Originally Posted by ajnaro
on Easter Island only MC will work in the local ATM; in French Polynesian, only Visa will work at any bank.
Not all countries in the world are like the US, where MC and Visa are virtually equivalent.
Wow, there are even ATMs on Easter Island and you can withdraw funds from your own bank?
I remember at Taihiti, there was only one machine at downtown Pappeete that took my ATM card (I dont remember it is a Visa or a MC) - that was the machine in front of the Marchee - not even the machine of the same bank at the bank's office in town would take my card.