The currency of legal course in our country is the Argentine peso. Numerous commerce accepts dollars, but it is advisable to change them in Banks and Houses of authorized Change for such aim. Great amount of automatic tellers exists in all the city. They can be uilized to retire money through main credit cards like Mastercard and Visa. It can be difficult to change traveller checks outside Buenos Aires.

Coins
The Argentina currency is the Argentine peso. The Argentine peso is emitted in bills of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100; in coins of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 cents and the coins of 1 peso, 50, 25, 10 and 5 cents (coins of 1 cent exist, but they are almost never used).

Coins of:
$ 0.01 (a cent)
$ 0.05 (five cents)
$ 0.10 (ten cents)
$ 0.25 (twenty-five cents)
$ 0.50 (fifty cents) and $ 1 ( a Peso)

Bills (bank notes) of:
$ 2 (two pesos)
$ 5 (five pesos)
$ 10 (ten pesos)
$ 20 (twenty pesos)
$ 50 (fifty pesos) and $ 100 (one hundred pesos)

Until the month of January of 2002, a peso was equivalent to a American dollar and that value was fixed by the Law of Convertibility. As of that date, this law was countermanded and the peso began to fluctuate in the market, reason why its quotation changes day to day.

This new economic frame, that included a remarkable devaluation of the Argentine currency, makes the country an attractive destiny not only for its natural beauties, but also now, for its truely accessible prices for the foreign tourist.

Means of payment
Doubtlessly the foreign currency easiest to change is the North American dollar (USD), reason why is advisable to bring dollars from your country of origin. The currency change into national currency is made in hotels, banks and houses of authorized change. Being the banks those that offer the more advisable rates of change, nevertheless the proceeding can be longer in these.

Although in many places they accept payment with dollars it is always advisable to carry Argentine pesos, this becomes especially important when travelling in Provinces or far off laces within the country.

Restrictions: The import and export of national or foreign currency are limited. All gold must be declared.

Credit cards
Most of the credit cards are accepted without problems in the Argentine businesses, despite it is possible to undergo some surcharge in the price or not to count on possible a discount that could have obtained if you paid in cash. The most accepted credit cards Visa, American Express, Diners Club and Mastercard.
We recommended to be careful at the time of paying to with a card, and not let it out of your sight for long.

AMERICAN EXPRESS
Arenales 707
4312-1661
Monday through Friday 9:00 a 17:00

MASTERCARD
Perú 143
4340-5700
Monday through Friday 9:30 a 18:00

DINERS
Av. Santa Fé 1148
0-810-444-2484

VISA
Av. Corrientes 1437
4379-3400/3333
Monday through Friday 9:00 a 17:00

CARTA FRANCA
Bartolomé Mitre 844
4339-5544

CREDENCIAL
Av Las Heras 1831 Piso 4º
5777-5800

Traveller checks
In general only some of the major stores in Buenos Aires accept traveller checks, the small businesses or stores possibly do not accept them, thus you will be obliged to go to banks or houses of change where you can change them.

Automatic tellers
It is possible to find automatic tellers in the main cities of the country. If you have a debit card of international use and the teller has some of the logos that appear on your card such as Visa, Cirrus or Plus, you will not have problems in extracting money. Nevertheless you must consider that the bank will receive a certain commission for providing the service.

Schedule of the banks: From 10,00 to 15,00 Monday through Friday in the City of Buenos Aires, in the interior of the country it always varies according to the city but always open in the mornings