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In light of my first newbie trip to CR in Oct, I was wondering are there any Hip Hop (no offense to latin music, js not really my thing !!) dance/strip clubs that are popular in CR? I went through the search engine to no end, If any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Also, where will I get the best rate of currency exchange at: The Casino, SL, Amistad or js suffer the wait at the Banco? As of today (Sept 13) the rate is showing 1 to c580, where will I get the most back in these hard hit times every buck counts mongerin'.

P.s. new to CR but not to mongering, have already tattooed my name in Brazil, Dominican Republic, and the Uk!!!

Natureboi2009

There are a few. the last one I went to was in a place called pueblo. I hope my spelling is correct. it is call friends. good reggae and reggae-ton music.

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Bring your own CD's and have the club goin' off in your room

Cujo

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"Pain is the fuel that fans the flames of my pyre. A battle plan is only as good as the general carrying it out on the field. This is my war son, and I have the biggest bombs and the smallest conscience"...

That's good one. Why did I not think about that one..????.

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Robert Nesta Marley

Thanx for the sound advice fellas How about the money exchange situation?

I normaly exchange money upstairs at departure; and pay my exit tax at the same time. Give me one less thingto do when I am ready to leave CR

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"THE TRUTH IS' EVERYBODY IS GOING TO HURT YOU. YOU JUST GOTTA FIND THE ONE WORTH SUFFERING FOR"
Robert Nesta Marley

Jamrock is right, The Pueblo is a mall filled with clubs and restaurants in Guadalupe. It attracts a fast local crowd so a wingman is a must. It is the place the local girls go to party. It is five minutes or so from the SL.
Pops

The best rate is always at a bank. The only problem is that CR banks are painfully slow.

Like Jamrock said, there is a bank on the departure level at SJO. There are also currency exchange windows in the baggage level and also near gate 4. DON'T USE THEM. You steal about about 15-20% of your money. To get to the bank, you have to exit outside, cross the street, and take the escalator upstairs and go back into the terminal. They exchange at bank rates. If you only have a carry-on, it's ok, but I don't know if you want to drag your suitcase back up. And I wouldn't leave it with the taxi driver.

Last month, the Del Rey was exchanging at ¢570 which is unusually high for them. At the same time, the SL was paying ¢560 which isn't that bad either. I consider the money I'm giving up as a convenience charge. It's about 2,000 (~$3.50) for each $100 exchanged. A taxi to the bank and back (you don't want to walk with that much cash on you) plus the waiting, not worth the hassle.

worthy advice as always by the brothers on this form. thanx to all especially pops and orange for coming through with the much needed info. the advice will sure go a long way for this newbie.

Another thing you might want to consider is using the ATM. there is one just down the hill form the SL and the charge are reasonable. exchange rate is at the days exchange rate and the fee is about $3.00 US . which include the banks ATM fee and my bank fee.. I have used it and glad to know I can have cash any time. at reasonable cost.

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"THE TRUTH IS' EVERYBODY IS GOING TO HURT YOU. YOU JUST GOTTA FIND THE ONE WORTH SUFFERING FOR"
Robert Nesta Marley

Yes, using ATM's is a good idea, except if your bank is Bank of America since they charge some crazy ATM fee ($5?) each time you get cash.

Note: the exchange rate is not set by the ATM bank in CR; your bank calculates the exchange based on their own rates at the time. If there are any ATM fees, they must be added to the total because I have never seen a separate fee on my statement.