Take traveler checks .............. IF lost or stolen you can get your money back ASAP .............. the rates are nearly identical to exchange rates for cash money ........... CCLP used to exchange money for their guests but the rate was not quite as good as at cambio ........... also, there used to be a cambio on the road to town on the same side of the street as CCLP .......... maybe someone will post if it is still open ............... as for the amount of money to take, $100 per couple per day MAY be enough but my #1 rule has always been "take half the cloths and twice the money you originally planned on"