Currency and payment method

CoinThe national currency is the Cuban Peso, which is equivalent to 100 cents. Circulate bills of 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 pesos. Fractional coins of 1, 2, 5 and 20 cents, and others of 1 and 3 pesos. In the Casas de Cambio (CADECA), qualified for the purchase and sale of Cuban convertible peso, the exchange currently fluctuates between $ 20.00 and $ 25.00 Cuban pesos for $ 1.00 convertible Cuban peso (CUC). The official exchange rate against the US dollar is at the rate of $ 1.00 Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC) - $ 0.87 US cents.
Payment MethodsIn tourist facilities and other service units, prices are set in Cuban convertible pesos (CUC). In Varadero, Cayo Largo del Sur, Cayo Coco, Cayo Guillermo, Playa Santa Lucía, Playa Covarrubias and the tourist destinations of the north coast of Holguin, payment is accepted in Euros. Credit cards are accepted - as long as they are not issued by US banks or their branches in other countries - MasterCard, Visa International and CABAL. The Cuban convertible peso and the exchange chips equivalent to the fractional currency of 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents have liberating force and legal course without limitation within the national territory. Those that are not used can be rescheduled at the exit of the country in the banking agencies of international ports and airports of Cuba. Visitor's checks are accepted, including Americans.