I took to the theatre or clothes-shopping. I also dated a local heart-throb, a real looker with a great body; when he spent the nights with me at my hotel I gave him US$100 for the 'taxi fare' home each morning. I'm not aware of any saunas in Montevideo. I spent most of my time outside the capital, at the beach resorts in Punta del Este. I was advised to 'import' a nice guy for company and I did invite a blond muscleboy from Bs As; he was happy to look after me as I paid for his airfare, the hotel and all meals.

A bit more: http://instinctmagazine.com/post/gay-actors-discuss-sexual-harassment-hollywood

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