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US dollars or Mexican Pesos?

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Going to Mexico on holiday is the US dollar accepted. If so is it better to take cash in dollars or pesos

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It's much easier if you use pesos. You tend to get a poor exchange rate if you use dollars. You can change some money at the airport or money exchange or bank. If you bring your ATM card, you can draw money out of your bank account. Most banks accept cards from the larger banks around the world.

Don't forget, your balance will be in pesos, not dollars. One of my friends told me it looks like you're "really rich!", because the balance will seem to be about ten times higher. Source(s): Been there, done that several times.
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US dollars are accepted. However, when you get change back you'll get it back in pesos and the pesos aren't accepted in the US. So.....make sure you spend all your pesos before you spend more US dollars.

Happy travels!
US money is accepted. maybe you should just take some of both so that you are on the safe side. i just went to mexico this past summer and pretty much everywhere "touristy" the take the US dollar but make sure you bring pesos just in case you go somewhere where they don't
i went to mexico city and would only accept the pesos. so i had to get my money changed also i was using the hole in the wall so i was getting pesos. bars resterants wont take dollars
Use an ATM machine there to get the Pesos, should you need them. You'll get the best exchange rate and pay the least fees. Only take what you need as exchanging them back into U.S. Dollars will cost you.

I've never needed Pesos in Cozumel or Cancun. I don't know about Mexico City.
It depends where you are visiting if your going to a state or city like Cabo-Alcapulco-Mazatlan-Cancoo... amercian money because a lot of tourist go there, now if you are going to place where its real mexican taken pesos.