Money and Water

Figuring out the money can be a challenge. First it's hard enough to translate what the amount equals in US dollars. Second it's hard to comprehend the Spanish words for those numbers. Third you must then be able to count the correct amount to hand over! Here is what I found works best:

a. take off 3 zeros or move the decimal to the left 3 place values
b. then divide by 2 to get the US dollar amount
c. examples: 300,000 pesos= $150
506 pesos= $ .28
1,050,000 pesos= $525
6,010 pesos= $3.05
150,000 pesos=$75

I think I finally have the hang of it...it was stressful at first especially if there was someone in line behind me and I needed to rush. Really all these amounts in dollars are much less depending on the current rate of exchange, but it gives you a close estimate. Like the last example is really only $65, which is the cost of our hotel with 3 meals a day for 4 of us!

The denominations are as follows:
50,000 (says 50 mil on the bill)=$25
20,000=$10
10,000=$5
5,000=$2.50
2,000=$1
1,000=$ .50

coins:
500=$ .25
200=$ .10
100=$ .05
50=$ .025
20=$ .01


Water, we are so pleased to tell you that we drank the hotel water the whole time we have been here on the assured word of Alphonso that we would be ok. The first day we bought water and gatorade and used those bottles the whole time to refill at the hotel ONLY! We know we saved lots of money doing this as we drank more water than ususal due to the heat, walks, and having 4 mouths instead of 2. Neither of us got sick at all! The Lord has blessed us richly in this area!