re: Have any of you ever been to Buenos Aires, Argentina?

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I have heard/read that you get a much better exchange rate if you pay in American dollars, but you have to be careful of scams like getting back fake money.

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usually with the cabbies, you pay them in a big bill and they give you back a fist full of fake tens, come as close to you can with exact change for the fare, another tip, when leaving the hotel, even though there will be a cab lineup,, get the bellman to summons one