Napoleon
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Hola amigos,
I just got back from a lovely long weekend in the pseudo "resort town" of Punta del Diablo. I've got a few money related tips for those who will be heading over to Uruguay for vacation.
TAKE AMERICAN DOLLARS AND NOT PESOS!!!
Let me 'splain.
Many stores & restaurants accepted US Dollars and most were at a rate of US$1 to UR$19.6
Not everywhere accepted AR Pesos, but those that did usually were at a rate of AR$1 to UR$3.5
That works out to buying US Dollars at a rate of US$1 to AR$5.6
YES! You read that correctly. For everyone bitching and moaning about paying over AR$4.50 for dollars, you bet get used to bending over if you want to go to Uruguay and use your pesos.
In fact, our group crashed the first night at a hostel in Montevideo and the rate was UR$340/person (US$17.35/person), but if you wanted to pay in AR Pesos, it was AR$100. (That is a rate of US$1 to AR$5.76.)
So if you only have AR pesos, then do whatever you have to do to get US dollars.
DUTY FREE CHUY(UR)/CHUÍ(BR):
The one place on our trip that allotted a good rate for AR Pesos was the Duty Free border town of Chuy, Uruguay & the other side of the street Chuí, Brazil.
In the first shop we stopped in on the Uruguayan side, they were giving a US$1 to AR$4.27 exchange rate, which is AMAZING! So if you are going to take AR Pesos, then that is the place to spend them. And there was a lot of junk in those stores, but there were also some great deals. Especially on electronic appliances like irons, electric water kettles, and coffee makers.
Credit cards are accepted in areas. Probably a lot more in Punta del Este & La Barra than in Punta del Diablo, Cabo Polonia, La Pedrera, & Paloma. The last four were a little crunch, sometimes overpriced (La Pedrera & Cabo Polonia), but always accepting of dollars. Pesos... not so much.
Oh, and gas isn't cheap either. But that's to be expected.
If your credit card is from a bank outside of Argentina, then you're probably ok, but I'd guess that banks inside AR are going to get shtupped.
If you have any other questions, fire away.
I just got back from a lovely long weekend in the pseudo "resort town" of Punta del Diablo. I've got a few money related tips for those who will be heading over to Uruguay for vacation.
TAKE AMERICAN DOLLARS AND NOT PESOS!!!
Let me 'splain.
Many stores & restaurants accepted US Dollars and most were at a rate of US$1 to UR$19.6
Not everywhere accepted AR Pesos, but those that did usually were at a rate of AR$1 to UR$3.5
That works out to buying US Dollars at a rate of US$1 to AR$5.6
YES! You read that correctly. For everyone bitching and moaning about paying over AR$4.50 for dollars, you bet get used to bending over if you want to go to Uruguay and use your pesos.
In fact, our group crashed the first night at a hostel in Montevideo and the rate was UR$340/person (US$17.35/person), but if you wanted to pay in AR Pesos, it was AR$100. (That is a rate of US$1 to AR$5.76.)
So if you only have AR pesos, then do whatever you have to do to get US dollars.
DUTY FREE CHUY(UR)/CHUÍ(BR):
The one place on our trip that allotted a good rate for AR Pesos was the Duty Free border town of Chuy, Uruguay & the other side of the street Chuí, Brazil.
In the first shop we stopped in on the Uruguayan side, they were giving a US$1 to AR$4.27 exchange rate, which is AMAZING! So if you are going to take AR Pesos, then that is the place to spend them. And there was a lot of junk in those stores, but there were also some great deals. Especially on electronic appliances like irons, electric water kettles, and coffee makers.
Credit cards are accepted in areas. Probably a lot more in Punta del Este & La Barra than in Punta del Diablo, Cabo Polonia, La Pedrera, & Paloma. The last four were a little crunch, sometimes overpriced (La Pedrera & Cabo Polonia), but always accepting of dollars. Pesos... not so much.
Oh, and gas isn't cheap either. But that's to be expected.
If your credit card is from a bank outside of Argentina, then you're probably ok, but I'd guess that banks inside AR are going to get shtupped.
If you have any other questions, fire away.
