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| Author: | Jacoret [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
I know it varies slightly but if youre down there what kind of exchange are you getting right now? Thanks, Jac |
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| Author: | Irish Drifter [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
Jacoret wrote: I know it varies slightly but if youre down there what kind of exchange are you getting right now? Thanks, Jac http://indicadoreseconomicos.bccr.fi.cr ... nilla.aspx |
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| Author: | Jacoret [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
Thanks Irish, does anyone know which bank is upstairs in the airport? How about hotels? SL, Amistad? Are they just rounding it up to 500 to make the exchange easier? Appreciate the info. Jac |
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| Author: | Chilimike [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
at the tables you buy in for $200 you get 198 ....... |
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| Author: | Irish Drifter [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
Jacoret wrote: Thanks Irish, does anyone know which bank is upstairs in the airport? Jac The bank at the airport is BAC-San Jose. If you want to see just how big a rip off the money exchange booth at the airport is check the rate for Casas de Cambio Global Exchange they are the operator of the airport money exchange booth. The rate this morning at BAC-San Jose for buying dollars is 499.00 while at Casa de Cambio Global Exchange it is 441.84. 
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| Author: | PlaneCrazy [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
Ya, even the currency exchange places here in Canada screw you on the rates. I just called today and the ICE booths at the major Canadian airports only give you 461 colones on the dollar, plus there's a 1% surcharge which makes it about 458. Does the BAC-San Jose booth at the airport do direct Canadian $$ to Colones exchanges? I never tried that yet. Normally I convert my Canadian dollars to US at my bank and then convert the US to Colones when I get in country. But the best rate I get doing that is about 485. |
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| Author: | Irish Drifter [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
PlaneCrazy wrote: Does the BAC-San Jose booth at the airport do direct Canadian $$ to Colones exchanges? I never tried that yet. Normally I convert my Canadian dollars to US at my bank and then convert the US to Colones when I get in country. But the best rate I get doing that is about 485. I do not know about BAC but I have bought and sold Canadian $ at Scotia Bank. However that was for USD both ways not colones. |
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| Author: | SinCity [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
On Sunday July 17 I received 498-1 @ the bank upstairs @ the airport; my wingman, who arrived the next day received 500-1 @ the same place. |
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| Author: | Squirrel88 [ Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
Here are the ways I exchange $ for Colonies in Costa Rica from best to worst. Bank in town (Casa de Cambio or ATH) There are only about a hundred of them... Either Bank of CR or SJ... Bank National. Casino Hotel Asking a beger out on the street *** NOT Recommended *** Bank at airport. *** Would be the last place only after an earthquake and I was hightailing it out of there. *** |
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| Author: | K-Paxian [ Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
I just exchanged at a Bank of Costa Rica today in downtown San Jose and I got 499 colones per dollar. |
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| Author: | Squirrel88 [ Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
SinCity wrote: On Sunday July 17 I received 498-1 @ the bank upstairs @ the airport; my wingman, who arrived the next day received 500-1 @ the same place. Let me get this right... you are upset over less than a penny?  
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| Author: | SinCity [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
Squirrel88 wrote: SinCity wrote: On Sunday July 17 I received 498-1 @ the bank upstairs @ the airport; my wingman, who arrived the next day received 500-1 @ the same place. Let me get this right... you are upset over less than a penny? Nowhere did I say I was upset at all. The poster wanted to know current rates so I quoted them for my transaction & my wingman's. Nothing more, nothing less! |
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| Author: | BhueyXXXVII [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
Better exchange what you can now. The dollar is going to take a serious dive come next Tuesday. You'll be begging the chicas to take dollars instead of colones. |
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| Author: | Jacoret [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
thanks guys, I got 499-1 yesterday at the bank upstairs in the airport. No worries. Jac |
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| Author: | PlaneCrazy [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dollar to Colone exchange rate as of July 24th? |
The last couple of years with our Canadian dollar being very close to the US buck (actually been higher for a while now) has made it so much easier to budget for travel, lol. It really sucked years ago when we had a very poor exchange rate. I think I will arrive with US bucks when I come down next week and exchange some at the airport and some at the Scotiabank once I'm settled in. The Scotiabank CR website is saying that they are buying US today for 510c per. And I get a very good rate on US dollars at my local bank branch. They always have a few grand of US behind the counter and since it's my home branch, there's no service charges. If I need any top ups later on, I'll just use my debit card at the bank ATM's. Did that a couple of times last trip and the exchange was reasonable. |
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