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07-07-22 10:27 #6562
Posts: 885FYI: Warning if you are Flying into Colombia From Brazil
I found out couple of months ago, if you are flying into Colombia from Brazil, you are required to show a yellow fever vaccination card. You don't need yellow fever vac card flying into Brazil.
The Avianca clerk at Rio airport took pity on my despondent face, and she told me the "hack" flying on Avianca. Purchase a full fare, refundable ticket from Bogota to Quito, Ecuador (or anywhere else). Then she can put the 2 flights together, using Bogota as a layover. Then she doesn't need to see your vac card. Then when you are in Bogota, leave immigration. The small risk is if border agent ask to see your yellow fever vac card.
Then after you enter the baggage claim area, go and cancel your flight. It took me an hour to get my bags. Minor problem is that Avianca gave a flight voucher (good for 1 year) instead of a full refund.
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07-02-22 04:42 #6561
Posts: 702Got 4000 last week when I arrived in Bogota
Today, 7 days later it's already up to 4,203.274 a great exchange rate. Now if only airfares would come down from the stratosphere.
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06-28-22 18:02 #6560
Posts: 6400Schwab Maximum
Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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06-28-22 07:18 #6559
Posts: 15815Schwab Account
I am in Thailand using my Schwab check card. The daily limit is automatically set at $1000. I have a couple of large purchases to make so I called to see if the limit could be raised. I was able to raise it to $4000 for tomorrow only. She said that the limit resets everyday at 3 am EST. So if you took out $1000 today you would not be able to withdraw again until 3 am the next day.
All of this however is independent of the ATM you are using. So the lady said I would probably have to run around to different banks' ATMs to withdraw the money since each bank also sets a daily limit for your card.
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06-28-22 01:19 #6558
Posts: 648Exchange Rate for June 28
I just checked the Visa exchange rate for tomorrow and it will be 4,129.87 per dollar. This is one of the best rates in a very long time.
Remember the ATM (cajero) basics: don't get your cash from Bancolombia because they have a 600 mil limit and charge a sizeable fee. Better banks to use are Davienda, Colpatria or BBVA. Also never accept any conversion rate that is offered if you just decline that offered rate you will get the Visa Exchange rate which will be considerably higher.
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06-24-22 03:34 #6557
Posts: 702Landed on a red eye this morning
Got to Baggage about 6 am and went straight to the Cambio next to the baggage carousel. Got 4,000 to 1 so fuck the ATM, all of the airport cambios have sucked for years. For some reason the one next to baggage started giving very close to the official rate and they are continuing this for my last 3 or 4 trips this year. I hope it continues.
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06-23-22 06:23 #6556
Posts: 1026Exchange rate changes at midnight
I checked Visa and MasterCard. They both changed the exchange rate at midnight local time. I imagine they adjust the rate according to the time zone of the transaction. I can't imagine they would use EST worldwide.
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06-23-22 05:49 #6555
Posts: 619Originally Posted by Nounce [View Original Post]
I have no idea why they send back the old one when renewing but its appreciated. I like flipping through the pages of my previous 3 passports and looking at all the different shapes and colours of the stamps each country uses.
DR on arrival they use the dog tag shaped one but on departure they use the square one.
Thailand on arrival its square but on departure its triangle shape one.
Canada shaped like a postage stamp on arrival and on departure its the oval shaped one.
Colombia with the orange and purple.
My favorite is the multiple "canceled without prejudice" stamps on my US visa in my original's country passport LOL.
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06-23-22 04:48 #6554
Posts: 682Originally Posted by Nounce [View Original Post]
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06-23-22 01:42 #6553
Posts: 15815Originally Posted by Huacho [View Original Post]
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06-23-22 00:20 #6552
Posts: 2891Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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06-22-22 23:50 #6551
Posts: 682Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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06-22-22 23:08 #6550
Posts: 5430Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
1. I don't know everything.
And.
2. I can still learn. Slowly.
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06-22-22 18:37 #6549
Posts: 15815Originally Posted by JjBee62 [View Original Post]
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06-22-22 17:13 #6548
Posts: 1026Originally Posted by HumbleHal [View Original Post]