There were 2 ATMs inside the Airport. Both charged me a fee using my foreign Mastercard, Revolut. It was something around EC$5....
Opted for a small $50 USD exchange at the airport for taxi fare, then withdrew the rest cash via an RBC Royal Bank ATM downtown. The ATM gave me a mor...
This happened at a VFSC Bank ATM near Jolly Harbour - no error or message. I reported it quickly, and they confirmed receipt in about 24 hours. I retu...
Booked six hostels - four accepted cards, one didn’t work, and one surcharge bit sucked at 5%. Hostel payments in Argentina are largely cash-based, bu...
Tried Amex at Cerrito Street shops - it failed. ATMs in Córdoba rejected it. Visa and Mastercard worked fine. Amex card acceptance in Argentina remain...
Lost my Mastercard in Salta at a Banco Galicia ATM. Went straight to the bank with passport, withdrawal slip, and they returned it the same afternoon....
Used buses throughout Argentina and ended up carrying cash for everything except BA subway. Transit card acceptance is still limited - buses in Córdob...
Airport exchange windows gave me ARS 160 per USD - terrible compared to ARS 180+ from a Banco Ciudad ATM in Palermo. Withdrawing cash in-city is the s...
In Mendoza and Cordoba, taxis mostly ran on cash. In Buenos Aires, one out of three taxis I flagged accepted cards but tacked on a 15% fee. Paying for...