US Dollars in Costa Rica

Old Dec 20th, 2017, 11:23 AM
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US Dollars in Costa Rica

Will be spending one night precruise in San Jose Costa Rica. Need I convert my US dollars to local currency?
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Old Dec 20th, 2017, 02:41 PM
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U.S. dollars have been accepted everywhere that we've gone.
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Old Dec 21st, 2017, 06:39 AM
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Depends on how much you care about the exchange rate. And am not sure what you mean by "convert", I always use ATMs, but my bank charges no fees.
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Old Jan 3rd, 2018, 10:00 AM
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U.S. dollars and credit cards were accepted at every place I visited while spending three days in San Jose CR last year. The only exception was mass transit, which I presume you won't be using.

No matter where you travel around the world, credit cards (pretty much) always give you the best exchange rate -- just be certain to insist that you get the price in local currency. The second best rate is at ATMs, which are pretty common in San Jose.
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