11:49 am 2009-07-09T11:49:49-07:00
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The interior minister says Argentina will soon charge visitors from the U.S. and 21 other countries a fee to enter the country.
The fee goes into effect Jan. 1 and will match what those countries charge Argentine tourists.
Although details have not been released, U.S. citizens will probably be charged $131, a fee that covers re-entry for 10 years. That's the equivalent of what the U.S. charges Argentine tourists.
Argentina joins Brazil, Bolivia and Chile in charging U.S. visitors a fee to enter the country.
Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo calls the fee "an act of justice."
He said Wednesday that "it's not fair that they charge an Argentine traveling to Miami $131" and aren't charged anything in return.
