Today, 1.00 (one) Quetzal is worth 0.48 Nuevo Sol, ie, Q1.00 = S/.0.48. That's because the current exchange rate, to PEN, is 0.48. So, to make Quetzal to Nuevo Sol conversion, you just need to multiply the amount in GTQ by 0.48.
Learn how to get the best Quetzal exchange rate before exchanging your money
The Quetzal is the official Quetzal currency. GTQ/PEN represents the value of Quetzal money in Nuevo Sol money and it is called the 'exchange rate' or 'forex rate'. This exchange rate from Quetzal to Nuevo Sol is today at 0.480.
As an example, suppose you are from Lima Peru and you travel to Guatemala City Guatemala. There, you need to get 1000 Quetzals ( Q) at a Guatemala City bank to pay your hotel. In this case you would pay 0.480 * 1000 = 479.725 Nuevo Sols (S/.). But, in practice, you will pay more (or perhaps much more) to get the same amount of your foreign currency due to the margin for the money conversion services costs like: commissions, credit card surcharges, ATM fees and other expenses. If, for example, you are using a credit card, this margin will typically be around 2 to 3 percent. We recommend that you choose the best place to make your money exchange because there can be a large difference between forex rates you will get.
In the example above for a 1000 Quetzals amount, the result of the money conversion is 489.319 PEN for a 2% margin or 494.116 PEN for a 3% margin.
Some Internet based foreign currency exchange agencies add 10 percent or even more. So, if you make the same calculations above, there will be a difference of about 47.972 PEN depending on which forex bank or agency you choose to exchange your money. So, that's why we advise you to seek the best place to get the best fx rates for your upcoming money transfer/exchange. The only way to know what is the best exchange rate is to know what the current rate is. You can easily accomplish this by using periodically our currency converter above to get an idea of what forex rate to expect.
Note: If you use our currency converter, you only need to choose the amount of margin in its drop-down list and have an estimate of how much you will pay to get the desired amount.
By the way: there are some notations for this currency pair like GTQ-PEN or GTQPEN among others. The currency symbol for Quetzal is (Q) while the currency symbol for Nuevo Sol is (S/.). Note also that the Guatemala country code is GTM or GT. The Peru country code is PER or PE
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