Dollar/Sol Exchange Rates - Post Them Here!

Holy cow!

 

DATE: 6 March
LOCATION: Casino Fortuna, Lince
RATE: 3.08
COMMENTS: 3.08! 3.08! 3.08! 3.08!

 

DATE: 7 March
LOCATION: Casino Fiesta, Miraflores
RATE: 3.09
COMMENTS: They will change any amount, probably. They didn't blink at $350.

DATE: 7 March
LOCATION: Panchita Restaurant, Miraflores
RATE: 3.09
COMMENTS: Sometimes, the restaurants don't give a fair shake on the exchange. Not here, not this day. All was good, including Dinner!

 

Yes!

The restaurant - of course not, but the casinos... of course.

 

DATE: 11 March
LOCATION: Atlantic City Casino, Miraflores
RATE: 3.10

DATE: 11 March
LOCATION: Marriott Casino, Miraflores
RATE: 3.08

COMMENTS: 3.10 is the most I've seen around. Golden Palace is usually #1. I will check there tomorrow.

 

Ocona???

 

DATE: 8 May
LOCATION: Casino Fiesta, Miraflores
RATE: 3.14
COMMENTS: Always a good, fair rate.

DATE: 8 May
LOCATION: Casa de Cambio, Calle Tarata, Miraflores
RATE: 3.13
COMMENTS: Sign in window

DATE: 8 May
LOCATION: Casino Hacienda, Miraflores
RATE: 3.06
COMMENTS: What's up with that?

DATE: 9 May
LOCATION: Money changing guy on La Paz and Ricardo Palma, Miraflores
RATE: 3.13
COMMENTS: He quoted me 3.12, but when I said '13' he asked me how much I was changing, and when I told him $100, he said OK. The fruit lady that he was talking to got a big kick out of the whole exchange. I looked at her, winked and said in Spanish, "One Sol is One Sol." She laughed, so I wished her a happy Mothers Day.

 

DATE: 14 May
LOCATION: Golden Palace Casino, San Isidro
RATE: 3.16

DATE: 14 May
LOCATION: Casino La Hacienda, Miraflores
RATE: 3.08

COMMENTS: These casinos have the same ownership group. Golden Palace always has the best exchange rate, and the Hacienda has the lowest. My 0nly theory is that they are taking advantage of the Miraflores Tourist Dollars, but that doesn't make much sense.