silversand wrote:
Some times wonky things happen like: when I was in Guatemala, and the fnancial services sector unilaterally announced: all traveler's checks can from henceforth only be cashed at Banco de Guatemala **in Guatemala City** !!! That was a PIA 'll tell you. Also, if you get caught in a coup d'etat (like in Honduras or Guatemala), only heavily fortified bank locales wll be open to do foreigner financial services at VERY limited hours...etc :)
That's when the embassy comes in handy. There hasn't been a coup in Guat or Hond in decades.