changing dollars to pesos

[Uzin]

One thing to remember is never accept the first offer, always go to at least two or three cambios and get a few quotes. Even after a while it's worth doing that. I thought I found the best cambio I was using for a while until later I found out he actually stopped giving me the best deal (although he did at the beginning !).

[zak023]

Originally Posted by Rocky

And keep those 2,000 pesos notes separate from the 500's.
At night, they appear the same and you could easily give the 2k in lieu of a 500.

How true this can be..It happened to me in Boca Chica a few years ago..I was having a few presidentes and The place was full that I was in..I gave a 2000 Peso note in a Discotec not looking closely..And the guy gave me change for a 500..Lucky for me my wife was standing right there and saw what I gave and demanded the change for a 2000..It turned out the guy put it in the slot with the 500 peso notes and not under the tray so he was able to see it was his mistake..A RARE but honest one this time anyway...

[jcarn]

Originally Posted by Uzin

One thing to remember is never accept the first offer, always go to at least two or three cambios and get a few quotes. Even after a while it's worth doing that. I thought I found the best cambio I was using for a while until later I found out he actually stopped giving me the best deal (although he did at the beginning !).

i wound up finding a good deal by going to the western union on pedro clisante. i think i got like 32.5 pesos to the dollar. airport was 29 peso rate

[Don Pedro]

The best place is Ochoa Ferreteria , The main store at Santiago.
They always give you 0.15 than the best rate you can get anywhere.
Simply because they need $ to buy and it is cheaper for then to give you a better rate than buy $ from a bank.
They do not deal Euros.
P.

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by Don Pedro

The best place is Ochoa Ferreteria , The main store at Santiago.
They always give you 0.15 than the best rate you can get anywhere.
Simply because they need $ to buy and it is cheaper for then to give you a better rate than buy $ from a bank.
They do not deal Euros.
P.

Bear in mind that Ochoa is not on the North coast.

[Sosuany]

What about all those Motoconchos asking you to change money? Are they trying to scam tourists? I never changed money through them.

[FireGuy]

Originally Posted by Sosuany

What about all those Motoconchos asking you to change money? Are they trying to scam tourists? I never changed money through them.

Change money on the street - count your money and your fingers when finished.

I never trust a potential thief who's sitting on his getaway vehicle while trying to scam you - LOL.

Gregg

[MGoss]

We used banks like the Bank of Nova Scotia, could we have gotten a better rate on the streets then in the banks?