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  1. Pink Panther

    Banking Actual money exchange house (cueva) vs. prices quoted on financial websites

    I went to exchange money at the casa de cambio (cueva) earlier this week. They were buying US Dollars at 915 pesos to $1 USD and selling for 950 pesos to $1 USD which was different from what the rate was when I checked right before going. I use https://www.ambito.com/contenidos/dolar.html and...
  2. Calgary Foodie

    Banking Are Currency Exchange Houses (Cuevas) safe to use for exchanging money?

    I've received information from tour operators suggesting that using street exchanges or money exchange houses might not be safe due to recent governmental actions post-election. It seems the new administration is clamping down on unauthorized cash exchanges. If this is accurate, what would be...
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