About Guatemala

I decided to write this post because I met a couple of travelers the other day in Guatemala City who were having some troubles finding a place where to change Euros to Quetzales.

They manage to make it all the way to the City from Flores since there is couple of places around who will take Euros (try in restaurants or hotels), but the problem with this places is that they will give you a bad exchange rate, in some places they even will just pay you around Q8 per 1 Euro.

Banco Uno is the only bank in Guatemala who will take them, and even the rate is not the best it is not so bad either. If you buy quetzales, they will pay you Q10.20 per 1 Euro.

The Central Bank offices are located in Boulevard Los Proceres Edificio Unicentro Zone 10, just a few minutes away from the airport by taxi in case you just arrived and would like to exchange money. And if you are staying in one of the hotels located in Zone 10 (Zona Viva) just ask for directions because you can reach the bank by a few minutes walk.

Also, if you happend to have Mexican Pesos and not really planning to head back in that direction, you can get rid of them in Banco Uno as well. The exchange rate is about Q0.60 per 1 mexican peso.

But keep in mind you can save a lot of troubles if you just bring american dollars

Hope this post is helpful for you, and have a great time in Guatemala.