New ATM Question Canadian Debit Cards

This is probably a dumb question but... I have read other threads about converting money in South America using ATM machines. Do the machines accept a Canadian debit card ? Canadian debit cards are not accepted at a lot of places in the US.

Hope there is someone who has had some first hand experience recently.

Thanks

In December and January we were on a cruise from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso and I used my CIBC bank card in Buenos Aires, Montivideo, Valparaiso, Vina del Mar and Santiago. Only once did a machine reject my card so I went to a different bank and it worked. You will be charged a fee, a flat fee if I remember correctly, so be aware that there is an extra charge.

I also converted some US funds in Buenos Aires and at a bank it was a lengthy procedure, even though we got special treatment because our hotel used the same bank.

If you go to the Falklands, I was forewarned that there are no ATMs there so if you are going take some British Pounds.

You should have no trouble using your bank card.

We were in Stsnley two weeks ago. You do not need GBP. USD are accepted..no issue.