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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 12:40 pm
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Originally Posted by mccomb
Many of these shops also do underground currency exchange, and there are cuevanas (caves) that specifically do blue market exchange as well. As I said, you need to be a bit wary and speaking Spanish helps a lot.
I got 6.20 : 1 exchange rate in a cuevana 3 weeks ago. I recommend exchanging small amount at a time until you feel comfortable with any specific cuevana. This will also ensure that you will not have too much pesos leftover in the end of the trip.

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