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Currency
The colón costaricense (c) = 100 céntimos. There are notes 10.000, 5.000, 2.000, 1.000 and 500 colones and coins of 100, 50, 25, 20, 10 and 5 colones.
Money Exchange
May be done in banks or exchange offices. It is important to consider that the type of exchange of the colones is referred to the US dollar and commercial banks only change US dollars. To exchange other foreign currencies you should go to the Banco Central de Costa Rica. This procedure could result quite complicated.
Credit and debit cards
MasterCard, Visa and Dinners Club are widely accepted while American Express has some limitations. ATM machines are very common in most of the cities
Traveller Checks
May be exchanged in banks and money exchange offices. It is recommended to have them issued in US dollars.
Banking hours
Monday to Friday from 9 a.m to 3 p.m or 5 p.m.
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Business and Economy 
