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Birdie Jan 23rd, 2017 05:09 AM

No problemo. We had a great time. I'll try to put together a trip report.

suze Jan 23rd, 2017 08:16 AM

Please do Birdie, we need more PV info on this forum! gracias, suze

suze Jan 29th, 2017 01:02 PM

<I thought you had to stop at the ATM to pay the cab fare>

Nope, trust me, you don't. They would be happy to accept your USD (because they make more off the deal than if you pay them in peso!).

vincenzo32951 Jan 30th, 2017 06:48 AM

You misunderstand. I know that. That's why I was questioning Birdie about it. The "you" in the post was meant specifically for Birdie, as in "I thought you said you had to stop."

tom_mn Jan 30th, 2017 12:12 PM

Cancun Airport ATM: I used the Santander one. Note that there was no way to toggle on English for this ATM so needed help from others in line with the Spanish prompts. Got a nice smattering of different values of bills. Fee was about 27 pesos, less than $1.50. Note that many ATMs charge 90 pesos which is not a small amount, and not just ATMs in touristy areas.

suze Jan 30th, 2017 12:14 PM

<Note that many ATMs charge 90 pesos>

That happens with non-bank machines.

tom_mn Jan 30th, 2017 12:17 PM

Add to above: prepare to cancel the transaction if you are not allowed to withdraw the amount that you want. I ran across a machine that limited withdrawals to 2500 pesos. It's not worth paying a 90 peso fee and getting less money than you need. Cancel the transaction and try another one.

tom_mn Jan 30th, 2017 12:20 PM

Suze: It was (I think) a bank ATM but located in an Oxxo (c-store). I was misled by Capital One that there would be a fee-free ATM at that particular Oxxo, but it wasn't fee free.

suze Jan 30th, 2017 12:42 PM

Oh OK. Thanks for clarifying. I have never seen that high of a fee on a Mexican bank ATM.


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