Comments on: Which bank ATMs give free cash withdrawals in South America & Central America? /best-latin-america/bank-atms-free-cash-withdrawals-south-america/ Exploring the best of Latin America Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:38:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: 17草视频 /best-latin-america/bank-atms-free-cash-withdrawals-south-america/#comment-967 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:38:59 +0000 https://cuppatocopa.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-967 In reply to Alex.

Thank you for the info!

]]> By: Alex /best-latin-america/bank-atms-free-cash-withdrawals-south-america/#comment-965 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:15:34 +0000 https://cuppatocopa.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-965 In reply to 17草视频.

Second the above. BAC in Granada charged $3 with Mastercard (Starling). The only Bancored machine was off when we went

]]> By: 17草视频 /best-latin-america/bank-atms-free-cash-withdrawals-south-america/#comment-958 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:21:32 +0000 https://cuppatocopa.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-958 In reply to Anonymous.

Hi there! What a trip you have planned! Not everywhere will accept credit cards, but a lot of major tourist sites will. However, not worth risking so I highly recommend that before you travel you order one of the free top-up travel cards online banks provide that allow you to pay by debit card or withdraw cash without FX commission and with lower/no ATM fees – from the US, check out Charles Schwab or Revolut.
You can pay in USD in Panama, Costa Rica and some touristy parts of Mexico, but you won’t always get the best rate, and might receive change in local currency.

Enjoy your time in this wonderful region!

]]> By: Anonymous /best-latin-america/bank-atms-free-cash-withdrawals-south-america/#comment-957 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:14:36 +0000 https://cuppatocopa.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-957 First trip (Viking cruise) from Florida to Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rico, and Panama. Are Mastercard and Visa credit cards acceptable pretty much everywhere? Our ATM card is from Frost Bank, which is only in Texas. Will any USA bank ATM Cards work in these central American countries? Is USA currency acceptable?

]]> By: 17草视频 /best-latin-america/bank-atms-free-cash-withdrawals-south-america/#comment-951 Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:36:39 +0000 https://cuppatocopa.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-951 In reply to Anonymous.

Ah very annoying! Thank you for letting everyone know!

]]> By: 17草视频 /best-latin-america/bank-atms-free-cash-withdrawals-south-america/#comment-949 Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:33:48 +0000 https://cuppatocopa.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-949 In reply to Diana.

Ah that’s a bummer! Thank you for adding this 馃檪

]]> By: 17草视频 /best-latin-america/bank-atms-free-cash-withdrawals-south-america/#comment-947 Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:33:01 +0000 https://cuppatocopa.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-947 In reply to Luke Brinkworth.

Amazing, thank you so much for all this additional insight!

]]> By: 17草视频 /best-latin-america/bank-atms-free-cash-withdrawals-south-america/#comment-946 Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:32:44 +0000 https://cuppatocopa.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-946 In reply to Anonymous.

Thanks so much for this info! Enjoy Bolivia!

]]> By: Anonymous /best-latin-america/bank-atms-free-cash-withdrawals-south-america/#comment-945 Sun, 08 Oct 2023 13:41:57 +0000 https://cuppatocopa.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-945 In peru, interbank charges 20 soles.. banco de la nacion is free. I just left peru and am in bolivia.. today i’ll try and find a free atm in la paz… love the blog

]]> By: Luke Brinkworth /best-latin-america/bank-atms-free-cash-withdrawals-south-america/#comment-944 Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:01:46 +0000 https://cuppatocopa.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-944 Thought I’d share some Argentina info. As far as I can tell there’s no scotiabank in Argentina. There’s plenty of other banks but all of their ATMs are either Link or Banelco.

In Link ATMs there is a withdrawal fee of around 13USD and at Banelco ATMs the fee is around 10.50USD. This is accurate for my UK bank issued Visa debit card at least.

I only withdrew money a couple of times given these excessive fees, but I think both ATM types have a 25,000ARS withdrawal limit, which is only about 70USD. However I only tried the ATMs in Bariloche and Ushuaia so perhaps ATMs in bigger cities let you withdraw more.

A much better option was to pay by card. Bear in mind I have a UK bank issued Visa debit card, so I can’t say for sure if using other card types is the same. But when paying by card I got the “blue dollar” rate. So for example, I had a steak and glass of wine in Buenos Aires which cost 13,700ARS. At the official rate that is around 40USD, but it shows up on my bank statement as closer to 20USD.

Another good option is to bring money from a neighbouring country like Chile or Brazil if you are there before going in to Argentina. Like the “blue dollar” gives you a much better rate if you want to change USD to ARS in Argentina, you can also get good rates on other foreign currencies, including Brazilian reals and Chilean pesos.

Money in Argentina is a bit of a pain, so hopefully someone finds this helpful!

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