[QUOTE=Latin Bound]Another option that I use sometimes it to have money wired before getting there. In Colombia I have friends that take care of that for me, but if you don't have someone you trust you can wire it to yourself. I wire 200 dollars in local currency at a 4% charge (bank ATM withdrawals will charge you 3% everytime anyways. To me is worth the extra dollar to be certain to have cash asap with no problems). Exchange is most of the time even better than the bank rate. Have it sent to either a place you can access prompty from either the airport or near your hotel, or you can send it to bancolombia. All you have to do is show up to the place and get your cash.[/QUOTE]My CapitalOne credit and debit cards charge nothing. And Colombia is lousy with ATM machines including all 6 Colombian airports that I have been in.
While this option may be a good idea for other countries, it is not needed in Colombia.