I Always Use the Same Guy
[QUOTE=Shortguy;432127]I will be in BA in a few weeks and have always bought pesos at official change houses. How do you know if you are getting counterfit pesos or the real deal at a cueva?[/QUOTE]We just always go to the same places once we find a decent rate. The difference between the official rate and the black market makes it a worthwhile gamble.
Good Luck,
TL.
Heard $7.77 yesterday.
Scalabrini Ortiz & Cerviņo. Specifics?
I'll be visiting BsAs in a couple of weeks and it's clear after reading this forum that "cuevas" are the place to exchange money.
I see this particular one mentioned quite a lot, and I will be staying in the vicinity of that intersection (Scalabrini Ortiz & Cerviņo). But how do I find this cueva? I assume there are lots of storefronts on all 4 corners of that intersection. Feel free to PM if this info is too sensitive for a public forum.
Thanks in advance.
[QUOTE=AllIWantIsLove;432068]That was for $400 US. Three 100s and two 50s, although I doubt that the 50s changed the rate. (He wouldn't take the 200 dollar bill.)
Bob[/QUOTE]
Scalabrini Ortiz & Cerviņo
I don't recall any sign on the cueva, but it's next door to the Freddo's which does have a prominent sign. (Freddo is a chain of ice cream parlors here.) As you are facing Freddo's it's to the left. You have to push a buzzer to the left of the door to be let in. The door is glass and I think that the entire front of the place is glass and you can see two tellers' windows through the door / window.
Bob.
[QUOTE=GlobalNomad5;432165]I'll be visiting BsAs in a couple of weeks and it's clear after reading this forum that "cuevas" are the place to exchange money.
I see this particular one mentioned quite a lot, and I will be staying in the vicinity of that intersection (Scalabrini Ortiz & Cerviņo). But how do I find this cueva? I assume there are lots of storefronts on all 4 corners of that intersection. Feel free to PM if this info is too sensitive for a public forum.
Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]