Comments on: Five Great Panama Canal Travel Attractions http://www.odec-callao.org/five-great-panama-canal-travel-attractions/ Sun, 09 May 2010 04:32:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: alli http://www.odec-callao.org/five-great-panama-canal-travel-attractions/#comment-471 alli Sat, 08 May 2010 19:19:48 +0000 http://www.odec-callao.org/?p=32#comment-471 On a recent trip to Peru a month ago, I used two different ATM's in Miraflores. I was given the exchange rate of 3.00. This was also the exchange rate I was given by the money exchangers that stand on the street corner. They advertise 3.05 however you will never get it. They always come up with some kind of excuse. Both ATM's charged me a $3.50 service fee which was later refunded by my bank in the USA (It's their standard procedure to refund ATM fees.) You might as well get Soles from the ATM since if you get USD you'll have to exchange it for soles anyway. Another word on exchanging money - Make sure the bills you are exchanging are in perfect shape - no tears and no markings, otherwise they won't accept them. Be careful exchanging USD on the streets, there is also a lot of conterfiet Nuevo Soles floating around. On a recent trip to Peru a month ago, I used two different ATM's in Miraflores.

I was given the exchange rate of 3.00. This was also the exchange rate I was given by the money exchangers that stand on the street corner. They advertise 3.05 however you will never get it. They always come up with some kind of excuse.

Both ATM's charged me a $3.50 service fee which was later refunded by my bank in the USA (It's their standard procedure to refund ATM fees.)

You might as well get Soles from the ATM since if you get USD you'll have to exchange it for soles anyway.

Another word on exchanging money – Make sure the bills you are exchanging are in perfect shape – no tears and no markings, otherwise they won't accept them. Be careful exchanging USD on the streets, there is also a lot of conterfiet Nuevo Soles floating around.

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