Stop Guesswork Different Banks Different Tipos de Cambios

The second clicky is very useful. It shows why we use HSBC. Best exchange rate, and the only one, at least in Zihuatanejo, that lets us get 15,000p at a time. Thanks!

Note that many times the Bank posted rate of exchange is different from cajeros automaticos*. But ATM versus same bank teller tipos de cambios tend to track together.

*Personal experience - cajeros automaticos give a more favorable rate

There is a huge difference between LET and LETs.

Have you extracted more than six thousand pesos in the last several months? If not, be prepared for a surprise. A biggie.

Yes we have.
What's an LET?

Would it be Lets Eat Tacos?

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Or, Look Everyone, Tourists!

I like the tacos de huitlacoche, I will let you all look that up.

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Huitlacoche is a specialty in Guerrero. Great stuff. Kind of partial to the English name for it-smut!

Also known as cuitlacoche. Take ANY non caveated report here about ATM rates with three or four grains of salt.

Four tries five HSBC cajeros automaticos. # 1 out of service, #2 limited to $4,000 pesos maximum. Checked with bank management, been that way since late June. The last two at different banks refused any of three cards. Checking inside the people said "They no longer accept extraneous cards, (just like BanComer)". I deduced hard-and-fast-rules are regional.

Be wise, check with neighbors before making a frustrating trip. Banorte tipo de cambio was one full peso less than the BanaMex rate, yesterday 18.81 including ATM fee not USA bank fee.

These checks were made in a city of 400,000 75-miles from the dorder.

I have City Bank, US card will not work at HSBC and neither will the Citibanamex card.

My suggestion change banks.

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