Inside Argentina’s Blue Dollar Market

“Cambio dólares cambio…” On Florida street, the arbolitos are out in force. They are the public face of the blue dollar market – an exchange so ubiquitous, so open, and so important to the local economy, you could almost forget that it is illegal. ‘Arbolitos’ offering informal currency exchange on Calle Florida (photo/Shane Korpisto) The blue dollar is unique: an unofficial currency bourse with the outward appearance of a legitimate exchange.