bajarich
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Money Exchange near Mexicali East (heading south)
Is there a money exchange at the Mexicali east crossing, or do I need to drive over to Calexico?
We will be driving from Yuma.
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I have an account with Wells Fargo, and for convenience, I get my first supply of Pesos there before I hit the road. Depending on how much you want
to exchange, you may want to call ahead to see how much Mexican currency they have on hand.
I usually don't carry a large amount of cash, and depended on ATMs and banks to refresh my supply. Last year that got kind of dicey in Mulege and
Loreto, with both plastic and greenbacks being declined!
Edit; I am pretty sure that it is not necessary to have an account to exchange money. I have also used them to get Canadian currency at the other
end of my journey.
[Edited on 12-13-2017 by AKgringo]
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there is about .75 points difference between north of the border cambios and south of the border cambios
so exchange in the usa
currently DO NOT depend on ATM's for pesos from your northern bank account
if you get too many pesos you can ALWAYS exchange them back when you return to the border
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After you get across the border you will come to a T junction. Take a left and after 1/2 mile or so you will see businesses lining the road with some
casa de cambios sprinkled in.
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bajarich
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Is there nothing north of the border at the east entrance?
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I have not seen a cambio north of the boarder before the east entrance, it is more of a commercial entry not much for the turist .
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Bob and Susan
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looks to me like there is a whole lot north of the border...
just make sure its a "no commission" exchange for the best rate
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That's the west crossing. East has none that I have seen.
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bajarich
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Thanks, It looks like Calexico is our best bet as well as easiest entry to go south on Hwy 5. We will be in Algodonas for dental work and could
cross there, but no money exchange. There is one on the Algodonas side, but i don't know if it has commission and what the rate is. We'll check it
out.
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ATM!!!
There are a group of banks on the main highway through town, about 3 miles or so south of the border.
Easy, efficient, correct exchange rate.
Money changers are in the business of making money,
why pay them when you can get it done seamlessly at the ATM???
I am talking in Mexicali, not on the Gringo side.
[Edited on 12-13-2017 by thebajarunner]
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Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner  | ATM!!!
There are a group of banks on the main highway through town, about 3 miles or so south of the border.
Easy, efficient, correct exchange rate.
Money changers are in the business of making money,
why pay them when you can get it done seamlessly at the ATM???
I am talking in Mexicali, not on the Gringo side.
[Edited on 12-13-2017 by thebajarunner] |
My only fear of waiting until I am in Mexico to get pesos is: The ATM won't take my card for whatever reason, or the ATM swallows my card and the bank
people cannot get it out.
Maybe that's just me, but I would rather cross into Mexico all relaxed with my pesos... Can you imagine the mess it would cause to lose my card and
not have enough dollars for the vacation (because dollars are still accepted) and then have to turn around and get into the border line!??
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