I'm not sure what the pay rate is now for Western Union, but the fees are high, and at the time I believe you only got the official rate in pesos. Moreover, I g

I'm not sure what the pay rate is now for Western Union, but the fees are high, and at the time I believe you only got the official rate in pesos. Moreover, I got a huge additional discount from my landlord for paying in actual USD as opposed to the same amount in blue rate pesos, because the pesos were hard to change and would be worth less the next month. I also ran a startup Bitcoin casino at the time, so I had access.