Caracas

[QUOTE=MaraCucho;2108998] A hint, pay in bolivares, they will happily take your american currency but will charge $30 for the service. [/QUOTE]Ladies may charge 100,000 BS, but what is the largest bill in circulation now?

There is a 100,000 note that was just introduced into circulation AFAIK. The 500 and 20 k were introduced at the start of this year.

[QUOTE=Explorer8939;2109044]Ladies may charge 100,000 BS, but what is the largest bill in circulation now?[/QUOTE]Largest bill available is the Bolivares 100,000 bill.

But a problem is that we are currently suffering a shortage of physical bills, to the point that it has become a business to sell the bills with a %30 (or even higher) markup. Coming to Caracas I had to transfer a guy 260 thousand bolivares to get 200 thousand in bills, as crazy as that may sound. This is also affecting the black market exchange scene, because few people are dealing with physical bills, most want to deal with bank transfers. Two days ago I was asking with the street exchangers in Sabana Grande, some said that they were working half in bills and half in bank transfer, another said that his boss does exchange with boivares bills but he takes the aforementioned % of cut.

[QUOTE=MaraCucho;2109111]Largest bill available is the Bolivares 100,000 bill.

But a problem is that we are currently suffering a shortage of physical bills, to the point that it has become a business to sell the bills with a %30 (or even higher) markup. Coming to Caracas I had to transfer a guy 260 thousand bolivares to get 200 thousand in bills, as crazy as that may sound. This is also affecting the black market exchange scene, because few people are dealing with physical bills, most want to deal with bank transfers. Two days ago I was asking with the street exchangers in Sabana Grande, some said that they were working half in bills and half in bank transfer, another said that his boss does exchange with boivares bills but he takes the aforementioned % of cut.[/QUOTE]MaraCucho,

I am planning a trip to Maracaibo coming from Aruba at the end of January. Are you available to be my wingman? I am not particularly worried about security but cash yes, I think it has become a big problem.

I need a good hotel at black market rate prices and beautiful venezolanas.

Y hablar castellano para mi no es problema. No necesito de visa para Venezuela. Gracias.

Tavares.

[QUOTE=MaraCucho;2108998]I am currently in Caracas, and have been checking the old places. Found that a few of the massage parlors in Sabana Grande are closed. Latin Fantasy Spa is open, the place is incredibly cheap (Boivares 70 k for half an hour, plus 40 k more for bareback BJ), but the quality of the girls was all over the place. Most were just OK-ish, with a couple of good looking ones. If somebody is interested in the sub-$1 fuck experience, the place is in Torre Movilnet Sur, a big office building attached to El Recreo Shopping Mall, on the sixth floor, the number of the office is 6-3.

In the other end of the spectrum is Studio Piccola, in Las Mercedes. That place is very neat, and the girls were veritable stunners. Like, HOLY CRAP so hot, I was truly impressed. Of course that quality means a much higher cost, they charge 400 k for an hour of massage and 1 ejaculation plus any extras you may negotiate with the lady. Very expensive for us Venezuelans, but for a gringo that's like $6 dollars at street rate. A hint, pay in bolivares, they will happily take your american currency but will charge $30 for the service. Like I said, it's in Las Mercedes (one of the nicer areas in Caracas), at the beginning of Calle Londres, Edificio IUS, a very private and secure office building.[/QUOTE]MaraCucho,

Great intel and thanks for posting! Will check out Studio Piccola in Feb. I take it they accept transfers from a wide range of banks?

I hope you are using the Map and List to go by, so we can update it?

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[QUOTE=MaraCucho;2108998]I am currently in Caracas, and have been checking the old places. Found that a few of the massage parlors in Sabana Grande are closed. Latin Fantasy Spa is open, the place is incredibly cheap (Boivares 70 k for half an hour, plus 40 k more for bareback BJ), but the quality of the girls was all over the place. Most were just OK-ish, with a couple of good looking ones. If somebody is interested in the sub-$1 fuck experience, the place is in Torre Movilnet Sur, a big office building attached to El Recreo Shopping Mall, on the sixth floor, the number of the office is 6-3.

In the other end of the spectrum is Studio Piccola, in Las Mercedes. That place is very neat, and the girls were veritable stunners. Like, HOLY CRAP so hot, I was truly impressed. Of course that quality means a much higher cost, they charge 400 k for an hour of massage and 1 ejaculation plus any extras you may negotiate with the lady. Very expensive for us Venezuelans, but for a gringo that's like $6 dollars at street rate. A hint, pay in bolivares, they will happily take your american currency but will charge $30 for the service. Like I said, it's in Las Mercedes (one of the nicer areas in Caracas), at the beginning of Calle Londres, Edificio IUS, a very private and secure office building.[/QUOTE]

Would it be possible to arrange for a bank account to use while in Caracas? Like talk to the doorman at my hotel and get that set up? I'd like to be able to sell bitcoin for VEF but you can only receive by transfer to a bank account. I've heard in this thread about people giving money and then being given a debit card and letter of authorization, would it be possible to set that up and then receive bank transfers to that account as well?

[QUOTE=ThePrince1127;2109147]MaraCucho,

Great intel and thanks for posting! Will check out Studio Piccola in Feb. I take it they accept transfers from a wide range of banks?[/QUOTE]Yes, they also accept debit cards.

[QUOTE=GreatGuy1234;2109264]Would it be possible to arrange for a bank account to use while in Caracas? Like talk to the doorman at my hotel and get that set up? I'd like to be able to sell bitcoin for VEF but you can only receive by transfer to a bank account. I've heard in this thread about people giving money and then being given a debit card and letter of authorization, would it be possible to set that up and then receive bank transfers to that account as well?[/QUOTE]I am very close to doing that for a forum member. I spent almost and entire week going to all the banks, the answer was always a big NO, foreigners with a tourist visa can't open a local bank account through direct means. Of course, there is always another way. Much like another guy in the forum (I think it was Haitek?) I found an acountant who has all sort of connections, and if everything goes smoothly by Monday I will have the debit card. She even got the forum member a RIF number, which until very recently I thought was impossible.

[QUOTE=Tavares;2109122]MaraCucho,

I am planning a trip to Maracaibo coming from Aruba at the end of January. Are you available to be my wingman? I am not particularly worried about security but cash yes, I think it has become a big problem.

I need a good hotel at black market rate prices and beautiful venezolanas.

Y hablar castellano para mi no es problema. No necesito de visa para Venezuela. Gracias.

Tavares.[/QUOTE]I don't see why not! Drop a line whenever you want.

[QUOTE=MaraCucho;2109335]I am very close to doing that for a forum member. I spent almost and entire week going to all the banks, the answer was always a big NO, foreigners with a tourist visa can't open a local bank account through direct means. Of course, there is always another way. Much like another guy in the forum (I think it was Haitek?) I found an acountant who has all sort of connections, and if everything goes smoothly by Monday I will have the debit card. She even got the forum member a RIF number, which until very recently I thought was impossible.[/QUOTE]Yes, I can confirm, I have a tourist visa and I have a local bank account, thank to a RIF.

[QUOTE=MaraCucho;2109336]I don't see why not! Drop a line whenever you want.[/QUOTE]Thanks MaraCucho,

But how to get in touch with you??

[QUOTE=Tavares;2109493]Thanks MaraCucho,

But how to get in touch with you??[/QUOTE]Oops, I assumed that you could send private messages on the forum. Not sure, is it against the rules to publish a personal mail?

[QUOTE=MaraCucho;2109335]I am very close to doing that for a forum member. I spent almost and entire week going to all the banks, the answer was always a big NO, foreigners with a tourist visa can't open a local bank account through direct means. Of course, there is always another way. Much like another guy in the forum (I think it was Haitek?) I found an acountant who has all sort of connections, and if everything goes smoothly by Monday I will have the debit card. She even got the forum member a RIF number, which until very recently I thought was impossible.[/QUOTE]I opened a bank account 2 years ago in Ven. On a tourist visa. But it was a 1 week process. I could write a 300 page book on it, basis my 1 week experience.

[QUOTE=MaraCucho;2109521]Oops, I assumed that you could send private messages on the forum. Not sure, is it against the rules to publish a personal mail?[/QUOTE]I really don't know. By the way, is it Caracas better for mongering than Maracaibo?