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the people in the downtown open market and the stores will take dollars, but they don't give you a particularly good exchange rate. it is easier just to arrive on a price in pesos and then change your dollars at a money-changing stall ('casa de cambio'); these are everywhere. Leave a Comment
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Everybody at the major tourist hotels has some sort of time share scam going on. However, they also offer discounts on local attractions if you go to their 'promotion.' We said 'no thanks' for 3 days as the price for what we wanted to do, the jungle canopy tour, got lower and lower. Finally the price came down to 'free' if we would only sit through the presentation. Since breakfast was included, we only wasted about an hour, and the $80 apiece tour we got for free. Just be advised that it is a hard sell, and be prepared in advance to haggle politely with them for a few days until you get what you want. And don't give them your credit card number. They will want to see that you have one before the presentation, so cover the numbers with your fingers when you show it to them. They are a slimy bunch who can leave you with a bad taste for your whole vacation, but it is possible to beat them at their own game.
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Watch out for the locals trying to sell their goods they sell everything and try to charge the earth but they love to barter with you and you can buy some nice things if you are lucky. Leave a Comment
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If you want to buy any sterling silver jewelry and if you want to be sure you are buying the real thing, avoid buying it from the beach vendors. You never know if you are buying the real thing or just a plated jewelry, even if it is stamped. Buy your sterling silver from a store.
I wanted to buy a ring from a beach vendor and told him to go with me to a jewelry storeso we can have it tested. He agreed to this and when we got there, the jeweler applied a drop of nitric acid on the ring. The area turned green almost instantly. I gave the vendor his ring back and did not buy it since it was sterling silver plated and not solid sterling silver. I am pretty sure the vendor had no idea about it either since he was OK to go to a store and have it checked :)
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