27. August 2018 · Comments Off on New 500 Peso Bill · Categories: Beach Reads The Blog, Photo Post

New 500 peso bill

The Banco de Mexico is changing the 500 peso bill. Gone are Diego and Frida in favour of Benito Juarez and a pod of whales. The bank made the announcement by producing this overly-slick video.

At first glance, the new bill seems to strongly resemble the current 20 peso bill, which will undoubtedly delight sketchy Pemex pump jockeys, but the new bill will be almost the exact same size as the current 500, so much larger than a 20. The other side of the bill features a pod of whales. The new bills have up-to-date security measures built in, to discourage counterfeiting.

This bill is the first of a new generation of Mexican bills, featuring Mexican history on one side and nature on the other.

The current 500 peso bill was introduced eight years ago and featured portraits and art by famous Mexican artists, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. These bills will still be accepted everywhere, but banks will no longer recirculate them.  Eventually, they will disappear.

 For reference, this is what the current 20 peso bill looks like.

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24. August 2018 · Comments Off on Cash Exchange Rates in Puerto Morelos for August 23, 2018 · Categories: Beach Reads The Blog

Here are the cash exchange rates for August 23, 2018 at CI Banco in Puerto Morelos. I post these rates on occasion so that you can compare these rates with the rate your bank or the ATM may offer. To see where the rates have been in the last couple of years, search “exchange rates” on our page at InPuertoMorelos.com 

Cash Exchange Rates Buy Sell
US Dollar $ 17.95 19.05
Canadian Dollar $ 14.05 14.95
Euro € 20.85 22.30
Pound Sterling £ 23.20 24.70

13. August 2018 · Comments Off on Cash Exchange Rates in Puerto Morelos Aug 13, 2018 · Categories: Beach Reads The Blog

Here are the cash exchange rates for August 13, 2018 at CI Banco in Puerto Morelos. I post these rates on occasion so that you can compare these rates with the rate your bank or the ATM may offer. To see where the rates have been in the last couple of years, search “exchange rates” on our page at InPuertoMorelos.com 

Cash Exchange Rates Buy Sell
US Dollar $ 18.05 19.15
Canadian Dollar $ 13.40 14.75
Euro € 20.65 22.00
Pound Sterling £ 23.20 24.35