My advice: Don't Use Argentina Currency
We are on a DIY Patagonia trip in Chile and Argentina. We have been in Argentina for 2 days now, presently in El Chalten, an Argentina tourist town by the famous Fitz Roy peak.
This evening, we went out to a wonderful dinner (langastino starter, steak, trout, malbec wine, bottled water, chocolate mouse). The total bill was 76500 pesos.
At the "official" exchange rate, our dinner bill would be $93.88 USD.
The restaurant, and just about every business in El Chal
We were in Argentina for a week this past November, on our own. Based on previous advise, we went to a Cambio and exchanged a 50 dollar US bill into pesos, only to find the locals really wanted their tips in dollars. Also, as mentioned previously, when using a US credit card, the amount charged will be lower. However, we learned that it took several days for this to happen. If we checked immediately after a purchase, it still showed an amount reflecting the 'official' exchange rate. So...just