Would it be better to take $ or pesos to cancun, im british so it makes no difference exchanging money.?

Question

Dollars would be easier for me to determine prices, what currency should tip with. I would rather use dollars but if there is likely to be a problem, pesos would be fine.

PS - Any poisonous creatures in cancun, spiders, snakes, sea snakes etc.

Answer 1

It's probably easier to be paid in pesos.  One British pound is roughly worth one American dollar.  One American dollar is worth approximately 10 Mexicano pesos.

Answer 2

If you spend dollars, be prepared to part more than you really should.

If you carry pesos, be prepared to carry lots of cash, pesos don't go very far.

Answer 3

In Cancun they take both. Pesos is easier cause sometimes you have to exchange and they give you a worse exchange rate than you can get at a bank.

Answer 4

Use your atm card to get pesos out as needed...you get the best exchange rate this way.  If you pay in dollars, you get ripped-off because they just give you 10 pesos per dollar when the rate is actully almost 11 pesos to the dollar.  don't worry about anything poinsonous...cancun is SOLID tourists and hotels, etc...no room for critters.  No sea snakes.

Answer 5

I say take cash. I live about 40 miles from the border of Mexico and anytime I go down there, I use dollars.....they accept it EVERYWHERE and its EASIER to negotiate prices with dollars!

Answer 6

US Dollars are the universal currency. Always change your own currency for U$ before leaving your country, then keep them or change them for the local currency once you arrive at your destination.

Answer 7

Im sure they will take both, places where there are a lot of tourist take both currencies, if not just go to a bank in Cancun an exchange the money, but im pretty sure they take both, as for the animals i dont think ther are snakes at least on the ground

try this page to see the rates from pounds to pesos

http://banamex.com/eng/finanzas/divisas/...