Originally Posted by
Siempre Viajando
We will be traveling to El Calafate and Ushuaia in late December. Can anyone tell me if it is as easy to change US dollars at the blue rate in those cities as it is in Buenos Aires and Mendoza? Thanks in advance.
This is from an article on the subject:
On a recent afternoon on Lavalle street, while DolarBlue.Net listed the buy rate at $13.5, arbolitos were offering anything from $13 for US$100, which rose to $13.2 if you were willing to sell US$1,000 in a single trade.
Likewise, tourists short on pesos in Patagonia, or the far north, will receive an unpleasant shock if they are used to rates in Buenos Aires. One money changer I visited in a small southern town looked up the official rate, then the blue rate, then split the difference. I refused. He just shrugged. When you are the only game in town, you can set your own terms.
or the complete story see:
http://www.argentinaindependent.com/...dollar-market/