US dollars exchange to Colombian Peso? Where?

GMistral wrote:

Does anyone know where can I exchange some US Dollars for Colombian pesos in Cuenca?

They're doing repairs these days at the Cuenca airport, so the money-exchange booth(s) there may be closed.

Don't sweat it, though, G.  As soon as you enter Colombia, you'll have a choice of money changers available.

Most of the pesos I've gotten this past week using USD have been from money-changing offices next to my hotel.  One night at a Medellin casino, a blackjack player who knew I needed pesos pulled out a thick wad of them .. and convinced me I would get a better exchange rate from him than from the casino ‘caja.'

Tulcán, Ecuador, the last town before your likely border crossing, sees a lot of pesos .. and probably would be an easier place than Cuenca down south .. to hunt for Colombian money.

You have a good backup plan available too -- U.S. dollars.  For instance, Medellín taxi drivers love ‘em.  I got a taxi ride my first night in town -- with no pesos on me yet -- by paying with greenbacks.

cccmedia from Medellín

GMistral wrote:

Would I be taxed as money that is leaving the country?

As long as you don't bring more than $10,000 USD per person or its equivalent into Colombia, you'll be fine on that score.

There should be confirmation of this somewhere on the Ecuador travel.state.gov website.

cccmedia from Medellín