For The Price of Your Sol

This is an amusing list everyone in the house came up with that will give you a sense of how far your money could go here. With the current exchange rate, one sol is the equivalent of 36 cents in the US.


For 1 sol you can buy ……

A trip downtown in a Colectivo (a shared taxi)

A trip to Nuevo Chimbote, the more affluent suburb, in a Combi (a public van)

A moto ride (battery powered bike with carriage) from the local market

One skewer of 3 Anticuchos (cow hearts) don’t knock it until you have tired it – it is probably the only soft cut of meat you will find here – The cattle here are grass fed which makes the meat tuff.

2 trips to the public restroom

2 rolls of TP

Bottled water

A 16 oz. bottle of Kola Real – the Peruvian version of coke

9 rolls (buying this type of bread is a daily ritual for most families)

10 cough drops (which they consider is candy) or 10 pieces of gum

In the line of produce your choice of 5 eggs, 10 mini bananas, 2 apples, 20 small green limes, 10 medium sized tomatoes, 1 avocado, a head of broccoli, or 2 red bell peppers

2 oz. of fish to make ceviche

2 roses

A chocolate sublime bar

The world’s smallest serving of ice cream

A glass of fresh juice on the street

Select baked goods in a bakery

One hour of internet in an internet café

Not so bad for 36 cents no?