Money

Major banks have branches in Tunja; many have 24-hour ATMs:

Bancolombia (AmEx travellers cheques; ATM: MasterCard, Visa, Cirrus)—Monday-Friday 8-11:30 a.m., 2-4:30 p.m. Carrera 10 22-35, near Iglesia San Francisco.

Santander (AmEx travellers cheques; ATM)—Monday-Friday 8-11:30 a.m., 2-4:30 p.m. Carrera 10 18-16. AV Villas (ATM: Visa, Plus, MasterCard, Cirrus) Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-7 p.m ., Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Calle 19 10-83.

BBVA (ATM: MasterCard, Cirrus) Monday-Friday 8-11:30 a.m., 2-4:30 p.m. Carrera 11 18-41.

The Western Union agent in Tunja is Giros and Finanzas (Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Carrera 10 16-81, inside Almacén Comfaboy, Tel: 8-740-9877); the MoneyGram agent is in the Davivienda bank (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Carrera 10 and Calle 14, Tel: 8-742-4898).

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