<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Nevsky:
Given the currency situation, is it advisable to use credit cards or is it better to use US dollars? I do not like carrying lots of cash. Are ATMs available? Is the exchange rate at ATMs good?</font>
Yes, there are many ATMs in BA. You have two options of withdrawals - Dollars or pesos. Don't choose dollars, because that option is not available.
The exchange rate is ok, it's better than the foreign exchange offices in the airport.
As far as using credit cards. Most places do take credit cards, but be warned that certain shop owners(very few) will tell you they prefer cash, as collecting the payment from the bank will take more than a month.
Don't worry. If you're carring dollars, that's enough.. As I said in my post above, most shops do take dollars and the exchange rate is good.
[This message has been edited by eperaltaotero (edited 09-20-2002).]