Originally Posted by
thetravelabstract
But I thought that cuevas were giving rates much higher than what you were getting on your trip but maybe I am wrong.
A good resource for this type of info would also be BAEXPATS.ORG. They can be a bit rough around the edges but its a great site for all the info on traveling to Buenos Aires and the rest of Argentina.
I was checking my rates with those quoted by guys on other sites and I was getting the same or within 10 centavos of others. I never tried to bargain at a cueva. I think some guys bargain and get a better rate for large US$ trades.
The rate you get at a cueva is 30 to 40 centavos less than the rate published in the BA Herald. The Herald was heralding an Ar$8 rate when I was getting Ar$7.65.
Thanks for the BAEXPATS tip.