The local currency is the Mexican Peso (MXN), with bills of 1000, 500, 200,100, 50 and 20 and coins of 10,5,2,1 and 0,50 cent. Payments in USD as well as payment by credit card are widely accepted.
Exchange Rate:
- Euro: ~21.00 pesos
- Usd: ~19.00 pesos
Changing currency is possible at the casa de cambio (exchange house) which are open almost the entire day. In big hotels it is also possible to exchange money. ATM machines are everywhere and it is possible to get money here with a bankcard that has a Cirrus / Master or Visa logo. Mexican Pesos are not accepted outside Mexico so if you don´t return to Mexico, make sure you use your last Mexican Pesos or change it at the border!
$ (with 1 stripe) is the sign for pesos; with 2 stripes it is USD dollar but usually it says USD.