by Juliana L Holm <jholm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Mar 23, 2005 at 05:36 PM
In rec.travel.caribbean Bert Hyman <bert@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Use VISA/MasterCard for "major" purchases. Get pesos with your ATM
> card from the cash machines you'll find everywhere.
While this is generally good advice, and commonly mentioned, I will point
out
that many credit cards charge an additional fee (typically 3%) to anything
charged in a foreign currency.
So if you have the cash, the ATM is the best way to go.
--
Julie
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