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f00zz | 4 years ago

When I was in Argentina a few years ago there were money changers peddling dollars on every corner in downtown Buenos Aires, at a time this was illegal (Cristina was president).

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maxilevi|4 years ago

Funnily enough they are called "arbolitos" (small trees). Because they are stationary and have green leaves (dollars)

technofiend|4 years ago

I can still hear them chanting "Cambio, cambio, cambio" and it's been a few years. ATMs give hardly anything and charge a large fee per transaction as well, so it's no surprise people go to arbolitos.