PLAYA DEL CARMEN BANKS & ATMs

June 15, 2010 - Mexico has implemented new banking regulations regarding USD currency. Newly Released Mexican Regulations Imposing Restrictions on Mexican Banks for Transactions in U.S. Currency Mexican banks can exchange USD currency for non-customers [persons without a valid bank account, i.e.: tourist] but many banks have recently applied restrictions allowing only customers to exchange USD currency to pesos. Banks are limiting the amount an individual customer can exchange on a monthly basis forcing some Mexican vendors to stop accepting USD. These vendors will only accept payment in pesos. ATMs dispense pesos. Money exchange stores [casa de cambio] are still offering USD exchange services. This could change at any time. Exchange your currency before you leave for Mexico taking Mexican Pesos only with you or be prepared to use ATMs.

Banks in Playa del Carmen are pretty well the same as banks anywhere. Line-ups may be longer.

Things to know are:

• the majority of tellers do not speak English
• some banks do not accept Travelers Checks
• ATMs are open to the public
• ATMs can run out of money
• you need an F3 to get a bank account.

• some communities do not allow banks in their jurisdiction
• banks can become extremely crowded as early as 10:00 in the morning
• many ATMs are guarded during the day by armed military.

  AND like Playa del Carmen some banks will not accept Travelers Checks and the ATMs can run out of money later in the day.

Note to Canadians...
There can be a fee up to $3.00 cad per transaction to access the PLUS system (it depends on your banking plan). It can get costly to make small withdrawls if your plan does not cover PLUS fees.

BANK ATM LOCATIONS

Banorte   Bank/ATM
Money exchange and other bank services.
Location: Plaza Pelicanos, 10th Ave. between Calle 8 and 10

BBV Bancomer   Bank/ATM
Money exchange and other bank services.
Location: Av. Juarez y 25 Ave.

Bital   Bank/ATM
Money exchange and other bank services.
Location: 30th Ave. between Calle 4 and 6, and Av. Juarez between 10th Ave. and 15th Ave.

Scotiabank Inverlat   Bank/ATM
Money exchange and other bank services.
Location: The corner of 5th Ave. and Juarez

CICSA   Money Exchange/ATM
Location: 5th Ave. and Calle 1a. Sur [south]

Intercontinental   Money Exchange/ATM
Location: Ave. Juarez between 5th Ave. and 10th Ave.

Monex   Money Exchange/ATM
Location: Plaza Antigua neat the Continental Hotel

For more information on traveling with money, what to bring etc, see: Mexican Money.

PLAYA DEL CARMEN HOTELS

  Cancun Airport to Hotel Shuttle see:
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