Last seen: July 11, 2025
Try Banco Unión or BNB ATMs. My Wise card didn’t work at BancoSol or those small shop ATMs at all. Some banks here just don’t play nice with foreign f...
My average daily spend was about 180 BOB. That included lunch and dinner at decent places, public transport, and tips here and there. Tours and hostel...
I used the 1Taxi app in Cochabamba, which lets you book rides like Uber, but even then I had to pay the driver in cash at the end.
Stand Chart and UOB most consistent, and they all had English options on screen which helped a lot.
I tried using Amex in Sucre and Cochabamba and had zero luck. Most places straight-up told me they don’t accept it.
Withdrew cash from a BancoSol ATM in Sucre around 9 pm. It was inside a supermarket and pretty busy, so I felt okay- ISH 😀
Got my pesos from Santacruz. No problems, machine didn’t try any funny conversion stuff.
Bigger hostels like Wild Rover and Selina took my card with no issues. But when I stayed in smaller places in Potosí and Samaipata, they only accepted...
Mi Teleférico was super cheap and easy. I paid with coins at the kiosk but saw people using stored-value cards too. Not tourist cards though, just loc...