money exchange

My doorman just told me that the supermarket chain Diarco is allowing people to exchange any US dollars they have and exchange at the rate of 1,400 pesos to $1 US which is higher than the current blue rate of 1,325. I think you have to end up purchasing something there but they will give you...

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...

I understand that the largest denomination bill in Argentina is the 2000 peso bill, which is currently worth about USD $2.11 blue rate. I will be in a situation in which I will need to convert some money in Buenos Aires on a Saturday and then fly out to an area that may not have cash on Sunday...

Money matters are a bit complicated in Argentina and there are many different exchange rates but the key exchange rate to note is the "Blue Dollar" rate. You can always see the Blue Dollar rate at this website: https://www.ambito.com/contenidos/dolar.html There is an official rate that no...

I finally got a chance to come up for air and wanted to post a Trip Report on my 2-month trip to Buenos Aires this summer. (June and July 2023). Please keep in mind the exchange rate at the time of this posting was only 500 pesos to $1 US. Now it's over 1,000 pesos to $1 US as of November 21...

If I'm selling property here do I need to have an inmobilaria in the mix or can I just get my own escribano and do the deal between two parties? Relatedly, if those two parties happen to have accounts outside of Argentina can they do the money swap between their respective accounts and never...