What is the current cambio exchange rate?

[tbay]

I'm wondering why the American dollar is worth more than the Canadian dollar in Jamaica but not in North America ? lol If I exchange 900 canadian I get 922 USD and if I exchange 900 CAD to JDM I get less than if I exchanged 900 USD to JDM by about 2000 JDM I guess its not by much .. by about 20 dollars I just assumed that if the Canadian dollar is stronger than the American dollar than would be consistant everywhere?

we found the same thing in feb when we were in Negril. And from what we were told it is because in JA the american dollar will ALWAYS be the stronger dollar(it is easier for the local folk to exchange and is accepted everywhere, which is not the case with the Canadian dollar.

As a funny side story we were switching hotels half way through our trip and we were tipping our maid and my husband had a canadian 10 on him and we left it in the room and as we were leaving the maid caught up to us and informed us that it was no good to her and gave it back. We gladly "exchanged" it for her and she explained it was a lot harder for her to find someone to change it and she would not get as much if she did.Go Figure!!

[Manda81]

oops nevermind you said American will always be stronger in Jamaica... disregard the previous question

[Boogzy]

Remember every time u xchange money there is a fee, so the best is to exchange your national currency into Jam.$-never mind any other way because then you lose.