Thursday, July 1, 2010

What the World Costs- Peru

20 centimos ($.07): bread
50 centimos ($.17): "tuna" (sabra-cactus fruit); almoliente elixor o'life; cachote (yam) and cheese sandwich
1 sol ($.35): bottle of inka kola or water
2 soles ($.70): mate de coca (tea)
2.5 soles ($.87): two course meal- soup & fish, rice and salad at hidden restaurant in Cusco
3 soles: ($1.04): entrance to San Francisco Monastery and crypt: 20 min Cusco taxi
4 soles ($1.39): entrance to cupola at church in Arequipa
5 soles ($1.74): 20 min taxi 2am taxi in Arequipa
8 soles ($2.78): iced cappuchino at Dunkin Donuts in Lima
10 soles ($3.48): hostels in Lima, Arequipa, Aguas Calientes (sans breakfast)
10.5 soles ($3.65): Norky's lunch special-1/4 polla a la braza w/salad, fries, coke, icecream and cake
12.5 soles ($4.35): half rent for a double in Cusco
13 soles ($4.52): single room w/ tv and bath in Cusco (Shhh...don't tell the neighbors, they paid 20s)
14 soles ($4.86): 3 hour shared van St.Teresa to Hidroelectrico
15 soles ($5.22): 1/2 cuy and potatoes
25 soles ($8.70): 6 hour shared van fr Cusco to St. Maria: 7 bus fr Tacna to Arequipa
30 soles ($10.46): 12 hour bus Arequipa to Cusco; entrance to nunnery
35 soles ($12.20): student tourist ticket Cusco
37 soles ($12.90): double room in Lima
60 soles ($20.92): student ticket to Machu Picchu-couldn't get :(
70 soles ($24.40): reg tourist ticket Cusco
89 soles ($31): 4 hr backpacker class train fr Aguas Calientes to Ollyantatambo
110 soles ($38.19): 18 hr (25 really) bus fr Cusco to Lima with "los professionales" who got stuck in the mud
120 soles ($40.84): reg ticket to Machu Picchu
864 soles ($300): my 1 way flight (Spirit Air) fr Lima to Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1008 soles ($350): Emiko's roundtrip flight (Spirit) Lima to Ft. Lauderdale
1296 soles ($450): Eva's 1 way flight (LAN) fr Lima to BsAs

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